Whether species coculture can overcome the shortcomings of crop monoculture requires
additional study. Here, we show how aquatic animals (ie carp, crabs, and softshell turtles) …

Ecosystems provide essential services to people including food, water, climate regulation,
and aesthetic experiences. Biodiversity can enhance and stabilize ecosystem function and …

Rice–crayfish farming systems (RCs) can help mitigate climate change by enhancing soil
organic carbon (SOC) sequestration. However, the mechanisms that govern the responses …

Animals can have pervasive effects on ecosystems as they modify their biogeochemical and
physical environments. In particular, when animals occur in high densities these effects can …

In freshwater ecosystems, consumers can play large roles in nutrient cycling by modifying
nutrient availability for autotrophic and heterotrophic microbes. Nutrients released by …

Biomanipulation has been widely used in the ecological restoration of eutrophic lakes for
decades. However, biomanipulation is prone to failure if external nutrient loads are not …

Mussels provide important ecological functions in freshwater ecosystems but the
associations between Amazonian mussels, macroinvertebrate assemblage and habitat …

Biogeochemical cycling has often been characterized by physical and microbial processes,
yet animals can be essential mediators of energy and nutrients in ecosystems. Excretion by …

Freshwater mussels are important for nutrient cycling and ecosystem health as they filter
feed on their surrounding water. This filter feeding makes these bivalves especially sensitive …

This study aimed to identify the importance of ecological factors to distribution patterns of the
invasive Clam (Corbicula fluminea) relative to native mussels (family: Unionidae) across …