Highlights•Tropical insect diversity is essential for healthy ecosystems.•UN Sustainable
Development Goals depend on insect functional integrity.•Global changes alter tropical …

Riparian plant litter is a major energy source for forested streams across the world and its
decomposition has repercussions on nutrient cycling, food webs and ecosystem functioning …

Stream‐dwelling communities are expected to show a gradual replacement of the dominant
feeding types following the type of resources found along the river continuum. Yet, the …

Riparian zones ensure freshwater ecosystem processes such as microclimate regulation,
organic matter inputs, and fine substrate retention. These processes illustrate the importance …

The increasing availability of high‐frequency freshwater ecosystem metabolism data
provides an opportunity to identify links between metabolic regimes, as gross primary …

The changes to physical and chemical ecosystem characteristics as a response to pervasive
and intensifying land use have the potential to alter the consumer–resource interactions and …

Land use change threatens the ecological integrity of tropical rivers and streams; however,
few studies have simultaneously analyzed the taxonomic and functional responses of …

Deforestation affects the ecological integrity of rivers and streams, threatening biodiversity
and ecosystem services worldwide. However, few studies have strictly analyzed the effect of …

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that a widespread non-native fish species in
Brazil displays opportunistic feeding behavior and changes its diet according to …

It is often assumed that invertebrate consumers in small tropical streams are dependent on
allochthonous sources, although recent studies indicate that algae can form the base of food …