Community ecology has broadened considerably with the recognition that it is not only at the
species‐level data where biological patterns and their determinants should be studied …

Despite becoming one of the main pressures on aquatic ecosystems globally,
understanding of the ecological impacts of altered water‐level regimes in lakes lags far …

Aim We propose a novel approach that considers taxonomic uniqueness, functional
uniqueness and environmental uniqueness and show how it can be used in guiding …

Research has often focused on the pelagic areas of lakes; the littoral zone has received less
attention. The few studies concerning fish distribution in littoral habitats have concentrated …

为揭示现阶段太湖大型底栖动物群落现状及其对生态环境变化的响应, 于2007 年2 月至2008
年11 月对太湖大型底栖动物进行为期两周年的季度调查. 30 个采样点共记录底栖动物3 门7 …

In a dragonfly survey, carried out in a lowland wetland area in eastern Austria, a total of 19
resident species was recorded. Multivariate statistical procedures were used to analyse the …

Regulation of lake water level for power production and flood control is among the major
anthropogenic disturbances in boreal aquatic ecosystems. In Finland, over 300 lakes …

Relationships between littoral habitat complexity and invertebrate distributions in fishless
lakes are not well understood compared with well-documented relationships in lakes with …

Lake Taihu, the third largest lake in China, is subjected to severe eutrophication and
cyanobacterial blooms as a result of development and urbanization. However, little is known …

Understanding the drivers of community structure is fundamental for adequately managing
ecosystems under global change. Here we used a large dataset of eighty-four headwater …