Globally, forests represent highly productive ecosystems that act as carbon sinks where soil
organic matter is formed from residuals after biomass decomposition as well as from …

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 …

The importance of microbial activity to ecosystem function in aquatic ecosystems is well
established, but microbial diversity has been less frequently addressed. This review and …

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

Stream Ecology: Structure and Function of Running Waters is designed to serve as a
textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, and as a reference source for …

Leaf-litter decomposition is a central process in carbon cycling; however, our knowledge
about the microbial regulation of this process is still scarce. Metaproteomics allows us to link …

▪ Abstract Aquatic insects and other benthic invertebrates are the most widely used
organisms in freshwater biomonitoring of human impact. Because of the high monetary …

Humans are globally increasing the salt concentration of freshwaters (ie freshwater
salinization), leading to significant effects at the population, community and ecosystem level …

This concise, readable introduction to limnology (the science of investigating the structure
and function of inland waters), places the subject in the context of modern ecology. Unlike …

Filamentous fungi are critical to the decomposition of terrestrial organic matter and,
consequently, in the global carbon cycle. In particular, their contribution to degradation of …