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Global CO2 emissions from dry inland waters share common drivers across ecosystems
(Springer Nature, 2020-05-01)
[EN] Many inland waters exhibit complete or partial desiccation, or have vanished due to global
change, exposing sediments to the atmosphere. Yet, data on carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
from these sediments are too scarce ...
Organic Matter Decomposition and Ecosystem Metabolism as Tools to Assess the Functional Integrity of Streams and Rivers–A Systematic Review
(MDPI, 2020-12-15)
Streams and rivers provide important services to humans, and therefore, their ecological integrity should be a societal goal. Although ecological integrity encompasses structural and functional integrity, stream bioassessment ...
Interactive effects of discharge reduction and fine sediments on stream biofilm metabolism
(James N. McNair, 2021)
Discharge reduction, as caused by water diversion for hydropower, and fine sediments deposition, are prevalent stressors that may affect multiple ecosystem functions in streams. Periphytic biofilms play a key role in stream ...
The drawdown phase of dam decommissioning is a hot moment of gaseous carbon emissions from a temperate reservoir
(Taylor & Francis, 2022)
Dam decommissioning (DD) is a viable management option for thousands of ageing dams. Reservoirs are large carbon sinks, and reservoir drawdown results in important carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions. We studied ...
Latitude Dictates Plant Diversity Effects on Instream Decomposition
(American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2021-03)
Running waters contribute substantially to global carbon fluxes through decomposition of terrestrial plant litter by aquatic microorganisms and detritivores. Diversity of this litter may influence instream decomposition ...
Organic Matter Processing on Dry Riverbeds is More Reactive to Water Diversion and Pollution Than on Wet Channels
(Frontiers Media, 2022)
[EN] Rivers are severely affected by human activities and many are simultaneously impacted by multiple stressors. Water diversion for hydropower generation affects ecosystem functioning of the bypassed reaches, which can ...
Water diversion and pollution interactively shape freshwater food webs through bottom-up mechanisms
(Wiley, 2022-02)
[EN] Water diversion and pollution are two pervasive stressors in river ecosystems that often co-occur. Individual effects of both stressors on basal resources available to stream communities have been described, with ...
A meta-analysis of drought effects on litter decomposition in streams
(Springer, 2023-05)
Droughts, or severe reductions of water flow, are expected to become more frequent and intense in rivers in many regions under the ongoing climate change scenario. It is therefore important to understand stream ecosystem ...
Sea lamprey nests promote the diversity of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages
(Public Library Science, 2022-12)
The habitat heterogeneity hypothesis states that increased habitat heterogeneity promotes
species diversity through increased availability of ecological niches. We aimed at describing
the local-scale (i.e. nest and ...
Short-term effects of a large dam decommissioning on biofilm structure and functioning
(Wiley, 2023-01)
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-stream habitat, biodiversity, and ecosystem ...