Scaling biodiversity responses to hydrological regimes
Of all ecosystems, freshwaters support the most dynamic and highly concentrated
biodiversity on Earth. These attributes of freshwater biodiversity along with increasing …
biodiversity on Earth. These attributes of freshwater biodiversity along with increasing …
River network connectivity and fish diversity
X Shao, Y Fang, JW Jawitz, J Yan, B Cui - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Frequent and severe disruptions of natural river flows associated with human activities
significantly alter hydrological connectivity in large river networks, with deleterious effects on …
significantly alter hydrological connectivity in large river networks, with deleterious effects on …
Dam-induced hydrologic alterations in the rivers feeding the Pantanal
Tropical river basins have experienced dramatically increased hydropower development
over the last 20 years. These alterations have the potential to cause changes in hydrologic …
over the last 20 years. These alterations have the potential to cause changes in hydrologic …
The end of an entire biome? World's largest wetland, the Pantanal, is menaced by the Hidrovia project which is uncertain to sustainably support large-scale navigation
KM Wantzen, ML Assine, IM Bortolotto… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
The resurgent navigation project known as the Hidrovia Paraguay-Paraná threatens the
integrity of the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, which is considered a biome of its own …
integrity of the Pantanal, the world's largest wetland, which is considered a biome of its own …
Loss of lateral hydrological connectivity impacts multiple facets of molluscan biodiversity in floodplain lakes
P Zheng, X Jiang, F Shu, Z Li, S Zhang… - Journal of environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lateral hydrological connectivity (LHC) is a key process in maintaining aquatic biodiversity
in river floodplain ecosystems. However, the effects of LHC loss on aquatic biodiversity are …
in river floodplain ecosystems. However, the effects of LHC loss on aquatic biodiversity are …
The drying regimes of non‐perennial rivers and streams
The flow regime paradigm is central to the aquatic sciences, where flow drives critical
functions in lotic systems. Non‐perennial streams comprise the majority of global river …
functions in lotic systems. Non‐perennial streams comprise the majority of global river …
Effects of long-term floodplain disconnection on multiple facets of lake fish biodiversity: Decline of alpha diversity leads to a regional differentiation through time
X Jiang, P Zheng, L Cao, B Pan - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrological disconnection is increasingly threatening biodiversity in river floodplain
ecosystems worldwide, but studies reporting long-term change of aquatic biodiversity in …
ecosystems worldwide, but studies reporting long-term change of aquatic biodiversity in …
A modeling assessment of large-scale hydrologic alteration in south American pantanal due to upstream dam operation
PF Jardim, MMM Melo, LC Ribeiro… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Natural river flow provides the conditions required to sustain freshwater ecosystems, and the
greater the departure from the natural regime, the greater the loss of those ecosystems. In …
greater the departure from the natural regime, the greater the loss of those ecosystems. In …
Untangling the determinants of macrophyte beta diversity in tropical floodplain lakes: insights from ecological uniqueness and species contributions
UM Pozzobom, J Heino, MTS Brito, VL Landeiro - Aquatic Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Deconstructing beta diversity patterns into site or species contributions is a modern
approach to understand the factors affecting variation in biodiversity. In this context …
approach to understand the factors affecting variation in biodiversity. In this context …
[HTML][HTML] Seasonal variation in the metacommunity structure of benthic macroinvertebrates in a large river-connected floodplain lake
To improve our understanding on the temporal aspects of metacommunity structure, we
focused on benthic macroinvertebrates collected seasonally (ie, wet, drying, dry and …
focused on benthic macroinvertebrates collected seasonally (ie, wet, drying, dry and …