Functional traits are ecologically relevant characteristics of species. They are relevant to
community structuring in face of environmental drivers (response traits) and to ecosystem …

Human activities, such as land use change and eutrophication, threaten freshwater
biodiversity and ecosystem function. In this study, we examined both the α-and β-diversity of …

Freshwater ecosystems are becoming saltier due to human activities. The effects of
increased salinity can lead to cascading trophic interactions, affecting ecosystem functioning …

The hypothesis that biotic interactions strengthen toward lower latitudes provides a
framework for linking community‐scale processes with the macroecological scales that …

Eutrophication leads to algae blooms and reduces the transparency of water bodies, which
seriously affects water quality and ecosystem equilibrium, especially in shallow water body …

Body size exerts multiple effects on plankton food-web interactions. However, the influence
of size structure on trophic transfer remains poorly quantified in the field. Here, we examine …

We evaluated how eutrophication and humification impacted nutrient cycles and the
efficiency of carbon transfer in the planktonic food webs of 12 lakes in north-eastern Poland …

In experimental systems, it has been shown that biodiversity indices based on traits or
phylogeny can outperform species richness as predictors of plant ecosystem function …

A negative consequence of biodiversity loss is reduced rates of ecosystem functions.
Phylogenetic-based biodiversity indices have been claimed to provide more accurate …

Reservoirs are a rapidly increasing water body providing water supply, irrigation, and many
other benefits for human societies globally. However, due to changes in hydrological …