The input of senescent terrestrial leaf litter into soil and aquatic ecosystems is one of the
most massive cyclic subsidies on Earth, particularly within forested ecosystems. For …

The emerald ash borer (EAB; Agrilus planipennis) is an invasive beetle that causes almost
complete mortality of ash trees (Fraxinus spp.) in North America and Europe. Northern …

Organic carbon supply is linked to nitrogen transformation in ecosystems. However, the role
of organic carbon quality in nitrogen processing is not as well understood. We determined …

Mesophication refers to the positive feedback cycle that occurs when fire suppression
causes compositional shifts from oak (Quercus spp.) to other, primarily mesophytic, species …

Terrestrial carbon and nutrients can subsidize the detrital pool of freshwater ecosystems; yet,
the importance of terrestrial subsidies to lake and pond food webs is uncertain and debated …

We assessed the key role of aquatic fungi in modifying coarse particulate organic matter
(CPOM) by affecting its breakdown rate, nutrient concentration and conversion to fine …

Resource nutrient content and identity are common bottom–up controls on organismal
growth and nutritional regulation. One framework to study these factors, ecological …

Aquatic macrophyte litter decomposition (AMD) is essential for material cycling and energy
flow in freshwater ecosystems. This decomposition process encompasses several stages …

Freshwater wetlands can produce a large volume of detritus annually, including hydrophyte
litter in herbaceous habitats and tree-leaf litter and dead wood in forested habitats. It has …

Abstract Many North American blackwater rivers exhibit low dissolved O2 (DO) that may be
the result of benthic respiration. We examined how tree species affected O2 demand via the …