Understanding how changes in biodiversity will impact the stability and functioning of
ecosystems is a central challenge in ecology. Food web approaches have been advocated …

Increasing evidence suggests that agricultural intensification is a threat to many groups of
soil biota, but how the impacts of land-use intensity on soil organisms translate into changes …

While dam construction supports social and economic development, changes in hydraulic
conditions can also affect natural aquatic ecosystems, especially microbial ecosystems. The …

Global warming threatens community stability and biodiversity around the globe. Knowledge
of the mechanisms underlying the responses to rising temperatures depends heavily on …

Protozoan predators form an essential component of activated sludge communities that is
tightly linked to wastewater treatment efficiency. Nonetheless, very little is known how …

Rotifers are one of the most important functional groups in lentic freshwaters, and mainly
structured by predation or competition from crustaceans and food availability from …

Onboard microcosm experiments were conducted to assess how bacterial growth pattern
and community structure changed by the addition of labile organic compound during the KH …

Burrowing seabirds that nest on islands transfer nutrients from the sea, disturb the soil
through burrowing, damage tree foliage when landing, and thereby modify the surface litter …

With the ongoing biodiversity crisis, identifying which species are of particular importance to
prevent the extinction of other species has become a pressing issue. However, most …

Habitat loss is occurring rapidly in coastal systems worldwide. In Chesapeake Bay, USA,
most historical oyster reefs have been decimated, and seagrass loss is expected to worsen …