Publisher Summary Peat accumulates because the net production of organic matter
exceeds its decomposition by microorganisms. Peatlands, and especially Sphagnum …

While ubiquitous, temporary waters vary greatly in geographic distribution, origin, size,
connectivity, hydroperiod, and biological composition. However, all terminate as active …

Rotifera comprise about 2,000 species (Segers 2007) of microscopic animals, usually much
less than 1 mm in length, characterized by the presence of a ciliated corona and a muscular …

Latitudinal patterns in species richness have been well documented for guilds and
individual trophic groups, but comparable patterns for entire, multitrophic communities have …

Slow changes in underlying state variables can lead to “tipping points,” rapid transitions
between alternative states (“regime shifts”) in a wide range of complex systems. Tipping …

The community of organisms inhabiting the water‐filled leaves of the carnivorous pitcher‐
plant Sarracenia purpurea includes arthropods, protozoa and bacteria, and serves as a …

Aim The network structure of food webs plays an important role in the maintenance of
diversity and ecosystem functioning in ecological communities. Previous research has found …

The ability of American carnivorous pitcher plants (Sarracenia) to digest insect prey is
facilitated by microbial associations. Knowledge of the details surrounding this interaction …

In the first decade of the 21th century, the findings of a new invader, the American rotifer,
Kellicottia bostoniensis (Rousselet, 1908), has become more frequent in Russia. By 2015 K …

Synthesis Metacommunity theory aims to elucidate the relative influence of local and
regional‐scale processes in generating diversity patterns across the landscape …