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 …

Linking their major biotic and abiotic components, food webs form the core of ecosystems,
many of which are today exposed to multiple human impacts acting at several spatial and …

Habitat loss disrupts species interactions through local extinctions, potentially orphaning
species that depend on interacting partners, via mutualisms or commensalisms, and …

The world is facing a serious biodiversity-loss crisis and stream ecosystems are among the
most vulnerable. Human-induced disturbances are accelerating the loss of stream …

The majority of food web studies are based on connectivity, top‐down impacts, bottom‐up
flows, or trophic position (TP), and ecologists have argued for decades which is best. Rarely …

Abstract Ecosystem-Based Management (EBM) aims to support the protection of natural
ecosystems and to improve economic activities. It requires considering all of the actors …

Tadpoles can be abundant consumers in stream ecosystems, and may influence the
structure and function of streams through their feeding activities and interactions with other …

Resilience of ecosystems to the sudden decline of large‐bodied species is dependent on
characteristics of surviving guild members. However, that response may also be mediated …

Reference conditions for river bioassessment should be established inside ecoregions. Our
objectives were (1) to implement a bioassessment methodology for Uruguayan prairie …

Keystone species are critical to preserving community stability and species diversity.
Identifying key species and investigating their ecological regulation will help to prioritize …