Aquatic ecologists face challenges in identifying the general rules of the functioning of
ecosystems. A common framework, including freshwater, marine, benthic, and pelagic …

Our understanding on phytoplankton diversity has largely been progressing since the
publication of Hutchinson on the paradox of the plankton. In this paper, we summarise some …

Human‐induced global change dramatically alters individual aspects of river biodiversity,
such as taxonomic, phylogenetic or functional diversity, and is predicted to lead to losses of …

Agrochemicals such as pesticides and nutrients are concurrent chemical stressors in
freshwater aquatic ecosystems surrounded by agricultural areas. Lentic small water bodies …

Numerous studies support that biodiversity predict most to ecosystem functioning, but
whether other factors display a more significant direct impact on ecosystem functioning than …

Trait-based approaches to investigate (short-and long-term) phytoplankton dynamics and
community assembly have become increasingly popular in freshwater and marine science …

Uncertainty around the changing ecological status of European rivers reflects an evolving
array of anthropogenic stressors, including climate change. Although previous studies have …

Changes and disturbances to water diversity and quality are complex and multi-scale in
space and time. Although in situ methods provide detailed point information on the condition …

Biological quality elements have been developed worldwide to assess whether a water
body is in a good status or not. However, current studies mainly focus on a single taxonomic …

Species composition plays a key role in ecosystem functioning. Theoretical, experimental
and field studies show positive effects of biodiversity on ecosystem processes. However, this …