Florian Altermatt

Aug 30, 2024 | besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Rebecca Oester |Florian Altermatt |Andreas Bruder

1 INTRODUCTION With global biodiversity declining at an unprecedented rate in both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems (IPBES, 2019; Pereira et al., 2010), ecotones that represent biodiversity hotspots, such as riparian zones, are disproportionately important for maintaining and supporting biodiversity (Smith et al., 1997). These areas can protect and provide refuge for aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity as well as biodiversity at the interface (Naiman et al., 1993; Tockner & Ward, 2001).

Aug 19, 2024 | biorxiv.org | Rebecca Oester |Marcelo Moretti |Florian Altermatt |Andreas Bruder

AbstractFluxes of energy, matter, and organisms sustain linkages and functions within and between ecosystems. Yet, how biological drivers influence interactions and functions at the interface between aquatic and terrestrial environments (i.e., aquatic-terrestrial ecosystem functions) locally and across regions has received little attention.

May 23, 2024 | nature.com | William Perry |Mathew Seymour |Luisa Orsini |Mark de Bruyn |Florian Altermatt |Kristy Deiner | +3 more

AbstractAnthropogenically forced changes in global freshwater biodiversity demand more efficient monitoring approaches. Consequently, environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis is enabling ecosystem-scale biodiversity assessment, yet the appropriate spatio-temporal resolution of robust biodiversity assessment remains ambiguous.

Dec 12, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Mattia Saccò |Stefano Mammola |Finnish Museum |Florian Altermatt

1 INTRODUCTION Groundwater is the most extensive unfrozen continental reserve of freshwater on Earth (Ferguson et al., 2021; Gleeson et al., 2016). From deep karstic aquifers to shallow alluvial sediments, groundwater is globally ubiquitous and functionally connected to surficial aquatic and terrestrial groundwater-dependent ecosystems (GDEs).

Dec 5, 2023 | onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Sarah Mayor |Eric Allan |Florian Altermatt |Forest Isbell

Spatial selection effects Studies of BEF effects in heterogeneous landscapes have revealed landscape-scale patterns that underpin system-level functioning. For example, the productivity of diverse plant communities might, at the local scale, be dominated by a few species (a selection effect [SE], Box 1). These SE might be driven by different species in different communities found in a larger landscape, reflecting different environmental conditions.