Temperature is a master variable in aquatic ecosystems. Despite its importance for ecosystem function, our capacity to measure temperature is often limited to focal systems with intensive in situ mea...

Rivers around the world are quietly running out of oxygen — and climate change is emerging as the main culprit. A sweeping global analysis of more than 21,000 river systems found that nearly 80% have…

The pet trade distributes exotic animals around the globe that enrich human lives. However, some pets become pests when released into the wild. This study provides experimental evidence that goldfish....

Rivers support billions of people but are among the least protected parts of nature. A major review shows what needs to be done as climate change accelerates.

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The itchy red rash is caused by tiny parasites in the water that can burrow into human skin. Researchers are looking at whether certain waterfowl, invasive species or warming lakes could be factors.

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Thanks to successful conservation efforts, the leaf-toed gecko was found alive on the Galapagos Islands for the first time in centuries.

Small lakes are suffocating as winters warm

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Climate warming is changing the balance of food webs in lakes. We studied northern lakes and found that warmer waters tend to support more phytoplankton but not more fish, suggesting that less energy...

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If we want to understand how biodiversity is shifting in this rapidly changing climate, we need two critical ingredients: microclimate time series and biodiversity time series. (And yes, let’s not …

Nature Microbiology - A 471-metagenome time series from Lake Mendota in Wisconsin, USA, reveals seasonal and decadal shifts in bacterial functional and ecological dynamics, especially in response...

Impacts of ash tree removals on summer daytime temperatures in Madison, Wisconsin, Elizabeth Berg, Christopher Kucharik

Welcome to the Klausmeier-Litchman lab! We study empirical and theoretical community ecology, biodiversity and climate change, focusing on phytoplankton, other microbes and general theory. We use obse...

Volume 27, issue 7 articles listing for Ecosystems