Consumer‐driven nutrient dynamics in freshwater ecosystems: From individuals to ecosystems

CL Atkinson, KA Capps, AT Rugenski… - Biological …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The role of animals in modulating nutrient cycling [hereafter, consumer‐driven nutrient
dynamics (CND)] has been accepted as an important influence on both community structure …

Joint effects of warming and salinization on instream leaf litter decomposition assessed through a microcosm experiment

G García, J Pérez, L Boyero, A Alonso, A Tuñon… - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Stream ecosystem functioning is often impaired by warming and salinization, but the joint
effect of both environmental stressors on key processes such as leaf litter decomposition is …

Detrital nutrient content determines growth rate and elemental composition of bromeliad‐dwelling insects

AL González, GQ Romero, DS Srivastava - Freshwater Biology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
In many aquatic ecosystems, detritus is the main basal resource and is able to support
highly productive food webs. However, detritus is a relatively poor‐quality resource …

Growth and stoichiometry of a common aquatic detritivore respond to changes in resource stoichiometry

CL Fuller, MA Evans-White, SA Entrekin - Oecologia, 2015 - Springer
Consumer growth determines the quantity of nutrients transferred through food webs. The
extent to which leaf composition and consumer physiology interact to constrain consumer …

Large-scale climatic phenomena drive fluctuations in macroinvertebrate assemblages in lowland tropical streams, Costa Rica: The importance of ENSO events in …

PE Gutierrez-Fonseca, A Ramirez, CM Pringle - PLoS One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Understanding how environmental variables influence the distribution and density of
organisms over relatively long temporal scales is a central question in ecology given …

Leaf-litter stoichiometry is affected by streamwater phosphorus concentrations and litter type

EE Scott, C Prater, E Norman, BC Baker… - Freshwater …, 2013 - journals.uchicago.edu
The stoichiometric ratios of organisms and their food resources can influence C and nutrient
dynamics in aquatic ecosystems. Several investigators have quantified linkages between …

Environmental determinants of chironomid communities in remote northern lakes across the treeline–Implications for climate change assessments

TP Luoto, MV Rantala, A Galkin, M Rautio… - Ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) in northern lakes are especially sensitive to
climate change impacts. In addition, environmental factors other than direct temperature …

Leaf litter traits drive community structure and functioning in a natural aquatic microcosm

GH Migliorini, DS Srivastava, GQ Romero - Freshwater Biology, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Leaf litter fuels secondary production in many aquatic ecosystems. Although the identity and
species richness of leaf litter have been shown to influence ecosystem functioning and food …

Thresholds of acidification impacts on macroinvertebrates adapted to seasonally acidified tropical streams: potential responses to extreme drought-driven pH declines

C Ganong, MH Oconitrillo, C Pringle - PeerJ, 2021 - peerj.com
Background Drought-driven acidification events of increasing frequency and severity are
expected as a consequence of climate change, and these events may expose …

Stoichiometric homeostasis in the food web of a chronically nutrient-rich stream

C Feijoó, L Leggieri, C Ocón, I Muñoz… - Freshwater …, 2014 - journals.uchicago.edu
The theory of ecological stoichiometry holds that heterotrophs are mostly homeostatic and
exhibit less variation in body stoichiometry than do autotrophs. Most studies of stream …