Water temperature is one of the main abiotic factors affecting the structure and functioning of
aquatic ecosystems and its alteration can have important effects on biological communities …

Estimating biodiversity change across the planet in the context of widespread human
modification is a critical challenge. Here, we review how biodiversity has changed in recent …

Owing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the
most vulnerable to biodiversity loss. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment …

Local biodiversity trends over time are likely to be decoupled from global trends, as local
processes may compensate or counteract global change. We analyze 161 long-term …

River networks are hierarchical dendritic habitats embedded within the terrestrial landscape,
with varying connectivity between sites depending on their positions along the network. This …

Alien fish substantially impact aquatic communities. However, their effects on trait
composition remain poorly understood, especially at large spatiotemporal scales. Here, we …

Humans impact terrestrial, marine and freshwater ecosystems, yet many broad-scale studies
have found no systematic, negative biodiversity changes (for example, decreasing …

Climate change is rapidly driving global biodiversity declines. How wetland
macroinvertebrate assemblages are responding is unclear, a concern given their vital …

Rates of biological invasion continue to accelerate and threaten the structure and function of
ecosystems worldwide. High habitat connectivity, multiple pathways, and inadequate …

Climate change is driving widespread changes in ecological communities. Warming
temperatures often shift community composition toward more heat-tolerant taxa. The factors …