Ecology of Freshwater Fish, Volume 33, Issue 2, April 2024.Abstract Ecosystem engineers facilitate beneficiary species by ameliorating physical habitat. The stress‐gradient hypothesis (SGH) predicts the importance of facilitation in communities should increase with physical stress but has rarely been tested in freshwater.
Isabel G. Evelyn +2 more
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Crenal Habitats: Sources of Water Mite (Acari: Hydrachnidia) Diversity
Diversity, 2020 Many studies emphasized the role that water mites play within the invertebrate communities of spring ecosystems, regarding species diversity and its significance within the crenal food web, as well as the specific preferences water mites exhibit towards ...
Ivana Pozojević +3 more
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Journal of Fish Biology, Volume 104, Issue 3, Page 746-757, March 2024.Abstract Fatty acids, and especially long‐chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, are biologically important components in the metabolism of vertebrates, including fish. Essential fatty acids (EFA) are those that in a given animal cannot be synthesized or modified from precursors and must therefore be acquired via the diet.
Jan Baer +4 more
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Assessing the Effects of Parasitism and Predation by Water Mites on the Mosquitoes
Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics, 2007 Water mites (Hydrachnidia) are a group of arthropods with a complex life cycle which includes larval and three nymphal stages. The mite larvae parasitize aquatic and semiaquatic insects, while deutonymphs and adult mites are predators of insect larvae ...
L. Esteva, G. Rivas, H.M. Yang
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Mediterranean springs: Keystone ecosystems and biodiversity refugia threatened by global change
Global Change Biology, Volume 30, Issue 1, January 2024.Mediterranean spring ecosystems are unique habitats supporting a remarkable array of biodiversity and providing important ecological functions and ecosystem services. However, global change poses important threats to these freshwater ecosystems, such as changes in climate patterns and increasing human pressures like overexploitation and pollution.
M. Fernández‐Martínez +16 more
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Bioassessment of the West Fork of the White River, Northwest Arkansas [PDF]
, 2003 The West Fork-White River has been and continues to be an important water resource for northwest Arkansas. It is used recreationally for fishing and swimming, agriculturally as a source of water for livestock and irrigation of crops, it is mined for ...
Brown, Arthur V. +2 more
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Constant diversification rates of endemic gastropods in ancient Lake Ohrid: ecosystem resilience likely buffers environmental fluctuations [PDF]
, 2015 Ancient lakes represent key ecosystems for endemic freshwater species. This high endemic biodiversity has been shown to be mainly the result of intra-lacustrine diversification.
Albrecht, Christian +4 more
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Seasonal changes of benthic communities in a temporary stream of Ibiza (Balearic Islands) [PDF]
, 2008 Seasonal changes in benthic communities (diatoms and invertebrates) in a temporary stream of the Ibiza island (Balearic Islands, Spain) were studied.
Delgado, Cristina +2 more
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Glyptogidiella omanica gen. et sp. nov., an inland groundwater bogidiellid from Oman with enlarged coxal plate V (Crustacea, Amphipoda) [PDF]
, 2010 11 páginas, 6 figuras. -- Artículo Open AccessA new genus and species of Amphipoda is reported from inland ground waters of the Sultanate of Oman. AlthoughGlyptogidiella omanica gen. et sp. nov.
Jaume, Damià, Vonk, Ronald
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Ephemeral piscivory in a mesopredator sunfish: Implications for pond food webs
Ecology, Volume 105, Issue 11, November 2024.
Timothy J. Fernandes +4 more
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