An overarching issue, which this book addresses, is whether global climate change is a dominant driver of change in the structure and function of all natural water-based ecosystems, or whether direct ...
Insects and spiders are important elements in the food webs of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. With declines in their biodiversity, the food supply for birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians and ...
The approximately 400 aquatic ecosystems and 300 terrestrial ecosystems in the study vary in land use—some in natural habitats such as extensive meadows or forests, others in agricultural areas ...