Excellent analysis led by Ralf Schäfer and @cschuerings.bsky.social showing that multiple stressors strengthen the positive relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in freshwaters. Conserving freshwater biodiversity is key for maintaining ecosystem functions in the Anthropocene

Ecotoxicology lab RC One Health Ruhr@ecotox.bsky.social · 9mo ago

New paper out on how stressor numbers influence biodiversity - ecosystem function relationships in freshwater ecosystems. We considered four measures of ecosystem function and found that the positive BEF relationship becomes stronger as the number of stressors increases. OA @ doi.org/10.1111/gcb....

Read the accompanying News & Views commentary from Samuel Macaulay 👇 "Synthesizing stressor–biodiversity relationships" www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Synthesizing stressor–biodiversity relationships - Nature Ecology & Evolution

Pressures such as pollution, climate change and altered flows threaten streams and rivers worldwide. A global meta-analysis reveals how these key stressors shape riverine biodiversity, and offers valu...

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Nature Ecology & Evolution@natecoevo.nature.com · 9mo ago

This global meta-analysis of freshwater stressor–response relationships reveals that the biodiversity loss of five riverine organism groups reflects elevated salinity, oxygen depletion and fine sediment accumulation 🧪 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Check out this new article on null model selection for multiple stressor research. Fantastic work by Iris Pimentel from @leeselab.bsky.social within the @crc-resist.bsky.social. Freely available at: dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3...

📢✨ Join us for this year #BESAG2025 annual meeting to discuss all things #freshwater and #marine science! Where: #ZSL, London (UK) @londonzoo.bsky.social When: 15th-16th September 2025 Tickets and registration available now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/besag2025-... @britishecologicalsociety.org

#BESAG2025: Aquatic Ecology Group Annual Meeting 2025

Get together with the freshwater and marine research community to hear the latest research, share skills, and build your network!

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How can mesocosms help tackle grand ecological challenges in aquatic ecosystems? 🌊🌍 Check out our open-access Oikos Forum article, out today: 🔗 doi.org/10.1111/oik.... @oikosjournal.bsky.social

Addressing grand ecological challenges in aquatic ecosystems: how can mesocosms be used to advance solutions?

Rapid and drastic anthropogenic impacts are affecting global biogeochemical processes and driving biodiversity loss across Earth's ecosystems. In aquatic ecosystems, species distributions are shiftin...

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New paper that may be of interest to ecologists studying global change, disturbances, biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, or response diversity: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Variability of functional and biodiversity responses to perturbations is predictable and informative - Nature Communications

Measures of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning show variable responses to perturbations, complicating the prediction of responses to global change. This study shows that the variability of communi...

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The New Zealand Government’s decision to restructure the Marsden Fund and Catalyst Fund is more than a simple budgetary adjustment – it is a pivotal moment 🧪🧵

This looks like a very cool mesocosm facility for realistic and controlled experiments studying the roles of dispersal and connectivity in moderating the effects of global change.

Methods in Ecology and Evolution@methodsinecoevol.bsky.social · 2y ago

📖Published📖 Richard et al. presents the Aquatic Metatron, a unique mesocosm facility providing a large-scale experimental resource to study the combined effects of global change components on the ecological and evolutionary dynamics of aquatic ecosystems 🌊 🧪 🌎 https://buff.ly/3V5LYzq