Freshwater Biology

Papers
(The TQCC of Freshwater Biology is 6. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)
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Persisting in extreme environments: What are the drivers of body conditions of introduced fish in high mountain lakes?50
Trout and invertebrate assemblages in stream pools through wildfire and drought35
The role of small‐scale environmental gradients on trematode infection29
Integrating freshwater biodiversity data sources: Key challenges and opportunities25
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Antibiotic resistance gene abundance and bacterial community composition in macroinvertebrates of an urban stream24
The angled‐web: Recreational angling as an underappreciated disruptor to the interconnectedness of terrestrial and freshwater food webs23
Nitrogen fixation rates in forested mountain streams: Are sediment microbes more important than previously thought?23
Among‐river pattern in relative abundance of two salmonid fishes reflects temperature‐dependent competition22
High temperature events shape the broadscale distribution of juvenile Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar)22
Effects of Lateral Hydrological Connectivity on the Taxonomic and Functional Structure of Fish Communities in Saône River Floodplains (France): Implications for Non‐Native Species Distribution22
Stygobitic Candonidae (Crustacea, Ostracoda) Are Potential Environmental Indicators of Groundwater Quality in Tropical West Africa22
Tracking dietary fatty acids in triacylglycerols and phospholipids of zooplankton21
Planktothrix rubescens Mass Development Reduces Phosphorus Sedimentation: Implications for Lake Nutrient Cycling20
Taxonomy and Functional Traits Modulate the Environmental Niche Dimensions of Crustacean Zooplankton Communities in Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Beds20
Eggs on a plate: Population‐dependent effects of humic substance rich water on perch egg size and hatching success20
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Comparing environmental DNA with whole pond survey to estimate the total biomass of fish species in ponds20
Habitat and Feeding Behaviour Influence Microbiome Composition in Rhabdocoela (‘Turbellaria’)19
What determines mate choices? Heterospecific mating in Sympetrum dragonflies19
A call to action: The need for evaluation of carbon storage by lacustrine large woody debris19
Effects of Changing Snow and Ice Cover Conditions on Phytoplankton Chlorophyll‐a and Community Composition in a Mesotrophic Lake18
Optimized protocol for the extraction of fish DNA from freshwater sediments18
Metalimnion as an ecotone in stratified freshwater lakes: A case study on benthic testate amoebae in Lake Valdayskoe18
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Challenges and Solutions for Measuring Taxonomic Richness of Aquatic Invertebrates in Wetlands17
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Reproduction in the tropical invasive freshwater mussel Sinanodonta pacifica (Unionidae), at different elevations in West Java, Indonesia16
Variations in Soil Microbial Community Structure and Respiration Intensity in Different Typical Herbaceous Marsh Wetlands in Northeastern China16
Interannual variability in the trophic niche of young‐of‐year fish belonging to four piscivorous species coexisting in a natural lake16
Ecosystem Engineering by Mussels ( Margaritifera margaritifera ) Influences the Behaviour of Their16
Effects of land use change on inter‐species and intra‐guild trophic interactions of fish communities in tropical headwater streams16
Effect of suspended sediment concentration on the clearance and biodeposition rates of an Australian freshwater mussel (Hyriidae: Alathyria jacksoni)16
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Relative Importance of Resource and Condition Niche for Invertebrates in Water‐Filled Treeholes15
Intraguild Predation Is Insufficiently Mitigated by Complex‐Structured Aquatic Vegetation15
Exploring the Dietary Preferences of Limnic Supraglacial Consumers: 13 C 15
Diverse Foraging in Small‐Bodied Fishes: Effects on Water Quality and Submerged Macrophytes in Shallow Subtropical Lake Ecosystems15
Elevational microbial β diversity and community assembly processes in subarctic ponds14
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Long‐term injury records reveal the role of biting in male–male combat in the Japanese giant salamander14
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Quantifying the ecological impacts of alien aquatic macrophytes: A global meta‐analysis of effects on fish, macroinvertebrate and macrophyte assemblages14
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Patterns in aquatic metacommunities are associated with environmental and trait heterogeneity14
Benthic macroinvertebrate community structure in nutrient‐rich, spring‐fed streams recently invaded by non‐native New Zealand mud snails13
The effects of temperature and flooding duration on the structure and magnitude of a floodplain prey subsidy13
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Changes in midge assemblages reflect climate and trophic gradients across north temperate and boreal lakes since the pre‐industrial period13
Decryption of Amphipod Cryptic Species: Ecological Differentiation of Syntopic Lineages of a Gammarus Species Complex12
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Where Do You Fly From? Assessing Aerial Dispersal in Temporary Rivers Using Stable Isotopes12
The Size Structure of the Zooplankton Community Reflects Better the Trophic Status of Mediterranean Ponds Than the Taxonomic Structure12
Periphyton and benthivorous fish affect charophyte abundance and indicate hidden nutrient loading in oligo‐ and mesotrophic temperate hardwater lakes12
Spatially Diverse Water Levels Enhance Habitat Heterogeneity for Wintering Waterbirds12
Herbivorous cladoceran essential fatty acid and cholesterol content across a phosphorous and DOC gradients of boreal lakes—Importance of diet selection12
Biomass, community composition and N:P recycling ratios of zooplankton in northern high‐latitude lakes with contrasting levels of N deposition and dissolved organic carbon11
Planktic diatom responses to spatiotemporal environmental variation in high‐mountain tropical lakes11
An urbanized phantom tributary subsidizes river–riparian communities of a mainstem gravel‐bed river11
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Sedimentary ancient DNA of rotifers reveals responses to 200 years of climate change in two Kenyan crater lakes11
Lateral connectivity maintains higher freshwater mussel biodiversity11
Impacts of predation by Eurasian otters on Atlantic salmon in two Norwegian rivers11
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Evidence that long‐distance dispersal of aquatic invertebrates by ducks increases with propagule size11
Fishes move to transient local refuges, not persistent landscape refuges during river drying experiment11
Control of diatom and chrysophyte cyst dynamics by a meteorologically driven mixing regime in eutrophic Lake Żabińskie, northern Poland11
Submerged Macrophyte Coverage and Composition: Key Regulators of Buffering Capacity and Resilience in Freshwater Ecosystems to Nutrient Pulses11
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How Do Spatial and Temporal Scales of Post‐Restoration Studies Affect Conclusions About the Effectiveness of Habitat Restoration?11
Investigating the Effects of Thermal Variability and Heatwaves on Pond Zooplankton Communities and Physiological Traits11
Connectivity‐Driven Assembly of Trichoptera Metacommunities Across River Networks With Different Drying Patterns11
Aquatic Insect Availability and Use by Ground‐Active Terrestrial Predators Varies Between Habitats of Different Successional Age in a Braided River11
Correction to ‘Asian Loaches: An Emerging Threat as Global Invaders’10
Zooplankton community heterogeneity and trophic interactions in response to environmental drivers in a mesotidal estuary on the Brazilian equatorial margin—Lençóis Maranhenses National Park10
Disentangling the Components Shaping Aquatic Richness Over Spatial Scales in Extreme Climatic Events10
Provisioning of breeding habitat by beaver and beaver dam analogue complexes within the Great Salt Lake catchment10
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Comparative impacts of dam water level regimes on herbaceous plant growth strategies in cascade reservoirs and downstream reaches of a major river10
Varying Thermal Dependence of Life History Traits Predicts Responses to Environmental Change in Aquatic Amphibian Larvae10
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Impacts of climate change on the distribution of riverine endemic fish species in Iran, a biodiversity hotspot region10
An attractor domain model of seasonal and inter‐annual β diversity of stream macroinvertebrate communities10
Habitat complexity versus habitat heterogeneity: Invertebrates prefer macrophyte stands with intermediate biomass and high functional diversity10
Life in the Limestone: Patterns of Copepod Taxonomic and Molecular Diversity in the Epikarst10
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Conductivity and water level modulate developmental plasticity and explain distribution patterns in a diverse neotropical Odonata assemblage10
Distribution and photosynthetic potential of epilithic periphyton along an altitudinal gradient in Jue River (Qinling Mountain, China)10
Upward migration of calanoid copepods is driven by high food quality in surface waters in an alpine lake10
Unique Genetic Diversity Patterns and Extreme Endemism in Temperate Springs: Evidence From Narrow‐Range Endemic Snails10
Phytoplankton Biomass and Growth Limitation During Fifty Years of Reduced Nutrient Loading in Shallow Lake Arresø10
Drought‐Induced Decreases in Abundance of Emergent Midge Subsidies Are Offset by Increased Body Size in a Prairie Stream9
A review of current knowledge and research priorities for conservation of lentic biodiversity in tropical wet and monsoonal urban landscapes9
Projecting exceedance of juvenile salmonid thermal maxima in streams under climate change: A crosswalk from lab experiments to riparian restoration9
Functional non‐equivalence in ecosystem engineers? Different freshwater mussels (Bivalvia: Unionidae) are associated with different macroinvertebrate communities in a subtropical lake9
Larval newts from turbid and transparent waterbodies exhibit different morphological and behavioural traits9
Day‐night variation of microbial organic matter use in sediments of a saline shallow lake9
No free refills: Prior drying and vertebrate colonisation alter ecological functioning and vertebrate fitness within experimental aquatic systems9
The microbial community spatially varies during a Microcystis bloom event in Lake Kinneret9
Long‐term comparison of invertebrate communities in a blackwater river reveals taxon‐specific biomass change9
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Water Temperature, Prey Concentration and Salmonid Density Influence Daily Growth of Wild Juvenile Salmonids in Tributaries of the Upper Salmon River, Idaho (USA)9
Aquatic invasive species exhibit contrasting seasonal detectability patterns based on environmental DNA: Implications for monitoring9
Structure and functional composition of macroinvertebrate communities in coastal plain streams across a precipitation gradient9
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Nitrogen subsidies to pelagic food webs through profundal methane‐oxidising bacteria in oligotrophic fresh water9
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Cyanobacteria can benefit from freshwater salinization following the collapse of dominant phytoplankton competitors and zooplankton herbivores8
Stream bryophyte recovery after extreme flood disturbance takes several years8
Arctic char occurrence and abundance using environmental DNA8
What do macroinvertebrate indices measure? Stressor‐specific stream macroinvertebrate indices can be confounded by other stressors8
Functional and Taxonomic Responses of Fish Assemblages to Low‐Head Dam Removals8
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The Role of Host Age at Exposure, Host–Parasite Genetics and Host Size‐Parasite Length Mechanics in Shaping the Outcome of Parasitic Infections in Three Zooplankton Taxa8
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Angling bait consumption and stable isotope niche of two cyprinids in different lake fisheries8
Flow pulses shape periphyton differently according to local light and nutrient conditions in experimental lowland streams8
Escaping the dry: Native and non‐native fish outmigration from a receding floodplain following managed inundation8
Species traits and ecosystem characteristics affect species detection by eDNA metabarcoding in lake fish communities8
Pond area and availability safeguard amphibian genetic diversity across Iberia's largest protected wetland8
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Macroinvertebrate distribution associated with environmental variables in alpine streams8
Egestion rates of microplastic fibres in fish scaled to in situ concentration and fish density8
Interspecific variation in the response of fish to anthropogenic noise8
Sulawesi Stream Fish Communities Disconnected From the Sea: Absence of Diadromous and Dominance of Exotic Species8
Shifts in fish community composition and structure linked to seasonality in a tropical river8
Phylogenetic Origin of Morphologically Cryptic Species Shapes Co‐Occurrence and Sympatry Patterns7
Heatwaves and Anthropogenic Light May Disrupt Phototaxis‐Based Behaviours That Regulate Early‐Life Migrations of Fish7
Using sedimentary prokaryotic communities to assess historical changes in the Gippsland Lakes7
Geographical and Habitat Factors Affecting Migratory Waterbirds Along Rivers in the Palearctic7
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Facilitation of Lake Eutrophication by Altered Feedback Loops Between Submerged Macrophyte Vegetation and Phosphorus Retention7
Long‐term trends and seasonal variation in host density, temperature, and nutrients differentially affect chytrid fungi parasitising lake phytoplankton7
Assessing the direct and indirect effects of bigheaded carp (Hypophthalmichthys spp.) on freshwater food webs: A meta‐analysis7
The colonisation of saline waters is associated with lowered immune responses in aquatic beetles7
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Anuran occupancy varies with stream characteristics and flow across Arizona wilderness areas7
High aquatic macrophyte diversity in Norwegian lakes north of the Arctic Circle7
Supraspecific Ecological Niche Models as a Tool for Predicting Burrowing Crayfish Habitat7
Biodiversity and Community Assembly of Endorheic Rivers on Earth's Largest Plateau7
Effects of small hydropower dams on macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages in southern Brazil7
Shedding light on the decline of Iberian freshwater fish species over the period 1980–20207
Groundwater Structures Fish Growth and Production Across a Riverscape7
Predator kairomone triggers sexual reproduction of Daphnia population via increasing population density7
The impact of increasing turbidity on the predator–prey interactions of freshwater fishes7
Closing the life‐history loop: Density effects on fecundity and egg size of an exploited, amphidromous fish (Galaxias maculatus) in freshwater protected areas6
Compound‐specific stable isotopes resolve sources and fate of polyunsaturated fatty acids in biota of headwater streams6
Dietary sterol availability modulates heat tolerance of Daphnia6
Effects of mesohabitat, grazing and substratum roughness on locally common and rare diatom species6
Correction to ‘Contrasting Effects of Increasing Invasive Crayfish Densities on Competing Submerged Macrophytes in Shallow Lakes’6
Autochthonous production sustains food webs in large perialpine lakes, independent of trophic status: Evidence from amino acid stable isotopes6
Microalgal food sources greatly improve macroinvertebrate growth in detritus‐based headwater streams: Evidence from an instream experiment6
Waterbirds and Other Drivers of Endoparasite Communities Across a Hierarchy of Spatial Scales6
Contextualising the bizarre: The integrated functioning of rib puncture as an antipredator defence in the Iberian ribbed newt (Pleurodeles waltl)6
A role for the local environment in driving species‐specific parasitism in a multi‐host parasite system6
Larger Fish Upstream: Testing the Drivers of Fish Longitudinal Size Distribution in a Stream6
Correction to ‘Relating Microplastic Contamination to Trophic Ecology of the Highly Invasive Red Swamp Crayfish and Eastern Mosquitofish’6
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Experimental thermocline deepening alters vertical distribution and community structure of phytoplankton in a 4‐year whole‐reservoir manipulation6
Potential Effects of Climate Warming on Density‐Dependent Growth and Mortality in a Cannibalistic Ectotherm ( Sympetrum vulgatum : Odonata)6
Nutrient conditions influence allelopathic capabilities of Ludwigia adscendens and other tropical macrophytes against Microcystis aeruginosa6
Water temperature and organic carbon control spatio‐temporal dynamics of particle‐attached and free‐living bacterial communities in a hypereutrophic urban river network6
Nutrient and Light Interactions Shape Competitive Dynamics Between Two Co‐Occurring Submerged Macrophytes6
Assessing climatic and spatial variables influencing zooplankton richness for space‐for‐time predictions6
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A two‐dimensional morphospace for cyanobacteria and microalgae: Morphological diversity, evolutionary relatedness, and size constraints6
Deciphering the Patterns and Correlates of Zooplankton Functional Diversity in Mountain and Lowland Ponds6
Secondary Dispersal of Wetland Plants by Neotropical Otters6
Spatial Segregation of Adult Aquatic Insects From the Water Surface to the Riparian Canopy in a Lowland River6
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In hot water? Patterns of macroinvertebrate abundance in Arctic thaw ponds and relationships with environmental variables6
Current anthropogenic warming threatens shallow Lake ecosystems on the Tibetan plateau: A palaeolimnological study covering the past 1,600 years in Genggahai Lake6
Flow intermittency affects structural and functional properties of macroinvertebrate communities in alpine streams6
Historic Human‐Induced Species Shift Increases Climate Sensitivity of Today’s Western European Floodplain Forests: Restoring Past Conditions for Future Resilience6
Spatiotemporal Patterns in Profiles of Amino Acids Indicates They Are Unlikely Singular Olfactory Cues Underlying Natal Homing in Migratory Fishes6
Effects of Hyporheic Water Exchange on Microbial Community Structure and Function: A Case Study in the Beiluo River, Loess Plateau, China6
Homogenization of fish assemblages in an endemic biodiversity hot spot: Evidence from 70‐year data from the Yun‐Gui Plateau, China6
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Influence of spatial and temporal variation on establishing stable isotope baselines of δ15N, δ13C, and δ34S in a large freshwater lak6
Environmental DNA of aquatic macrophytes: The potential for reconstructing past and present vegetation and environments6
Unexpected Shifts in Bivalve Function From Filtration to Transmission Risk6
Drainage ditches are year‐round greenhouse gas hotlines in temperate peat landscapes6
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