The nitrogen (N) cycle is one of the most important nutrient cycles in river systems, and it
plays an important role in maintaining biogeochemical balance and global climate stability …

Hydropower is a rapidly developing and globally important source of renewable electricity.
Globally, over 60% of rivers longer than 500 km are already fragmented and thousands of …

Floodplain forests offer a diversity of habitats and resources for a very wide range of plant
and animal species. They also offer many benefits to humankind and are considered …

The impact of damming on river ecosystems has received increasing attention, but a
comprehensive understanding of the occurrence, drivers and exposure risks of microplastic …

Hydropower is a threat to freshwater fishes. Despite a recent boom in dam construction, few
studies have assessed their impact on mega-diverse tropical rivers. Using a before-after …

A major programme of dam building is underway in many of the world's tropical countries.
This raises the question of whether existing research is sufficient to fully understand the …

Freshwater biodiversity conservation has received substantial attention in the scientific
literature and is finally being recognized in policy frameworks such as the Global …

Dams have fragmented rivers and threatened aquatic biodiversity globally. However, the
findings regarding dam impacts on riverine macroinvertebrates vary across regions and …

An understanding of the consequences of human-mediated disturbances from multi-facet
diversity (ie species, functional and phylogenetic) perspectives is of great significance in …

Addressing climate mitigation while meeting global electrification goals will require major
transitions from fossil-fuel dependence to large-scale renewable energy deployment …