Rebecca Oester

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.

Nov 2, 2023 | biorxiv.org | Florian Altermatt |Andreas Bruder |Rebecca Oester

AbstractFreshwater and terrestrial biodiversity is linked through resource flows. For example, subsidies from the riparian vegetation form the base of food webs in small streams. Despite the key role of detritivores in these food webs, consequences of altered resource availability and riparian vegetation type on their trophic strategies are largely unknown.