Real‐time warming of alpine streams:(re) defining invertebrates' temperature preferences

GH Niedrist, L Füreder - River Research and Applications, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The accelerating climate crisis intensifies environmental changes in high‐altitude
ecosystems worldwide, with rising air temperature among the main stressors. While past …

Environmental harshness mediates the quality of periphyton and chironomid body mass in alpine streams

GH Niedrist, M Cantonati, L Füreder - Freshwater science, 2018 - journals.uchicago.edu
Glacier retreat alters physical and chemical characteristics and biological communities of
glacier-fed streams. Functional relationships, including effects of different food-source …

Spatial and temporal variation of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages during the glacial melt season in an Italian glacier-fed stream

A Scotti, D Jacobsen, U Tappeiner, R Bottarin - Hydrobiologia, 2019 - Springer
The biodiversity of glacier-fed streams is particularly threatened by climate change,
emphasising the need of monitoring these sentinel systems. The glacier-fed Saldur stream is …

Effects of land cover type on community structure and functional traits of alpine stream benthic macroinvertebrates

A Scotti, L Füreder, T Marsoner, U Tappeiner… - Freshwater …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract In the European Alps, due to the current changes in land use driven by different
social and economic factors, grasslands and pastures are being increasingly replaced by …

[PDF][PDF] Estimating aquatic invertebrate diversity in the southern Alps using data from Biodiversity Days

GH Niedrist, B Lösch, M Nagler, H Rauch, S Vorhauser… - J. Limnol, 2021 - bia.unibz.it
High biodiversity is a prerequisite for the integrity, stability, and functioning of global aquatic
ecosystems, but it is currently subject to anthropogenic threats. Small freshwater bodies with …