Selected publications

March 2025

Communications Biology. - 8(2025), Art. 449

Fundamental questions in meiofauna research highlight how small but ubiquitous animals can improve our understanding of Nature

Alejandro Martínez; Stefano Bonaglia; Maikon Di Domenico; Gustavo Fonseca; Jeroen Ingels; Katharina M. Jörger; Christopher Laumer; Francesca Leasi; Daniela Zeppilli; Elisa Baldrighi; Holly Bik; Diego Cepeda; Marco Curini-Galletti; Asher D. Cutter; Giovanni dos Santos; Simone Fattorini; Dagmar Frisch; Sabine Gollner; Ulf Jondelius; Alexandra Kerbl; Kevin M. Kocot; Nabil Majdi; Stefano Mammola; José M. Martín-Durán; André Menegotto; Paul A. Montagna; Francisco J. A. Nascimento; Nicolas Puillandre; Anne Rognant; Nuria Sánchez; Isaac R. Santos; Andreas Schmidt-Rhaesa; Michaela Schratzberger; Federica Semprucci; Mauricio Shimabukuro; Paul J. Sommerfield; Torsten H. Struck; Martin V. Sørensen; Andreas Wallberg; Katrine Worsaae; Hiroshi Yamasaki; Diego Fontaneto

This paper identifies the top-50 priority questions for meiofaunal research, highlighting their critical roles in biogeochemical cycles and biodiversity. It calls for a balanced research agenda, international cooperation, and advances in technology to overcome current challenges and unlock meiofauna’s full potential.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s42003-025-07888-1

March 2025

Ecological monographs. - 95(2025)1, Art. e70010

Functional macroinvertebrate diversity stabilizes decomposition among leaf litter resources across a river network

Rubén del Campo; Rosetta C. Blackman; Jan Martini; Thomas Fuß; Lukas Thuile Bistarelli; Mark O. Gessner; Florian Altermatt; Gabriel Singer

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70010

March 2025

Ecosphere. - 16(2025)3, Art. 70205

Too much and not enough data: Challenges and solutions for generating information in freshwater research and monitoring

Adrianne P. Smits; Ed K. Hall; Bridget R. Deemer; Facundo Scordo; Carolina C. Barbosa; Stephanie M. Carlson; Kaelin Cawley; Hans-Peter Grossart; Patrick Kelly; Stefano Mammola; Matthew R. Pintar; Caleb J. Robbins; Albert Ruhi; Mattia Saccò

http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ecs2.70205

March 2025

Frontiers in Remote Sensing. - 6(2025), Art. 1549286

Unlocking the global benefits of Earth Observation to address the SDG 6 in situ water quality monitoring gap

Harriet Wilson; Nina Raasakka; Evangelos Spyrakos; David Millar; Merrie Beth Neely; Anham Salyani; Shubham Pawar; Igor Chernov; S. Karen de Lespérance Ague; Ximena Aguilar Vega; Adenike Akinsemolu; Analy Baltodano Martinez; Carmen Cillero Castro; Michelle Del Valle; Mohamed Fadlelseed; Anabella Ferral; Jemal Mohammed Hassen; Dalin Jiang; Tracey Kudzanai Mubambi; Sofia La Fuente; Lukumon Olaitan Lateef; Felipe de L. Lobo; Jerome Marty; Albert Nkwasa; Julia Akinyi Obuya; Igor Ogashawara; Ils Reusen; Ashley Rogers; Susanne I. Schmidt; Kabindra Sharma; Stefan G. H. Simis; Shenglei Wang; Stuart Warner; Andrew Tyler

http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frsen.2025.1549286

March 2025

Water Research. - 281(2025), Art. 123553

Anthropogenic imprint on riverine plasmidome diversity and proliferation of antibiotic resistance genes following pollution and urbanization

Kenia Barrantes-Jiménez; Franck Lejzerowicz; Tam Tran; Melany Calderón-Osorno; Luis Rivera-Montero; César Rodríguez-Sánchez; Odd-Gunnar Wikmark; Alexander Eiler; Hans-Peter Grossart; María Arias-Andrés; Keilor Rojas-Jiménez

http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.watres.2025.123553

March 2025

Ecosystems. - 28(2025), Art. 23

Flexibility in Aquatic Food Web Interactions: Linking Scales and Approaches

Ellen van Velzen; Sabine Wollrab; Onur Kerimoglu; Ursula Gaedke; Hans-Peter Grossart; Minoru Kasada; Helena C. L. Klip; Stefanie Moorthi; Tom Shatwell; Patch Thongthaisong; A. E. Friederike Prowe

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10021-025-00968-7