Lakes and ponds are scattered on Earth's surface as islands in the ocean. The organisms
inhabiting these ecosystems have thus developed strategies to pass the barrier represented …

Given their dormancy capability (long-term resistant stages) and their ability to colonise and
reproduce, microscopic aquatic animals have been suggested having cosmopolitan …

Summary 1 There have been widespread changes in land use in the uplands of the UK but
the implications for dispersal of adult stages of aquatic invertebrates are poorly known. We …

Temporary aquatic habitats often are inhabited by a unique fauna and flora and contribute
significantly to regional diversity. Temporary wetlands around the world are disappearing …

Habitat structure is one of the fundamental factors determining the distribution of organisms
at all spatial scales, and vegetation is of primary importance in shaping the structural …

Broad‐scale assessments of biodiversity often rely on the use of surrogate taxa, whose
reliability has rarely been tested, particularly in freshwater systems. Here we use data from …

Aim In aquatic ecosystems, standing (lentic) and running (lotic) waters differ fundamentally
in their stability and persistence, shaping the comparative population genetic structure …

Green spaces within urban areas provide services and benefits to human populations and
habitat for a variety of species. Freshwater, in the form of rivers, canals, lakes, reservoirs and …

We examined whether the anthropogenic degradation of wetlands leads to homogenization
of the biota at local and/or landscape scales and, if so, what specific factors account for such …

The headwaters of karst rivers experience considerable hydrological variability, including
spates and streambed drying. Extreme summer flooding on the River Lathkill (Derbyshire …