| Seasonal dynamics of detritus flows and decomposition across ecosystem boundaries
Cereghetti, E., Peller, T., Kaeser, S., Gounand, I., & Altermatt, F. (2025). Seasonal dynamics of detritus flows and decomposition across ecosystem boundaries. Current Biology, 35(9), 2139-2145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2025.03.019 |
| The year of a leaf: tracking the fate of leaf litter and its nutrients during aquatic decomposition and consumption
Cereghetti, E., Bossart, R., Bruder, A., Krähenbühl, A., Wolf, F., & Altermatt, F. (2025). The year of a leaf: tracking the fate of leaf litter and its nutrients during aquatic decomposition and consumption. Ecology, 106(1), e4520 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecy.4520 |
| Phylogenetic origin of morphologically cryptic species shapes co‐occurrence and sympatry patterns
Delić, T., Di Batista Borko, Š., Premate, E., Rexhepi, B., Alther, R., Knüsel, M., … Altermatt, F. (2025). Phylogenetic origin of morphologically cryptic species shapes co‐occurrence and sympatry patterns. Freshwater Biology, 70(2), e70000 (14 pp.)-14. https://doi.org/10.1111/fwb.70000 |
| Ecosystem ecology needs an ecology of molecules
Freeman, E. C., Peller, T., & Altermatt, F. (2025). Ecosystem ecology needs an ecology of molecules. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 40(3), 219-223. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2024.12.006 |
| The global human impact on biodiversity
Keck, F., Peller, T., Alther, R., Barouillet, C., Blackman, R., Capo, E., … Altermatt, F. (2025). The global human impact on biodiversity. Nature, 641, 395-400. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-025-08752-2 |
| Landscape diversity promotes landscape functioning in North America
Mayor, S., Altermatt, F., Crowther, T. W., Hordijk, I., Landauer, S., Oehri, J., … Niklaus, P. A. (2025). Landscape diversity promotes landscape functioning in North America. Communications Earth & Environment, 6, 28 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02000-1 |
| Aquatic and terrestrial environmental DNA signals reveal decoupling of blue-green communities along an urbanization gradient
Perrelet, K., Cook, L. M., Dietzel, A., Altermatt, F., & Moretti, M. (2025). Aquatic and terrestrial environmental DNA signals reveal decoupling of blue-green communities along an urbanization gradient. Landscape and Urban Planning, 260, 105376 (11 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2025.105376 |
| Hyperspectral imagery, LiDAR point clouds, and environmental DNA to assess land-water linkage of biodiversity across aquatic functional feeding groups
Zhang, H., Meiller, C., Hueni, A., Blackman, R. C., Morsdorf, F., Helfenstein, I. S., … Altermatt, F. (2025). Hyperspectral imagery, LiDAR point clouds, and environmental DNA to assess land-water linkage of biodiversity across aquatic functional feeding groups. Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation. https://doi.org/10.1002/rse2.70010 |
| Functional macroinvertebrate diversity stabilizes decomposition among leaf litter resources across a river network
del Campo, R., Blackman, R. C., Martini, J., Fuß, T., Thuile Bistarelli, L., Gessner, M. O., … Singer, G. (2025). Functional macroinvertebrate diversity stabilizes decomposition among leaf litter resources across a river network. Ecological Monographs, 95(1), e70010 (18 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/ecm.70010 |
| Projecting untruncated climate change effects on species' climate suitability: insights from an alpine country
Adde, A., Külling, N., Rey, P. ‐L., Fopp, F., Brun, P., Broennimann, O., … Guisan, A. (2024). Projecting untruncated climate change effects on species' climate suitability: insights from an alpine country. Global Change Biology, 30(11), e17557 (16 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.17557 |
| Biodiversität zwischen Wasser und Land. Exkursionen zu Gewässern, Mooren und Auen der Schweiz
Altermatt, F., Güsewell, S., & Holderegger, R. (2024). Biodiversität zwischen Wasser und Land. Exkursionen zu Gewässern, Mooren und Auen der Schweiz. Bern: Haupt Verlag. |
| Blau-grüne Biodiversität erkennen, erhalten und fördern. Erkenntnisse aus der Forschungsinitiative «Blue-Green Biodiversity»
Altermatt, F., Graham, C., Holderegger, R., Fischer, M., & Klaus, G. (2024). Blau-grüne Biodiversität erkennen, erhalten und fördern. Erkenntnisse aus der Forschungsinitiative «Blue-Green Biodiversity». Dübendorf; Birmensdorf: Eawag (Wasserforschungsinstitut des ETH-Bereichs); WSL (Eidg. Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft, ETH-Bereich). |
| Blaugrüne Biodiversität zwischen Wasser und Land
Altermatt, F., Güsewell, S., & Holderegger, R. (2024). Blaugrüne Biodiversität zwischen Wasser und Land. Vierteljahrsschrift der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Zürich, 169(3), 4-7. |
| Identifier, préserver et promouvoir la biodiversité bleu-vert. Enseignements tirés de l'initiative de recherche «Blue-Green Biodiversity»
Altermatt, F., Graham, C., Holderegger, R., Fischer, M., & Klaus, G. (2024). Identifier, préserver et promouvoir la biodiversité bleu-vert. Enseignements tirés de l'initiative de recherche «Blue-Green Biodiversity». Dübendorf; Birmensdorf: Eawag (Institut fédéral suisse des sciences et technologies de l'eau, du domaine des EPF); WSL (Institut fédéral de recherches sur la forêt, la neige et le paysage, du domaine des EPF). |
| Generalization of a density-dependent ecosystem function in dominant aquatic macroinvertebrates
Alther, R., Cerroti, F., Cereghetti, E., Krähenbühl, A., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Generalization of a density-dependent ecosystem function in dominant aquatic macroinvertebrates. Oikos, 2024(12), e10774 (12 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1111/oik.10774 |
| Enhancing environmental DNA metabarcoding from marine ecosystems: impact of filter type, storage method, and storage time on the assessment of fish alpha and beta diversity
Bizzozzero, M. R., Altermatt, F., Cicciarella, R., Walser, J. C., Willems, E. P., & Krützen, M. (2024). Enhancing environmental DNA metabarcoding from marine ecosystems: impact of filter type, storage method, and storage time on the assessment of fish alpha and beta diversity. Environmental DNA, 6(3), e570 (15 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1002/edn3.570 |
| Drivers of spatio-temporal variation in organic matter decomposition across a river network
Blackman, R. C., Weisse, B., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Drivers of spatio-temporal variation in organic matter decomposition across a river network. Ecological Indicators, 166, 112502 (8 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2024.112502 |
| Environmental DNA: the next chapter
Blackman, R., Couton, M., Keck, F., Kirschner, D., Carraro, L., Cereghetti, E., … Altermatt, F. (2024). Environmental DNA: the next chapter. Molecular Ecology, 33(11), e17355 (17 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.17355 |
| Measuring the state of aquatic environments using eDNA - Upscaling spatial resolution of biotic indices
Blackman, R. C., Carraro, L., Keck, F., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Measuring the state of aquatic environments using eDNA - Upscaling spatial resolution of biotic indices. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 379(1904), 20230121 (9 pp.). https://doi.org/10.1098/rstb.2023.0121 |
| Contrasting strengths of eDNA and electrofishing compared to historic records for assessing fish community diversity and composition
Brantschen, J., & Altermatt, F. (2024). Contrasting strengths of eDNA and electrofishing compared to historic records for assessing fish community diversity and composition. Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 81(2), 178-189. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjfas-2023-0053 |
