Selected publications

Ecology_Letters
December 2024
Ecology letters. - 27(2024)11, e70006

Eco-Evolutionary Interactions With Multiple Evolving Species Reveal Both Antagonistic and Additive Effects

Héléne Vanvelk; Lynn Govaert; Edwin M. van den Berg; Luc De Meester

The authors quantified evolution-mediated ecological effects in communities equivalent in genetic diversity and starting biomass, but different in selection background (heatwave exposure) of one or all four zooplankton species (three Daphnia and one Scapholeberis species). They observed transient eco-evolutionary effects that differed depending on which species in the community had evolved. 

People_and_Nature
November 2024
People and Nature. - 6(2024)5, 2091-2108

The frequent five: Insights from interviews with urban wildlife professionals in Germany

Simon S. Moesch; Jonathan M. Jeschke; Sophie Lokatis; Geva Peerenboom; Stephanie Kramer-Schadt; Tanja M. Straka; Dagmar Haase

The authors interviewed 36 urban wildlife professionals in 4 large cities in Germany. Red foxes, wild boars, raccoons, stone martens and Eurasian beavers were the five mammal species most frequently highlighted in interviews to cause human-wildlife conflicts. The interviewees emphasized the need to create refuges for beavers and better inform the public about foxes.

Neobiota
November 2024
NeoBiota. - XX(2024)X, XX-XX

Differential survival and feeding rates of three commonly traded gastropods across salinities

Elisabeth Renk; James W. E. Dickey; Ross N. Cuthbert; Elžbieta Kazanavičiūtė; Elizabeta Briski

This study investigates the establishment and impact risks posed by three readily available, traded snail species – Melanoides tuberculata, Tarebia granifera and Anentome helena – by assessing their survival and feeding responses across a spectrum of salinity levels.

November 2024
Ecological Indicators. - 166(2024), 112404

A modelling approach to assess climate change impacts on taxonomic and functional diversity of European stream macroinvertebrates: Implications for water quality monitoring

Francesco Polazzo; Sami Domisch; Martina Flörke; Andreu Rico

The authors used bioclimatic models to predict EU freshwater macroinvertebrate habitats. The future distribution of macroinvertebrates reveals significant regional variations. Functional diversity was projected to change less than taxonomic diversity. Changes in environmentally suitable areas will impact widely used biological indices. 

Global_Change_Biology
November 2024
Global Change Biology. - 30(2024)11, e17575

Rapid Eutrophication of a Clearwater Lake: Trends and Potential Causes Inferred From Phosphorus Mass Balance Analyses

Thomas Gonsiorczyk; Michael Hupfer; Sabine Hilt; Mark O. Gessner

In just 10 years, the phosphorus concentration in Lake Stechlin has quadrupled, which has been accompanied by algal blooms, oxygen depletion in the deep water and other signs of eutrophication. The study now shows that the causes are not always to be found in increasing nutrient inputs from the catchment or in re-dissolution processes in the deep areas of the lake, but also in the shallower parts.

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