Headwaters, the sources of all stream networks, provide habitats that are unique from other
freshwater environments and are used by a specialised subset of aquatic species. The …

Both natural and anthropogenic processes can lead to the increasing salinity of surface
waters. The knowledge about the ecological consequences of salinization on the biota is …

Aim To examine species and trait composition in stream diatoms along environmental,
climatic and spatial gradients and to ascertain if the use of different levels of biological …

Final ecosystem services (ie services that directly benefit humanity) depend fundamentally
upon the various processes, regulated by organisms, which underpin ecosystem functioning …

Agricultural pollution persists as a significant environmental problem for stream ecosystems.
Uncultivated buffer zones or reforestation of riparian zones are advocated as a key …

A large amount of studies focuses on aquatic diatoms' ecology and their use in the
assessment of water quality. Little is known about terrestrial diatoms' ecological behaviour …

Large-scale changes in land use and land cover over long timescales can induce significant
variations in soil physicochemical properties, particularly in the riparian zones of arid …

This study explores diatom community dynamics in a highly modified semi-arid temperate
region river system characterised by inconsistent river flow. Various water and sediment …

We investigated modern-littoral and subfossil sediment-core diatoms in the shallow (max
depth 6.4 m) high-mountain Lake Balma in the Orsiera Rocciavrè Nature Park (Italian …

Urbanization impacts stream ecosystems globally through degraded water quality, altered
hydrology, and landscape disturbances at the catchment and riparian scales, causing …