Recent decades have witnessed a sharp biodiversity decline in freshwaters due to multiple
stressors. The presence of multiple stressors is expected to affect community structure and …

Despite increasing interest in hydrological effects on riverine ecosystems, few studies have
documented the impact of hydrology on biofilm community functions, and those existing …

Aging dams and the rising efforts to restore stream ecosystems are increasing the number of
dam decommissioning programs. Although dam decommissioning aims at improving in …

Climate-induced changes in precipitation and land-use intensification affect the discharge of
streams worldwide, which, together with eutrophication and loss of riparian canopy, can …

Sandy sediments of lowland streams are transported as migrating ripples. Benthic
microorganisms colonizing sandy grains are exposed to frequent moving–resting cycles and …

Multi-species submerged plants grow with succession patterns in the same habit and play
an important role in the aquatic ecosystems. The decomposition of submerged plants in …

Climate change and erosion from agricultural areas cause increased drying periods and
bedform migration of riverbeds, respectively, worldwide. Both sediment drying and bedform …

Discharge reduction, as caused by water diversion for hydropower, and fine sediments
deposition, are prevalent stressors that may affect multiple ecosystem functions in streams …

Biofilms are hotspots of metabolism in streams. A common natural and anthropogenic
disturbance in lotic systems is the input of nutrient-rich sediments, which may affect the …

Streams generally are affected by multiple stressors acting at different timescales.
Periphyton, often the most important primary producer in these ecosystems, may respond to …