This review provides a detailed synthesis of the effects of glacier retreat and permafrost thaw
on stream ecosystems in the European Alps. As a working framework, we present a …

Climate change is accelerating the global loss of glaciers with potentially striking
consequences for downstream ecosystems. However, there exists limited evidence of the …

Water bodies around the world are currently warming with unprecedented rates since
observations started, but warming occurs highly variable among ecoregions. So far …

Water pollution is a critical management issue, with many rivers and streams draining urban
areas being polluted by the disposal of untreated solid waste and wastewater discharge …

The accelerating climate crisis intensifies environmental changes in high‐altitude
ecosystems worldwide, with rising air temperature among the main stressors. While past …

Mountain freshwater communities are generally considered sensible to accelerated climatic
changes, though their vulnerabilities have not been well evaluated. Individual species or …

Chironomids (non-biting midges) inhabit almost every wet or semi-wet continental
environment on Earth with probably 10,000 different species. Species occurrence and …

Abstract Human-induced (ie, secondary) salinization affects aquatic biodiversity and
ecosystem functioning worldwide. While agriculture or resource extraction are the main …

Community structures of benthic invertebrates in different alpine stream types have been
well documented and modeled against environmental conditions and change. However …

Glacier retreat alters physical and chemical characteristics and biological communities of
glacier-fed streams. Functional relationships, including effects of different food-source …