Ecosystem services provided by small streams: an overview
Small streams constitute the majority of the water courses in a catchment and have specific
characteristics that distinguish them from larger streams and rivers. Despite their small size …
characteristics that distinguish them from larger streams and rivers. Despite their small size …
Climate change and multiple stressors in small tropical streams
Despite the importance of small tropical streams for maintaining freshwater biodiversity and
providing essential ecosystem services to humans, relatively few studies have investigated …
providing essential ecosystem services to humans, relatively few studies have investigated …
A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 289–294 Abstract The decomposition of plant litter is one of the
most important ecosystem processes in the biosphere and is particularly sensitive to climate …
most important ecosystem processes in the biosphere and is particularly sensitive to climate …
A conceptual model of litter breakdown in low order streams
The detrital‐based food web of many streams and rivers plays a fundamental role in the
cycling and retention of carbon and nutrients. However, we still need to understand which …
cycling and retention of carbon and nutrients. However, we still need to understand which …
Loss of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in Indo-Malayan peat swamp forests
CM Yule - Biodiversity and conservation, 2010 - Springer
The tropical peat swamp forests of Indonesia and Malaysia are unusual ecosystems that are
rich in endemic species of flora, fauna and microbes despite their extreme acidic, anaerobic …
rich in endemic species of flora, fauna and microbes despite their extreme acidic, anaerobic …
Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns
Most hypotheses explaining the general gradient of higher diversity toward the equator are
implicit or explicit about greater species packing in the tropics. However, global patterns of …
implicit or explicit about greater species packing in the tropics. However, global patterns of …
Macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in Kenyan highland streams: evidence for a diverse shredder guild
Data on the functional composition of invertebrates in tropical streams are needed to
develop models of ecosystem functioning and to assess anthropogenic effects on ecological …
develop models of ecosystem functioning and to assess anthropogenic effects on ecological …
A global assessment of the effects of eucalyptus plantations on stream ecosystem functioning
Forest change is a major environmental problem worldwide. Forest streams, with their large
aquatic–terrestrial interface and strong dependence on terrestrially derived organic matter …
aquatic–terrestrial interface and strong dependence on terrestrially derived organic matter …
Are tropical streams really different?
In the preface of a recent collection of review articles on tropical stream ecology, Dudgeon
(2008) stated that there is no such thing as a ''typical''tropical stream. The tropics make up …
(2008) stated that there is no such thing as a ''typical''tropical stream. The tropics make up …
Global patterns of stream detritivore distribution: implications for biodiversity loss in changing climates
Aim We tested the hypothesis that shredder detritivores, a key trophic guild in stream
ecosystems, are more diverse at higher latitudes, which has important ecological …
ecosystems, are more diverse at higher latitudes, which has important ecological …