Humans are transforming the biosphere in unprecedented ways, raising the important
question of how these impacts are changing biodiversity. Here we argue that our …

As terrestrial leaf litter decomposes in rivers, its constituent elements follow multiple
pathways. Carbon leached as dissolved organic matter can be quickly taken up by …

Excessive nutrient loading is a major threat to aquatic ecosystems worldwide that leads to
profound changes in aquatic biodiversity and biogeochemical processes. Systematic …

Nutrient pollution of freshwater ecosystems results in predictable increases in carbon (C)
sequestration by algae. Tests of nutrient enrichment on the fates of terrestrial organic C …

Trophic state is the property of energy availability to the food web and defines the foundation
of community integrity and ecosystem function. Describing trophic state in streams requires a …

Microbes play numerous roles in stream ecosystems. They carry out key processes in
stream nutrient cycles and are responsible for a large part of organic matter breakdown …

Eutrophication has become one of the most widespread anthropogenic forces impacting
freshwater biological diversity. One potentially important mechanism driving biodiversity …

Stream managers need to understand relationships between multiple stressors and
ecological responses. We examined responses of benthic invertebrates and algae along …

Biotic indices are widely applied for conservation and management of aquatic resources
since they allow water resources monitoring agencies to get insight in complex biological …

A major challenge for ecologists is understanding ecosystem dynamics and function under
environmental and anthropogenic stresses. An approach for addressing this challenge is the …