The utility of macroecological rules for microbial biogeography

JR Dickey, RA Swenie, SC Turner… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macroecological rules have been developed for plants and animals that describe large-
scale distributional patterns and attempt to explain the underlying physiological and …

Sentinel responses of Arctic freshwater systems to climate: linkages, evidence, and a roadmap for future research

JE Saros, CD Arp, F Bouchard, J Comte… - Arctic …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
While the sentinel nature of freshwater systems is now well recognized, widespread
integration of freshwater processes and patterns into our understanding of broader climate …

Arctic freshwater biodiversity: Establishing baselines, trends, and drivers of ecological change

JM Culp, W Goedkoop, T Christensen… - Freshwater …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is predicted to have dramatic effects on Arctic freshwater ecosystems
through changes to the abiotic template that are expected to influence biodiversity. Changes …

Ecological correlates of riverine diatom and macroinvertebrate alpha and beta diversity across Arctic Fennoscandia

JE Brittain, J Heino, N Friberg, J Aroviita… - Freshwater …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Arctic freshwaters support biota adapted to the harsh conditions at these latitudes, but the
climate is changing rapidly and so are the underlying environmental filters. Currently, we …

Improving the framework for assessment of ecological change in the Arctic: A circumpolar synthesis of freshwater biodiversity

W Goedkoop, JM Culp, T Christensen… - Freshwater …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate warming and subsequent landscape transformations result in rapid ecological
change in Arctic freshwaters. Here we provide a synthesis of the diversity of benthic diatoms …

Ecological assessment of water quality in freshwater wetlands based on the effect of environmental heterogeneity on phytoplankton communities in Northeast China

H Hui, X Liu, Y Wei, D Su, H Zhou, Z Peng - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Phytoplankton community characterized by strong vitality response to environmental change
in freshwater ecosystems. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of using …

Observing diatom diversity and community composition along environmental gradients in subarctic mountain ponds

JM Heikkinen, J Aalto, O Rantamäki… - Freshwater …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Cold subarctic pond ecosystems will be threatened due to the increase in global
temperatures. Therefore, it is important to gain more knowledge on how their biota may …

European river typologies fail to capture diatom, fish, and macrophyte community composition

JF Jupke, S Birk, A Apostolou, J Aroviita… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Typology systems are frequently used in applied and fundamental ecology and are relevant
for environmental monitoring and conservation. They aggregate ecosystems into discrete …

Using diatoms to track road-salt seepage into small, shallow, softwater Ontario lakes

RE Valleau, KM Rühland… - Canadian Journal of …, 2022 - cdnsciencepub.com
Since the 1950s, the widespread application of road salt for winter road maintenance and
safety in cold regions has led to increased conductivity levels in many freshwater systems …

Lessons from lake mud: looking backwards to better plan for the future

JP Smol - Journal of Paleolimnology, 2024 - Springer
In keeping with the tradition of past awardees of the International Paleolimnology
Association Rick Battarbee Lifetime Achievement Award, I provide this career retrospective …