Ioannis Karaouzas

Functional equivalence across deep evolutionary divergence in a cryptic amphipod species complex

Abstract Cryptic species are genetically distinct yet morphologically similar, raising the critical question of whether they perform equivalent ecological roles. We tested this using the freshwater amphipod Gammarus roeselii , a species complex with a diversification hotspot in t...

Availability and representativeness of freshwater macroinvertebrate data to enable Europe-wide assessment of biodiversity trends

Freshwater ecosystems, though covering less than 1% of Earth's surface, harbor around 10% of all species. Pressures like pollution, water extraction, and habitat loss can exhibit complex interactions in their effects on freshwater biodiversity. Understanding the effects of these...