Trait-based ecology has been developed for decades to infer ecosystem responses to
stressors based on the functional structure of communities, yet its value in species-poor …

Longitudinal and lateral connectivity is important for mobile aquatic species in rivers for
reproductive migrations, recruitment, gene flow and access to food resources across habitat …

Ecosystems are connected through the movement of organisms, nutrients, energy, and
matter. The connection and dependence between aquatic habitats enhances our capacity to …

Alien species introductions produce strong impacts on invaded communities, altering their
structure, diversity and functioning. These impacts are interrelated with changes in food web …

Accurately accounting for flows of energy through food webs is challenging because of the
spatial and temporal variability associated with energy production and consumption. Wet …

The estuarine crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) is one of the largest and most widespread
crocodilians in the world. Although considered an apex species, the role of the estuarine …

Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) are essential components of cell membranes and
reproductive and sensory organs in vertebrates and are largely acquired through their diets …

Rivers around the world are threatened by altered flow due to water resource development.
Altered flow can change food webs and impact riverine energetics. The Fitzroy River, in …

Mercury distribution and bioaccumulation in aquatic ecosystems of tropical Australia is
poorly characterised. Barramundi (Lates calcarifer), a widespread high-order predator in …

The origin of resources supporting metazoan biomass in rivers has long been a subject of
debate. The river wave concept (RWC) postulates that the energetic basis of food webs …