Given their dormancy capability (long-term resistant stages) and their ability to colonise and
reproduce, microscopic aquatic animals have been suggested having cosmopolitan …

Risks associated with dust hazards are often underappreciated, a gap between the
knowledge pool and public awareness that can be costly for impacted communities. This …

An in-depth look at the basic aspects of dormancy in cyclic parthenogenetic organisms is
now possible thanks to research efforts conducted over the past two decades with rotifer …

Understanding how local conditions and dispersal dynamics structure communities of
passively dispersing aquatic invertebrates remains uncertain, especially in aridland …

Dry, ephemeral, desert wetlands are major sources of windblown sediment, as well as
repositories for diapausing stages (propagules) of aquatic invertebrates. Zooplankton …

Most faunistic studies of large‐scale patterns concern terrestrial vertebrates, whereas
smaller organisms, and in particular, freshwater invertebrates like rotifers receive less …

Wind is expected to be one of the main vectors of passive dispersal for small zooplankters
between discrete, unconnected habitats. However, little is known about the differences in the …

Desert aquatic systems are widely separated, lack hydrologic connections, and are subject
to drought. However, they provide unique settings to investigate distributional patterns of …

Exceptional resistance to dehydration allows species of bdelloid rotifers to tolerate
desiccation stress in unpredictable habitats. The roles of exogenous and endogenous …

Authors have attributed the statement “All science is either physics or stamp collecting” to the
Physicist, Ernest Rutherford. Putting this sarcastic quip aside, we know that scientific …