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The effect of climate factors on soil total phosphorus in the Three River Headwaters Region is regulated by soil layers
PurposeAlpine ecosystems in the Three River Headwaters Region (TRHR) are affected by phosphorus limitation, but it is still unclear how climate...
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Spatial and phylogenetic structure of Alpine stonefly assemblages across seven habitats using DNA-species
Stream ecosystems are spatially heterogeneous, with many different habitat patches distributed within a small area. The influence of this...
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Glacier retreat reorganizes river habitats leaving refugia for Alpine invertebrate biodiversity poorly protected
Alpine river biodiversity around the world is under threat from glacier retreat driven by rapid warming, yet our ability to predict the future...
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Edaphic factors control microbial biomass and elemental stoichiometry in alpine meadow soils of the Tibet Plateau
Background and aimsMany meadows are experiencing severe degradation due to the effects of global climate change and other human-related activity,...
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Alpine Lake Environments and Psychrophile Diatoms Around the World with a Particular Emphasis on Turkish Glacial Lakes
Cold environments are considered extreme biomes and historically thought to be barren and unproductive. However, investigations show that some of the...
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Monitoring potential impacts of climate change on the biodiversity of springs and springbrooks in the Central Alps
Headwaters in alpine regions and their biodiversity are particularly threatened by climatic changes. Most predictions on their response to climate...
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Riparian hunting spiders do not rely on aquatic subsidies from intermittent alpine streams
Drying in alpine streams might decrease aquatic-terrestrial trophic linkages by reducing terrestrial predation on aquatic prey. We tested this...
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Effects of an experimental increase in flow intermittency on an alpine stream
Flow intermittency occurs naturally in alpine streams. However, changing rainfall patterns and glacier retreat are predicted to increase the...
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A longitudinal gradient in the taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity of freshwater fish in a subtropical river system
Identifying the spatial patterns of fish diversity is essential for the conservation and management of stream fishes. Many studies highlight the need...
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Plant diversity and composition vary with elevation on two equatorial high mountains in Uganda: baselines for assessing the influence of climate change
We describe the distribution and diversity of vascular plants at high elevations (3980–4570 m above sea level) in the Rwenzori Mountains and Mount...
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From the local landscape organization to land abandonment: an analysis of landscape changes (1956–2017) in the Aísa Valley (Spanish Pyrenees)
ContextThe Mediterranean mountains have witnessed the revegetation of former pasture and cultivated fields since the mid-20th century. The process...
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Stoneflies in the genus Lednia (Plecoptera: Nemouridae): sentinels of climate change impacts on mountain stream biodiversity
Rapid recession of glaciers and snowfields is threatening the habitats of cold-water biodiversity worldwide. In many ice-sourced headwaters of...
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Conserving the Origin of Rivers: Intact Forested Watersheds in Western Patagonia
Forests without significant human intervention are globally uncommon and rapidly declining, especially in the temperate biome. These ecosystems...
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Characterization of pure and admixed brown trout (Salmo trutta) populations of high conservation value in the upper Danubian contact zone using ddRADseq genoty**
Increasing rates of hybridization and introgression in managed populations of freshwater fish are a major threat to the long-term viability of native...
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Modeling the Forest Cover of the Vengeri River Basin (Sakhalin Island) with Remote-Sensing Data
Abstract—The study concerns map** of the actual vegetation cover of the Vengeri River basin (eastern coast of the central Sakhalin) with an area of...
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Fish Resources of Inland Waters and Fisheries in Slovenia: Management, Sustainability, and Conservation
Slovenia [20,230 km2] encompasses five geographical regions with 26,989 km of watercourses (Natek 1998; Kolbezen 1998), inhabiting 95 freshwater fish...
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Geospatial Analysis of Soil Organic Carbon Dynamics in the Indian Himalayas
The Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) is one of the world’s delicate and sensitive ecosystems with an abundance of biodiversity providing major ecosystem...
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Help for Endangered Species? Red Lists and Endangerment Categories
Red Lists are an important instrument of nature conservation for making a judgement on the worthiness of protection of a species and thus also of a...
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Climate warming threatens critically endangered wingless stonefly Riekoperla darlingtoni (Illies, 1968) (Plecoptera: Gripopterygidae)
AbstractThe critically endangered wingless stonefly, Riekoperla darlingtoni (Illies, 1968), is endemic to the summit of Mt Donna Buang, Victoria,...
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Macroinvertebrate diversity and rarity in non-glacial Alpine streams
Alpine landscapes are being transformed through the rapid recession of glaciers, resulting in the development of numerous non-glacial headwater...
