Habitat scale and seasonality influence macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in a tropical Kenyan montane stream

Large herbivorous wildlife and livestock differentially influence the relative importance of different sources of energy for riverine food webs

(2022) Frank O. Masese et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Effects of urban-agricultural land-use on Afrotropical macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in selected rivers in the Niger Delta Region, Nigeria

(2022) Augustine O. Edegbene et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Drivers of water quality in Afromontane-savanna rivers

(2022) Elizabeth W. Wanderi et al.   Frontiers in Environmental Science

Land-use influence on the functional organization of Afrotropical macroinvertebrate assemblages

(2021) Augustine Sitati et al.   LIMNOLOGICA

Spatial variability in water quality and macroinvertebrate assemblages across a disturbance gradient in the Mara River Basin, Kenya

(2021) Henry L. Lubanga et al.   ECOHYDROLOGY & HYDROBIOLOGY

Abundance- and biomass-based metrics of functional composition of macroinvertebrates as surrogates of ecosystem attributes in Afrotropical streams

(2021) Augustine Sitati et al.   AQUATIC SCIENCES

Livestock as vectors of organic matter and nutrient loading in aquatic ecosystems in African savannas

(2021) Jacob O. Iteba et al.   PLoS One

Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics

(2021) Luz Boyero et al.   Nature Communications

No Difference in Instream Decomposition Among Upland Agricultural and Forested Streams in Kenya

(2021) Ellen C. Kadeka et al.   Frontiers in Environmental Science

Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT) functional feeding group responses to fine grain sediment stress in a river in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

(2020) Frank Chukwuzuoke Akamagwuna et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Longitudinal river zonation in the tropics: examples of fish and caddisflies from the endorheic Awash River, Ethiopia

(2020) Gernot K. Englmaier et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

(2019) Scott D. Tiegs et al.   Science Advances

Trait‐based responses of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera to sediment stress in the Tsitsa River and its tributaries, Eastern Cape, South Africa

(2019) Frank Chukwuzuoke Akamagwuna et al.   RIVER RESEARCH AND APPLICATIONS

Dynamics of organic material and invertebrates in a tropical headwater stream

(2019) Lee J. Benson et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Macroinvertebrate functional feeding group alterations in response to habitat degradation of headwater Austral streams

(2019) Tinotenda Mangadze et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Ecosystem structure and function of afrotropical streams with contrasting land use

(2018) Vincent Fugère et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Investigating the influence of habitat structure and hydraulics on tropical macroinvertebrate communities

(2018) Rafael Muñoz-Mas et al.   ECOHYDROLOGY & HYDROBIOLOGY

Developing reference criteria for the ecological status of West African rivers

(2017) Idrissa Kaboré et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Hydrology, hydraulics and scale influence macroinvertebrate responses to disturbance in tropical streams

(2017) Zoe C. Rosser et al.   JOURNAL OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY

Amphipods (Gammarus pseudolimnaeus) prefer but are harmed by a diet of non-native leaves

(2017) Susan E. Lewis et al.   Freshwater Science

Amphipods (Gammarus pseudolimnaeus) prefer but are harmed by a diet of non-native leaves

(2017) Susan E. Lewis et al.   Freshwater Science

Scale-dependent effects of river habitat quality on benthic invertebrate communities — Implications for stream restoration practice

(2016) Stefan Stoll et al.   SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT

Substrate heterogeneity influences the trait composition of stream insect communities: an experimental in situ study

(2016) Silvia V. Milesi et al.   Freshwater Science

Retesting a prediction of the River Continuum Concept: autochthonous versus allochthonous resources in the diets of invertebrates

(2016) Emma J. Rosi-Marshall et al.   Freshwater Science

Substrate heterogeneity influences the trait composition of stream insect communities: an experimental in situ study

(2016) Silvia V. Milesi et al.   Freshwater Science

Retesting a prediction of the River Continuum Concept: autochthonous versus allochthonous resources in the diets of invertebrates

(2016) Emma J. Rosi-Marshall et al.   Freshwater Science

Litter processing and shredder distribution as indicators of riparian and catchment influences on ecological health of tropical streams

(2014) Frank O. Masese et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Agricultural expansion and its impacts on tropical nature

(2014) William F. Laurance et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Macroinvertebrate functional feeding groups in Kenyan highland streams: evidence for a diverse shredder guild

(2014) Frank O. Masese et al.   Freshwater Science

Scale-dependent effects of rural activities on benthic macroinvertebrates and physico-chemical characteristics in headwater streams of the Mara River, Kenya

(2013) Veronica Minaya et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Do productivity and disturbance interact to modulate macroinvertebrate diversity in streams?

(2012) Jonathan D. Tonkin et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

The effects of land use changes on streams and rivers in mediterranean climates

(2012) Scott D. Cooper et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Effects of litter diversity on decomposition and biological colonization of submerged litter in temperate and tropical streams

(2012) Verónica Ferreira et al.   Freshwater Science

Foodweb structure in small streams: do we need different models for the tropics?

(2010) David Dudgeon et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Macroinvertebrate assemblages as biological indicators of water quality in the Moiben River, Kenya

(2009) FO Masese et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCE

A preliminary benthic macroinvertebrate index of biotic integrity (B-IBI) for monitoring the Moiben River, Lake Victoria Basin, Kenya

(2009) FO Masese et al.   AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCE

Are autochthonous foods more important than allochthonous resources to benthic consumers in tropical headwater streams?

(2009) Danny C. P. Lau et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Are tropical streams really different?

(2009) Luz Boyero et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Leaf litter decomposition in a tropical peat swamp forest in Peninsular Malaysia

(2008) Catherine M. Yule et al.   WETLANDS ECOLOGY AND MANAGEMENT