Chytrid fungi infecting Arctic microphytobenthic communities under varying salinity conditions
Strong Subseasonal Variability of Oxic Methane Production Challenges Methane Budgeting in Freshwater Lakes
Strong large-scale structure–function coupling in benthic bacteria is mediated by algae in a geodiverse river network
Seasonality, rather than estuarine gradient or particle suspension/sinking dynamics, determines estuarine carbon distributions
Tapping into fungal potential: Biodegradation of plastic and rubber by potent Fungi
The presence of plastics in our environment is an increasing burden on nature and our health. The authors have now identified fungi isolated from freshwater ecosystems that can efficiently degrade plastic polymers made of polyurethane, polyethylene and tyre rubber. Contrary to previous assumptions, no pre-treatment of the plastics was necessary.
Multiple stressors affecting microbial decomposer and litter decomposition in restored urban streams: Assessing effects of salinization, increased temperature, and reduced flow velocity in a field mesocosm experiment
Evidence for a by-product mutualism in a group hunter depends on prey movement state
Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Science of Intelligence (SCIoI), in which the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (HU Berlin) and the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries (IGB) are involved, have proven in an underwater field study in the ocean off Mexico: the faster a school of prey moves, the higher the capture rate of the striped marlin.
We may be looking for Martian life in the wrong place
Climate variability in a 3.8 Ma old sedimentary record from the hyperarid Atacama Desert
Multiple-stressor effects on leaf litter decomposition in freshwater ecosystems: A meta-analysis
By using a meta analytical technique, the authors investigated the effect of multiple-stressors on leaf litter decomposition in freshwaters. The overall interaction between multiple stressors was antagonistic and the magnitude and direction of multiple-stressor interactions depends on factors such as the involvement of macroinvertebrates, habitat type and available resources.