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The ecology and biogeochemistry of stream biofilms by Battin, Tom J., Besemer, Katharina, Bengtsson, Mia M., Romani, Anna M., Packmann, Aaron I.

“…Key Points Biofilms dominate microbial life in stream ecosystems. These matrix-enclosed and surface-attached microbial communities are ubiquitous, prolific and…”
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Storage and release of organic carbon from glaciers and ice sheets by Hood, Eran, Battin, Tom J., Fellman, Jason, O'Neel, Shad, Spencer, Robert G. M.

“…Glaciers and polar ice sheets store and release a small but important pool of organic carbon. The changing climate is making glaciers an increasingly important…”
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Substantial decrease in CO2 emissions from Chinese inland waters due to global change by Ran, Lishan, Butman, David E., Battin, Tom J., Yang, Xiankun, Tian, Mingyang, Duvert, Clément, Hartmann, Jens, Geeraert, Naomi, Liu, Shaoda

“…Carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) evasion from inland waters is an important component of the global carbon cycle. However, it remains unknown how global change affects…”
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Biogeochemically diverse organic matter in Alpine glaciers and its downstream fate by Singer, Gabriel A., Fasching, Christina, Wilhelm, Linda, Niggemann, Jutta, Steier, Peter, Dittmar, Thorsten, Battin, Tom J.

“…Glaciers store and transform organic carbon, which, on release, could support downstream microbial life. An analysis of 26 glaciers in the European Alps…”
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Headwaters are critical reservoirs of microbial diversity for fluvial networks by Besemer, Katharina, Singer, Gabriel, Quince, Christopher, Bertuzzo, Enrico, Sloan, William, Battin, Tom J.

“…Streams and rivers form conspicuous networks on the Earth and are among nature's most effective integrators. Their dendritic structure reaches into the…”
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Unexpected large evasion fluxes of carbon dioxide from turbulent streams draining the world’s mountains by Horgby, Åsa, Segatto, Pier Luigi, Bertuzzo, Enrico, Lauerwald, Ronny, Lehner, Bernhard, Ulseth, Amber J., Vennemann, Torsten W., Battin, Tom J.

“…Inland waters, including streams and rivers, are active components of the global carbon cycle. Despite the large areal extent of the world’s mountains, the…”
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Fluvial network organization imprints on microbial co-occurrence networks by Widder, Stefanie, Besemer, Katharina, Singer, Gabriel A., Ceola, Serena, Bertuzzo, Enrico, Quince, Christopher, Sloan, William T., Rinaldo, Andrea, Battin, Tom J.

“…Recent studies highlight linkages among the architecture of ecological networks, their persistence facing environmental disturbance, and the related patterns…”
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Microbial biodiversity in glacier-fed streams by Wilhelm, Linda, Singer, Gabriel A, Fasching, Christina, Battin, Tom J, Besemer, Katharina

“…While glaciers become increasingly recognised as a habitat for diverse and active microbial communities, effects of their climate change-induced retreat on the…”
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Unexpectedly minor nitrous oxide emissions from fluvial networks draining permafrost catchments of the East Qinghai-Tibet Plateau by Zhang, Liwei, Zhang, Sibo, Xia, Xinghui, Battin, Tom J., Liu, Shaoda, Wang, Qingrui, Liu, Ran, Yang, Zhifeng, Ni, Jinren, Stanley, Emily H.

“…Streams and rivers emit substantial amounts of nitrous oxide (N 2 O) and are therefore an essential component of global nitrogen (N) cycle. Permafrost soils…”
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The ecological coherence of high bacterial taxonomic ranks by Philippot, Laurent, Andersson, Siv G. E, Battin, Tom J, Prosser, James I, Schimel, Joshua P, Whitman, William B, Hallin, Sara

“…In this Opinion article, Laurent Philippot and colleagues argue that bacterial taxonomic ranks higher than species, such as the phylum, can show ecological…”
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Biophysical controls on organic carbon fluxes in fluvial networks by Battin, Tom J, Kaplan, Louis A, Findlay, Stuart, Hopkinson, Charles S, Marti, Eugenia, Packman, Aaron I, Newbold, J. Denis, Sabater, Francesc

“…Rivers may be efficient environments for metabolizing terrestrial organic carbon that was previously thought to be recalcitrant, owing to pockets that provide…”
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Alpine Glacier Shrinkage Drives Shift in Dissolved Organic Carbon Export From Quasi‐Chemostasis to Transport Limitation by Boix Canadell, Marta, Escoffier, Nicolas, Ulseth, Amber J., Lane, Stuart N., Battin, Tom J.

“…The export of dissolved organic carbon (DOC) from catchments is considered as an important energy flux through streams and a major connection between…”
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Homogeneous Environmental Selection Structures the Bacterial Communities of Benthic Biofilms in Proglacial Floodplain Streams by Brandani, Jade, Peter, Hannes, Fodelianakis, Stilianos, Kohler, Tyler J, Bourquin, Massimo, Michoud, Grégoire, Busi, Susheel Bhanu, Ezzat, Leila, Lane, Stuart, Battin, Tom J

“…In proglacial floodplains, glacier recession promotes biogeochemical and ecological gradients across relatively small spatial scales. The resulting…”
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The microbiome of cryospheric ecosystems by Bourquin, Massimo, Busi, Susheel Bhanu, Fodelianakis, Stilianos, Peter, Hannes, Washburne, Alex, Kohler, Tyler J., Ezzat, Leïla, Michoud, Grégoire, Wilmes, Paul, Battin, Tom J.

“…The melting of the cryosphere is among the most conspicuous consequences of climate change, with impacts on microbial life and related biogeochemistry…”
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Rare but active taxa contribute to community dynamics of benthic biofilms in glacier‐fed streams by Wilhelm, Linda, Besemer, Katharina, Fasching, Christina, Urich, Tim, Singer, Gabriel A, Quince, Christopher, Battin, Tom J

“…Glaciers harbour diverse microorganisms, which upon ice melt can be released downstream. In glacier‐fed streams microorganisms can attach to stones or…”
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Genomic and metabolic adaptations of biofilms to ecological windows of opportunity in glacier-fed streams by Busi, Susheel Bhanu, Bourquin, Massimo, Fodelianakis, Stilianos, Michoud, Grégoire, Kohler, Tyler J., Peter, Hannes, Pramateftaki, Paraskevi, Styllas, Michail, Tolosano, Matteo, De Staercke, Vincent, Schön, Martina, de Nies, Laura, Marasco, Ramona, Daffonchio, Daniele, Ezzat, Leïla, Wilmes, Paul, Battin, Tom J.

“…In glacier-fed streams, ecological windows of opportunity allow complex microbial biofilms to develop and transiently form the basis of the food web, thereby…”
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Dynamics and potential drivers of CO2 concentration and evasion across temporal scales in high-alpine streams by Horgby, Åsa, Gómez-Gener, Lluís, Escoffier, Nicolas, Battin, Tom J

“…Carbon dioxide (CO2) evasion from streams greatly contributes to global carbon fluxes. Despite this, the temporal dynamics of CO2 and its drivers remain poorly…”
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Physical heterogeneity increases biofilm resource use and its molecular diversity in stream mesocosms by Singer, Gabriel, Besemer, Katharina, Schmitt-Kopplin, Philippe, Hödl, Iris, Battin, Tom J

“…Evidence increasingly shows that stream ecosystems greatly contribute to global carbon fluxes. This involves a tight coupling between biofilms, the dominant…”
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Bacterial Community Composition of Stream Biofilms in Spatially Variable-Flow Environments by Besemer, Katharina, Singer, Gabriel, Hödl, Iris, Battin, Tom J

“…Streams are highly heterogeneous ecosystems, in terms of both geomorphology and hydrodynamics. While flow is recognized to shape the physical architecture of…”
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Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron metabolic activity decreases with polysaccharide molecular weight by Wong, Jeremy P H, Chillier, Noémie, Fischer-Stettler, Michaela, Zeeman, Samuel C, Battin, Tom J, Persat, Alexandre

“…The human colon hosts hundreds of commensal bacterial species, many of which ferment complex dietary carbohydrates. To transform these fibers into…”
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