Rivers are dynamic components of the terrestrial carbon cycle and provide important
functions in ecosystem processes. Although rivers act as conveyers of carbon to the oceans …

Protecting or restoring aquatic ecosystems in the face of growing anthropogenic pressures
requires an understanding of hydrological and biogeochemical functioning across multiple …

River ecosystems receive and process vast quantities of terrestrial organic carbon, the fate
of which depends strongly on microbial activity. Variation in and controls of processing rates …

River management based solely on physical science has proven to be unsustainable and
unsuccessful, evidenced by the fact that the problems this approach intended to solve (eg …

Over half of global rivers and streams lack perennial flow, and understanding the distribution
and drivers of their flow regimes is critical for understanding their hydrologic …

Although the occurrence and distribution of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) in various
aquatic ecosystems are well explored, understanding of the ecological processes and …

Understanding global ecological patterns and processes, from biogeochemical to
biogeographical, requires broad‐scale macrosystems context for comparing and contrasting …

Conceptual models underpin river ecosystem research. However, current models focus on
continuously flowing rivers and few explicitly address characteristics such as flow cessation …

The presence of riparian vegetation provides microclimatic regulation of stream conditions
[eg luminosity (lux), air temperature (° C) and relative humidity (%)], which varies naturally …

Anthropogenic disturbances to the environment can compromise valuable ecosystem
services, including the provision of potable water. These disturbances decrease water …