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Freshwater Science: Volume 44, Issue 4

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Monday, December 1, 2025

Featured Article

Climate variability affects a vital ecosystem function: Long-term perspective on leaf decomposition in the Ogeechee River

José A. Sánchez-Ruiz, V. Byron Collins and Checo Colón-Gaud. Freshwater Science 44(4): 422–433. See the entire issue

In this Issue

Freshwater mussel distribution museum records
Fish recovery with declining acidic deposition
Urban Stream Series
- Salting influences urban stream conductivity
- Pathways for protecting headwater streams
- Urban streams in the Anthropocene
- Assessment using holistic values and reciprocity

On the Cover

Norman Creek following the completion of the Hanlon Park/Bur’uda Rejuvenation Project, Queensland, Australia. Photo: Moss Imberger.
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Freshwater Science: Volume 44, Issue 3

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Sunday, August 31, 2025

Freshwater Science

Featured Article

Simplified random forest models predict reference-condition water chemistry as well as more complex models

Daniel Nelson, Jennifer L. Courtwright, and Charles P. Hawkins. Freshwater Science 44(3): 265-282. See the entire issue

In this Issue

Predicting novel invasive species distributions
Random forests predict water chemistry
Nutrient retention in a reconnected floodplain
Species sensitivity distribution bias
Intraspecific variation mediates size effects
Predator diets under low flows
Phosphorus addition and Arctic benthic diatoms
Chemoautotrophy in river food webs
Introduction to pests in riparian areas
Forest insect pests and stream ecosystems
Riparian forest management and insect pests
Forest pest risks and watershed planning

On the Cover

On the cover: Canopy gaps created by the loss of eastern hemlock (Tsuga canadensis [L.] Carr.) to hemlock woolly adelgid (Adelges tsugae [Annand, 1924]) infestation in Devil’s Fork Creek, Virginia, USA. Photo: Kelsey Solomon.

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Freshwater Science: Volume 44, Issue 2

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Monday, June 16, 2025

Freshwater Science

Featured Article

The contribution of the hyporheos to whole-stream invertebrate secondary production

Julia Pasqualini, Nabil Majdi, Markus Weitere, and Mario Brauns. Freshwater Science 44(2): 170-186. See the entire issue

In this Issue

Molecular ID of mussel–host relationships
Wildfire effects on tropical stream functioning
Origin and fluxes of river algae
Drought increases salamander movements
Hyporheic secondary production
Aquatic insect habitat selection
Muskrats reduce invasive plants
Patterns in the Freshwater Mussel Host Database
Recovery dynamics of freshwater mussels
River temporality and seasonal calendars

On the Cover

Top: A female Southern Pocketbook (Lampsilis ornata [Conrad, 1835]) displays a lure to attract a host ﬁsh in the Cahaba River, Alabama, USA. Photo: Garrett Hopper. Bottom: Northern Spring Salamander (Gyrinophilus porphyriticus [Green, 1827]) in the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest, New Hampshire, USA. Photo: Madaline Cochrane.

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Freshwater Science: Volume 44, Issue 1

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Friday, April 4, 2025

Freshwater Science

Featured Article

Highly variable physical and biological characteristics of hyporheic zones among young streams undergoing primary succession

Debra S. Finn, Shannon M. Claeson, Iris J. Garthwaite, David Fleshman, and Carri J. LeRoy. Freshwater Science 44(1): 16-30. See the entire issue

In this Issue

Ninespine Stickleback diet in tundra streams
Hyporheic zones in young streams
Mussel impacts on benthic stream metabolism
Thermal tolerances of east Texas mussels
Role of riparian hydrogeomorphology
Environmental context affects stream nutrient uptake
Insect emergence after beaver recolonization
Wood breakdown in tropical streams

On the Cover

On the cover: A quilted and embroidered stream ﬂowing through a landscape. Quilt created and photographed by Melissa Reidy.

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Freshwater Science: Volume 43, Issue 4

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Tuesday, December 17, 2024

Freshwater Science

Featured Article

Effects of an annular solar eclipse on montane streamwater quality in New Mexico, USA

Robert R. Parmenter, Anna R. Grendys, David W. Pittenger, and Gregory D. McCurdy. Freshwater Science 43(4): 427-438. See the entire issue

In this Issue

Freshwater mussels alter biogeochemical cycling
Bioassessment across flow-permanence gradients
Organic matter response to nutrients and algae
Solar eclipse effects on streamwater quality
Bryospheres in stream nutrient cycling
Tropical stream macroinvertebrate mesohabitats
Aquatic invasive plant control
Referees for 2023

On the Cover

On the cover: Perennial streams in the Jemez River watershed, New Mexico, USA. Photo: National Park Service staﬀ.

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Freshwater Science: Volume 43, Issue 3

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Thursday, October 3, 2024

Freshwater Science

Featured Article

Benthic cyanobacteria proliferations drive anatoxin production throughout the Klamath River watershed, California, USA

Laurel Genzoli, Robert O. Hall Jr, Timothy G. Otten, Grant S. Johnson, Joanna R. Blaszczak, and Jacob Kann. Freshwater Science 43(3): 307-324. See the entire issue

In this Issue

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria in a forest–urban riverscape
Fatty acids strength immune responses in a terrestrial spider
Stream ecosystem theories and the structure of fish assemblages
Temperature and biofilm metabolism
Metabolism in the hyporheic zone
Environmental conditions and biological assessment
Hydrology, stoichiometry, and invertebrate functional diversity CO2 and acidification effects on larval frogs
Parochlus (Chironomidae) dispersal and biogeography

On the Cover

On the cover: Cyanobacterial-dominated mats from the Klamath and Trinity rivers, California. Photos: Laurel Genzoli.

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Freshwater Science: Volume 43, Issue 2

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Wednesday, July 10, 2024

Freshwater Science

Featured Article

This month's featured article: Distribution and parthenogenetic fecundity of obligate and facultative parthenogenetic strains of the mayfly

Kazuki Sekiné and Koji Tojo. Freshwater Science 43(2): 198-211. See the entire issue

In this Issue

Freshwater mussel growth and population restoration
Health index for freshwater mussel assemblages
Macrophytes and stream ecosystem function
Stream bioassessment by community scientists
Flow variability and beta diversity in rivers
Nutrient limitation in biofilms
Distribution of Chironomidae in coastal rock pools

On the Cover

On the cover: Shown are rock pools on Passage Island in Lake Superior. Isle Royale is visible in the distance. Photo: Mark Edlund.

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Freshwater Science: Volume 43, Issue 1

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Sunday, April 7, 2024

Freshwater Science

Featured Article

This month's featured article: Substantial pulses of aquatic insects emerge from tidal freshwaters along the James River Estuary, Virginia, USA

Samantha L. Rogers, Lesley P. Bulluck, and Paul A. Bukaveckas. See the entire issue

In this Issue

Hydrogeomorphology and fish assemblages
Crayfish assemblages in agricultural streams
Landscape variables and burrowing crayfish
Nuisance blooms of Didymosphenia and insect communities
Water abstraction and macroinvertebrates
Debris dams and trash retention in urban streams

On the Cover

Water lilies in Lawrence Lake, an oﬀ-channel habitat of the upper Mississippi River near Brownsville, Minnesota, USA. Photo: Munique Reid.

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Freshwater Science: Volume 42, Issue 4

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023

Freshwater Science

Featured Article

This month's featured article: Biotic interactions could control colonization success during stream restoration

Imogen B. Eglesfield, Angus R. McIntosh, and Helen J. Warburton. See the entire issue

In this Issue

Threats to Cryptobranchus alleganiensis streams
Hydrilla eDNA detection
Imprinting and homing by Atlantic Salmon
Thermal regimes and macroinvertebrates in mountain streams

On the Cover

Shown is the Sanguigno stream in northern Italy near the end of the winter season at a site approximately 1300 meters above mean sea level. Photo: Luca Bonacina.

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Freshwater Science: Volume 42, Issue 3

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

Freshwater Science

Featured Article

This month's featured article: Joint species distribution models reveal taxon-specific sensitivities to potential anthropogenic alteration

Darin A. Kopp, John L. Stoddard, Ryan A. Hill, Jessie M. Doyle, Philip R. Kaufmann, Alan T. Herlihy, and Steven G. Paulsen. See the entire issue.

In this Issue

Insect migration traced by sulfur isotopes
Nitrogen retention in an Antarctic stream
Invertebrate indicators of streamflow duration
Trace metal limitation of algae

On the Cover

Shown are native freshwater mussels collected from the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River in East Central Illinois, USA, including the state threatened Purple Wartyback (Cyclonaias tuberculata), and the state endangered Wavy-rayed Lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola). Photo: Hugo Ruellan and the Prairie Research Institute.

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