Publications

2024

Journal Articles

Treeline displacement may affect lake dissolved organic matter processing at high latitudes and altitudes

N. Catalan; C. Rofner; C. Verpoorter; M. T. Perez; T. Dittmar et al. 

Nature Communications. 2024-03-26. Vol. 15, num. 1, p. 2640. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-024-46789-5.

Global emergent responses of stream microbial metabolism to glacier shrinkage

T. J. Kohler; M. Bourquin; H. Peter; G. Yvon-Durocher; R. L. Sinsabaugh et al. 

Nature Geoscience. 2024-03-01. DOI : 10.1038/s41561-024-01393-6.

Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron metabolic activity decreases with polysaccharide molecular weight

J. P. H. Wong; N. Chillier; M. Fischer-Stettler; S. C. Zeeman; T. J. Battin et al. 

Mbio. 2024-02-20. DOI : 10.1128/mbio.02599-23.

The cost of adaptability: resource availability constrains functional stability under pulsed disturbances

A. Rain-Franco; H. Peter; G. P. de Moraes; S. Beier 

Msphere. 2024-01-11. DOI : 10.1128/msphere.00727-23.

Lotic-SIPCO2: Adaptation of an open-source CO2 sensor system and examination of associated emission uncertainties across a range of stream sizes and land uses

A. L. Robison; L. E. Koenig; J. D. Potter; L. E. Snyder; C. W. Hunt et al. 

Limnology And Oceanography-Methods. 2024-02-26. DOI : 10.1002/lom3.10600.

Theses

The microbial genomics of glacier-fed streams: adaptations to an extreme ecosystem

M. Bourquin / T. I. Battin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2024. 

2023

Journal Articles

Lichen-associated microbial members are prevalent in the snow microbiome of a sub-arctic alpine tundra

D. Touchette; C. Gostincar; L. G. Whyte; I. Altshuler 

Fems Microbiology Ecology. 2023-11-13. Vol. 99, num. 12, p. fiad151. DOI : 10.1093/femsec/fiad151.

Soil health, microbial communities, and annual ryegrass yield under contrasting management practices

M. G. Mateu; H. Domnariu; A. D. Moore; K. M. Trippe 

Agronomy Journal. 2023-11-02. DOI : 10.1002/agj2.21484.

Effects of marine diesel on microbial diversity and activity in high Arctic beach sediments

M. Durand; D. Touchette; Y-J. Chen; E. Magnuson; J. Wasserscheid et al. 

Marine Pollution Bulletin. 2023-09-01. Vol. 194, p. 115226. DOI : 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2023.115226.

Unexpected functional diversity of stream biofilms within and across proglacial floodplains despite close spatial proximity

G. Michoud; T. J. J. Kohler; H. Peter; J. Brandani; S. B. Busi et al. 

Limnology And Oceanography. 2023-08-18. DOI : 10.1002/lno.12415.

The dark side of the moon: first insights into the microbiome structure and function of one of the last glacier-fed streams in Africa

G. Michoud; T. J. Kohler; L. Ezzat; H. Peter; J. K. Nattabi et al. 

Royal Society Open Science. 2023-08-09. Vol. 10, num. 8, p. 230329. DOI : 10.1098/rsos.230329.

Glacier loss and vegetation expansion alter organic and inorganic carbon dynamics in high-mountain streams

A. L. Robison; N. Deluigi; C. Rolland; N. Manetti; T. Battin 

Biogeosciences. 2023-06-21. Vol. 20, num. 12, p. 2301-2316. DOI : 10.5194/bg-20-2301-2023.

Fluid flow structures gut microbiota biofilm communities by distributing public goods

J. P. H. Wong; M. F-Stettler; S. C. Zeeman; T. J. Battin; A. Persat et al. 

Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America. 2023-06-20. Vol. 120, num. 25, p. e2217577120. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.2217577120.

Environment-dependent epistasis increases phenotypic diversity in gene regulatory networks

F. Baier; F. Gauye; R. Perez-Carrasco; J. L. Payne; Y. Schaerli 

Science Advances. 2023-05-26. Vol. 9, num. 21, p. eadf1773. DOI : 10.1126/sciadv.adf1773.

A Tropical Cocktail of Organic Matter Sources: Variability in Supraglacial and Glacier Outflow Dissolved Organic Matter Composition and Age Across the Ecuadorian Andes

A. D. Holt; A. M. Kellerman; T. I. Battin; A. M. McKenna; E. Hood et al. 

Journal Of Geophysical Research-Biogeosciences. 2023-05-01. Vol. 128, num. 5, p. e2022JG007188. DOI : 10.1029/2022JG007188.

Microbial Characterization of Arctic Glacial Ice Cores with a Semiautomated Life Detection System

D. Touchette; C. Maggiori; I. Altshuler; A. Tettenborn; L-J. Bourdages et al. 

Astrobiology. 2023-04-26. DOI : 10.1089/ast.2022.0130.

Homogeneous Environmental Selection Structures the Bacterial Communities of Benthic Biofilms in Proglacial Floodplain Streams

J. Brandani; H. Peter; S. Fodelianakis; T. J. J. Kohler; M. Bourquin et al. 

Applied And Environmental Microbiology. 2023-02-27. DOI : 10.1128/aem.02010-22.

Glacier-Fed Stream Biofilms Harbor Diverse Resistomes and Biosynthetic Gene Clusters

S. B. Busi; L. de Nies; P. Pramateftaki; M. Bourquin; T. J. Kohler et al. 

Microbiology Spectrum. 2023-01-23. DOI : 10.1128/spectrum.04069-22.

Decrypting the stream periphyton physical habitat of recently deglaciated floodplains

M. Roncoroni; D. Mancini; F. Miesen; T. Mueller; M. Gianini et al. 

Science Of The Total Environment. 2023-01-12. Vol. 867, p. 161374. DOI : 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161374.

Reviews

River ecosystem metabolism and carbon biogeochemistry in a changing world

T. J. Battin; R. Lauerwald; E. S. Bernhardt; E. Bertuzzo; L. G. Gener et al. 

Nature. 2023-01-19. Vol. 613, num. 7944, p. 449-459. DOI : 10.1038/s41586-022-05500-8.

Theses

The biofilm ecology of proglacial floodplain streams

J. Brandani / T. I. Battin; H. M. Peter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2023. 

Posters

Glacier retreat and increasing vegetation cover alter the sources and sinks of organic and inorganic carbon in alpine streams

A. L. Robison; N. Deluigi 

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanograph, Mallorca, Spain, June, 2023.

Do phages contribute to the success of microdiverse bacterial clades in high-mountain stream biofilms?

H. M. Peter 

Associations of the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography (ALSO), Palma de Mallorca, Spain, May 4-9, 2023.

Talks

The dark side of the moon: A glimpse into the future of the microbiome structure and function of glacier-fed streams

G. Michoud; T. J. Kohler; L. Ezzat; H. M. Peter; J. Kigongo Nattabi et al. 

EGU, Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April 2023.

CHARACTERIZING THE RESILIENCE AND ADAPTATION OF BIOFILM COMMUNITIES TO CLIMATE CHANGE IN GLACIER-FED STREAMS

M. Gonzalez Mateu; D. Touchette; H. M. Peter; F. Baier; G. Michoud et al. 

ASLO Aquatic Science Meeting, Mallorca, Spain, 4-9 June.

2022

Journal Articles

Spatial patterns of benthic biofilm diversity among streams draining proglacial floodplains

J. Brandani; H. Peter; S. B. Busi; T. J. Kohler; S. Fodelianakis et al. 

Frontiers In Microbiology. 2022-08-08. Vol. 13, p. 948165. DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2022.948165.

Benthic Biofilms in Glacier-Fed Streams from Scandinavia to the Himalayas Host Distinct Bacterial Communities Compared with the Streamwater

L. Ezzat; S. Fodelianakis; T. J. Kohler; M. Bourquin; J. Brandani et al. 

Applied And Environmental Microbiology. 2022-06-08. DOI : 10.1128/aem.00421-22.

The microbiome of cryospheric ecosystems

M. Bourquin; S. B. Busi; S. Fodelianakis; H. Peter; A. Washburne et al. 

Nature Communications. 2022-06-02. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 3087. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-022-30816-4.

Genomic and metabolic adaptations of biofilms to ecological windows of opportunity in glacier-fed streams

S. B. Busi; M. Bourquin; S. Fodelianakis; G. Michoud; T. J. Kohler et al. 

Nature Communications. 2022-04-20. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 2168. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-022-29914-0.

Viral diversity is linked to bacterial community composition in alpine stream biofilms

M. Bekliz; P. Pramateftaki; T. J. Battin; H. Peter 

ISME Communications. 2022-03-30. Vol. 2, num. 1. DOI : 10.1038/s43705-022-00112-9.

Glacier shrinkage will accelerate downstream decomposition of organic matter and alters microbiome structure and function

T. J. Kohler; S. Fodelianakis; G. Michoud; L. Ezzat; M. Bourquin et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2022-03-06. Vol. 28, num. 12, p. 3846-3859. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.16169.

Unexpectedly minor nitrous oxide emissions from fluvial networks draining permafrost catchments of the East Qinghai-Tibet Plateau

L. Zhang; S. Zhang; X. Xia; T. J. Battin; S. Liu et al. 

Nature Communications. 2022-02-17. Vol. 13, p. 950. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-022-28651-8.

Biophysical properties at patch scale shape the metabolism of biofilm landscapes

A. Depetris; G. Tagliavini; H. Peter; M. Kuhl; M. Holzner et al. 

Npj Biofilms And Microbiomes. 2022-02-03. Vol. 8, num. 1, p. 5. DOI : 10.1038/s41522-022-00269-0.

Catchment characteristics and seasonality control the composition of microbial assemblages exported from three outlet glaciers of the Greenland Ice Sheet

K. Vrbicka; T. J. Kohler; L. Falteisek; J. R. Hawkings; P. Vinsova et al. 

Frontiers In Microbiology. 2022-11-29. Vol. 13, p. 1035197. DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2022.1035197.

Positive interactions between corals and damselfish increase coral resistance to temperature stress

A. A. Shantz; M. C. Ladd; L. Ezzat; R. J. Schmitt; S. J. Holbrook et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2022-10-31. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.16480.

Diversity, ecology, and community structure of the terrestrial diatom flora from Ulu Peninsula (James Ross Island, NE Antarctic Peninsula)

B. Chattova; T. Cahova; E. Pinseel; K. Kopalova; T. J. Kohler et al. 

Polar Biology. 2022-04-19. DOI : 10.1007/s00300-022-03038-z.

The Biogeochemical Legacy of Arctic Subglacial Sediments Exposed by Glacier Retreat

P. Vinsova; T. J. Kohler; M. J. Simpson; I. Hajdas; J. C. Yde et al. 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2022-03-01. Vol. 36, num. 3, p. e2021GB007126. DOI : 10.1029/2021GB007126.

Superlinear scaling of riverine biogeochemical function with watershed size

W. M. Wollheim; T. K. Harms; A. L. Robison; L. E. Koenig; A. M. Helton et al. 

Nature Communications. 2022-03-09. Vol. 13, num. 1, p. 1230. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-022-28630-z.

Dominance of Diffusive Methane Emissions From Lowland Headwater Streams Promotes Oxidation and Isotopic Enrichment

A. L. Robison; W. M. Wollheim; C. R. Perryman; A. R. Cotter; J. E. Mackay et al. 

Frontiers In Environmental Science. 2022-01-31. Vol. 9, p. 791305. DOI : 10.3389/fenvs.2021.791305.

Microdiversity characterizes prevalent phylogenetic clades in the glacier-fed stream microbiome

S. Fodelianakis; A. D. Washburne; M. Bourquin; P. Pramateftaki; T. J. Kohler et al. 

Isme Journal. 2022. Vol. 16, p. 666–675. DOI : 10.1038/s41396-021-01106-6.

Posters

Culture collection from a glacier-fed alpine stream-a tool to study adaptations of biofilm bacteria to climate change

M. Gonzalez Mateu; D. Touchette; H. M. Peter; G. Michoud; T. Dupont et al. 

9th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology, Potsdam, Germany, October 7-14, 2022.

Do phages contribute to the success of microdiverse bacterial populations in glacierfed streams?

H. M. Peter; G. Michoud; S. Busi; J. Brandani; T. I. Battin 

9th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology (PAM 2022), Potsdam, Germany, October 9-14, 2022.

Response of alpine stream biofilms to climate change induced stressors

D. Touchette; H. Peter; P. Pramateftaki; M. Gonzalez Mateu; G. Michoud et al. 

18th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology (ISME18), Lausanne, Switzerland, August 14-19, 2022.

Microbial community assembly in streams draining proglacial floodplains

J. Brandani; S. Fodelianakis; T. J. Kohler; H. Peter; L. Ezzat et al. 

International Society Microbial Ecology, EPFL, Lausanne,

Leveraging species distribution models to predict the impact of climate change on glacier-fed stream biofilms

M. Bourquin; H. M. Peter; A. L. Robison; L. Ezzat; G. Michoud et al. 

INTECOL 2022, Geneva, Switzerland, August 28 – September 2, 2022.

Predicting the impact of climate change on the glacier-fed streams microbiome

M. Bourquin; H. M. Peter; A. L. Robison; L. Ezzat; G. Michoud et al. 

ISME18, Lausanne, Switzerland, 14-19 August 2022.

The present and future of alpine streams: A microbial functionality perspective

G. Michoud; T. J. Kohler; H. M. Peter; J. Brandani; T. I. Battin 

18th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology ISME18, Lausanne, Switzerland, August 14-19, 2022.

Talks

Glacier loss and vegetation expansion alters organic and inorganic carbon dynamics in alpine streams

A. L. Robison; N. Deluigi; C. A. Rolland; T. Battin 

AGU Fall Meeting 2022, Chicago, USA, Decembre 12-16, 2022.

Response of alpine stream biofilms to climate change induced stressors

D. Touchette; H. Peter; P. Pramateftaki; M. Gonzalez Mateu; G. Michoud et al. 

The 9th International Conference on Polar and Alpine Microbiology (PAM2022), Potsdam, Germany, October 9-14, 2022.

A ‘common garden’ to understand and predict effects of glacier shrinkage of microbial life in high-mountain streams

J. Brandani; T. J. Kohler; H. Peter; S. Fodelianakis; L. Ezzat et al. 

Polar and Alpine Microbiology, Potsdam, Germany, 10-10-2023.

Do phages contribute to the success of microdiverse bacterial populations in glacierfed streams?

H. M. Peter; G. Michoud; S. Busi; J. Brandani; T. I. Battin 

18th International Symposium on Microbial Ecology ISME18, Lausanne, Suisse, August 14-19, 2022.

Student Projects

High mountain streams could act as sources or sinks of CO2 depending on watersheds characteristics

N. Manetti 

2022-10-01.

Teaching Resources

Microbial Ecology of high alpine streams – from microdiversity to viral communities

H. M. Peter 

2022-04-29.

2021

Journal Articles

Controlling the calcium carbonate microstructure of engineered living building materials

A. C. Saracho; L. Lucherini; M. Hirsch; H. M. Peter; D. Terzis et al. 

Journal Of Materials Chemistry A. 2021-10-29. Vol. 9, num. 43, p. 24438-24451. DOI : 10.1039/d1ta03990c.

Regimes of primary production and their drivers in Alpine streams

M. Boix Canadell; L. Gómez‐Gener; A. J. Ulseth; M. Clémençon; S. N. Lane et al. 

Freshwater Biology. 2021-06-02. Vol. 66, num. 8, p. 1449-1463. DOI : 10.1111/fwb.13730.

Hydrology controls the carbon mass balance of a mountain lake in the eastern European Alps

E. Ejarque; K. Scholz; G. Wohlfahrt; T. J. Battin; M. J. Kainz et al. 

Limnology and Oceanography. 2021-05-05.  p. 1-16. DOI : 10.1002/lno.11712.

Global carbon dioxide efflux from rivers enhanced by high nocturnal emissions

L. Gómez-Gener; G. Rocher-Ros; T. Battin; M. J. Cohen; H. J. Dalmagro et al. 

Nature Geoscience. 2021-04-15. Vol. 14, p. 289–294. DOI : 10.1038/s41561-021-00722-3.

Half of global methane emissions come from highly variable aquatic ecosystem sources

J. A. Rosentreter; A. V. Borges; B. R. Deemer; M. A. Holgerson; S. Liu et al. 

Nature Geoscience. 2021-04-05. Vol. 14, p. 225–230. DOI : 10.1038/s41561-021-00715-2.

Substantial decrease in CO2 emissions from Chinese inland waters due to global change

L. Ran; D. E. Butman; T. J. Battin; X. Yang; M. Tian et al. 

Nature Communications. 2021-03-19. Vol. 12, num. 1, p. 1730. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-021-21926-6.

Morphogenesis and oxygen dynamics in phototrophic biofilms growing across a gradient of hydraulic conditions

A. Depetris; H. M. Peter; A. D. Bordoloi; H. Bernard; A. Niayifar et al. 

iScience. 2021-01-20. Vol. 24, num. 2, p. 102067. DOI : 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102067.

Spatial and temporal heterogeneity of methane ebullition in lowland headwater streams and the impact on sampling design

A. L. Robison; W. M. Wollheim; B. Turek; C. Bova; C. Snay et al. 

Limnology And Oceanography. 2021-09-25. Vol. 66, num. 12, p. 4063-4076. DOI : 10.1002/lno.11943.

Decadal shoreline erosion and recovery of beaches in modified and natural estuaries

T. E. Fellowes; A. Vila-Concejo; S. L. Gallop; R. Schosberg; V. de Staercke et al. 

Geomorphology. 2021-10-01. Vol. 390, p. 107884. DOI : 10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107884.

Integrating Discharge-Concentration Dynamics Across Carbon Forms in a Boreal Landscape

L. Gomez-Gener; E. R. Hotchkiss; H. Laudon; R. A. Sponseller 

Water Resources Research. 2021-08-01. Vol. 57, num. 8, p. e2020WR028806. DOI : 10.1029/2020WR028806.

Frontiers of (Pareto) Optimal and Sustainable Water Management for Hydropower and Ecology

P. Perona; A. Niayifar; R. Schwemmle; P. Razurel; R. Flury et al. 

Frontiers in Environmental Science. 2021. Vol. 9, p. 703433. DOI : 10.3389/fenvs.2021.703433.

Towards an improved understanding of biogeochemical processes across surface-groundwater interactions in intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams

L. Gómez Gener; A. R. Siebers; M. I. Arce; S. Arnon; S. Bernal et al. 

Earth-Science Reviews. 2021-06-25. Vol. 220, p. 103724. DOI : 10.1016/j.earscirev.2021.103724.

From the Heroic Age to today: What diatoms from Shackleton’s Nimrod expedition can tell us about the ecological trajectory of Antarctic ponds

T. J. Kohler; A. Howkins; E. R. Sokol; K. Kopalova; A. Cox et al. 

Limnology And Oceanography Letters. 2021-07-02. Vol. 6, num. 6, p. 379-387. DOI : 10.1002/lol2.10200.

Large subglacial source of mercury from the southwestern margin of the Greenland Ice Sheet

J. R. Hawkings; B. S. Linhoff; J. L. Wadham; M. Stibal; C. H. Lamborg et al. 

Nature Geoscience. 2021-05-24. Vol. 14, p. 496–502. DOI : 10.1038/s41561-021-00753-w.

Record summer rains in 2019 led to massive loss of surface and cave ice in SE Europe

A. Persoiu; N. Buzjak; A. Onaca; C. Pennos; Y. Sotiriadis et al. 

Cryosphere. 2021-05-21. Vol. 15, num. 5, p. 2383-2399. DOI : 10.5194/tc-15-2383-2021.

Diatom communities differ among Antarctic moss and lichen vegetation types

J. M. Bishop; J. Wasley; M. J. Waterman; T. J. Kohler; B. van de Vijver et al. 

Antarctic Science. 2021-04-01. Vol. 33, num. 2, p. 118-132. DOI : 10.1017/S0954102020000620.

Thermal Stress Interacts With Surgeonfish Feces to Increase Coral Susceptibility to Dysbiosis and Reduce Tissue Regeneration

L. Ezzat; S. Merolla; C. S. Clements; K. S. Munsterman; K. Landfield et al. 

Frontiers In Microbiology. 2021-03-25. Vol. 12, p. 620458. DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2021.620458.

The Metabolic Regimes at the Scale of an Entire Stream Network Unveiled Through Sensor Data and Machine Learning

E. Bertuzzo; P. L. Segatto; T. Battin 

Ecosystems. 2021-04-02. Vol. 24, p. 1792–1809. DOI : 10.1007/s10021-021-00618-8.

Thinking like a consumer: Linking aquatic basal metabolism and consumer dynamics

J. Rüegg; C. C. Conn; E. P. Anderson; T. J. Battin; E. S. Bernhardt et al. 

Limnology and Oceanography Letters. 2021. Vol. 6, num. 1, p. 1-17. DOI : 10.1002/lol2.10172.

Nutrients influence seasonal metabolic patterns and total productivity of Arctic streams

M. Myrstener; L. Gomez-Gener; G. Rocher-Ros; R. Giesler; R. A. Sponseller 

Limnology And Oceanography. 2021. Vol. 66, num. S1, p. S182-S196. DOI : 10.1002/lno.11614.

Theses

Modeling of Stream Metabolism from Reach-scale to the Scale of Entire River Networks

P. L. Segatto / T. I. Battin; E. Bertuzzo (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

The architecture of benthic biofilms – Linking hydraulics to spatially structured processes

A. Depetris / T. I. Battin; H. M. Peter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2021. 

Student Projects

The role of glaciers as sources of stream nutrients in a high mountain catchment

D. Burg 

2021.

2020

Journal Articles

Daily entropy of dissolved oxygen reveals different energetic regimes and drivers among high‐mountain stream types

M. B. Canadell; L. Gómez‐Gener; M. Clémençon; S. N. Lane; T. I. Battin 

Limnology and Oceanography. 2020-12-17.  p. 1-17. DOI : 10.1002/lno.11670.

Combining Fluidic Devices with Microscopy and Flow Cytometry to Study Microbial Transport in Porous Media Across Spatial Scales

D. Scheidweiler; P. De Anna; T. I. Battin; H. M. Peter 

Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2020-11-25. num. 165, p. e60701. DOI : 10.3791/60701.

Patterns and Drivers of Extracellular Enzyme Activity in New Zealand Glacier-Fed Streams

T. J. Kohler; H. Peter; S. Fodelianakis; P. Pramateftaki; M. Styllas et al. 

Frontiers in Microbiology. 2020-11-19. Vol. 11, p. 1-14, 591465. DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2020.591465.

Optimised biomolecular extraction for metagenomic analysis of microbial biofilms from high-mountain streams

S. B. Busi; P. Pramateftaki; J. Brandani; S. Fodelianakis; H. Peter et al. 

Peerj. 2020-10-27. Vol. 8, p. e9973. DOI : 10.7717/peerj.9973.

Key rules of life and the fading cryosphere: impacts in alpine lakes and streams

J. J. Elser; C. Wu; A. L. González; D. H. Shain; H. J. Smith et al. 

Global Change Biology. 2020-09-23. Vol. 26, num. 12, p. 6644-6656. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.15362.

Travel Time and Source Variation Explain the Molecular Transformation of Dissolved Organic Matter in an Alpine Stream Network

H. Peter; G. Singer; A. J. Ulseth; T. Dittmar; Y. T. Prairie et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2020-08-12. Vol. 125, num. 8, p. e2019JG005616. DOI : 10.1029/2019JG005616.

Sources, Transformation, and Fate of Dissolved Organic Matter in the Gravel Bar of a Prealpine Stream

K. S. Boodoo; C. Fasching; T. J. Battin 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2020-07-02. Vol. 125, num. 8, p. e2019JG005604. DOI : 10.1029/2019JG005604.

Microbial Ecology of Methanotrophy in Streams Along a Gradient of CH4 Availability

A. Bagnoud; P. Pramateftaki; M. J. Bogard; T. I. Battin; H. M. Peter 

Frontiers in Microbiology. 2020-05-14. Vol. 11, p. 771. DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00771.

Glacier retreat changes diurnal variation intensity and frequency of hydrologic variables in Alpine and Andean streams

M. Kneib; S. Cauvy-Fraunié; N. Escoffier; M. Boix Canadell; Å. Horgby et al. 

Journal of Hydrology. 2020-04-01. Vol. 583, p. 124578. DOI : 10.1016/j.jhydrol.2020.124578.

Trait-specific dispersal of bacteria in heterogeneous porous environments: from pore to porous medium scale

D. Scheidweiler; F. Miele; H. Peter; T. J. Battin; P. de Anna 

Journal of The Royal Society Interface. 2020-03-25. Vol. 17, num. 164, p. 20200046. DOI : 10.1098/rsif.2020.0046.

Preferential retention of algal carbon in benthic invertebrates: Stable isotope and fatty acid evidence from an outdoor flume experiment

T. Kuehmayer; F. Guo; N. Ebm; T. J. Battin; M. T. Brett et al. 

Freshwater Biology. 2020-03-02. Vol. 65, num. 7, p. 1200-1209. DOI : 10.1111/fwb.13492.

Modeling the coupled dynamics of stream metabolism and microbial biomass

P. L. Segatto; T. J. Battin; E. Bertuzzo 

Limnology and Oceanography. 2020-01-22. Vol. 65, num. 7, p. 1573-1593. DOI : 10.1002/lno.11407.

Early-Career Coordinated Distributed Experiments: Empowerment Through Collaboration

A. Pastor; E. Hernandez-del Amo; P. Gimenez-Grau; M. Fillol; O. Pereda et al. 

Frontiers In Education. 2020-02-18. Vol. 5, p. 13. DOI : 10.3389/feduc.2020.00013.

Enhanced trace element mobilization by Earth’s ice sheets

J. R. Hawkings; M. L. Skidmore; J. L. Wadham; J. C. Priscu; P. L. Morton et al. 

Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America. 2020-12-15. Vol. 117, num. 50, p. 31648-31659. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.2014378117.

Flow and epiphyte growth effects on the thermal, optical and chemical microenvironment in the leaf phyllosphere of seagrass (Zostera marina)

F. Noisette; A. Depetris; M. Kuhl; K. E. Brodersen 

Journal Of The Royal Society Interface. 2020-10-28. Vol. 17, num. 171, p. 20200485. DOI : 10.1098/rsif.2020.0485.

Viral Metagenomic Content Reflects Seawater Ecological Quality in the Coastal Zone

A. Tsiola; G. Michoud; S. Fodelianakis; I. Karakassis; G. Kotoulas et al. 

Viruses-Basel. 2020-08-01. Vol. 12, num. 8, p. 806. DOI : 10.3390/v12080806.

Evaluating Alternative Metacommunity Hypotheses for Diatoms in the McMurdo Dry Valleys Using Simulations and Remote Sensing Data

E. R. Sokol; J. E. Barrett; T. J. Kohler; D. M. McKnight; M. R. Salvatore et al. 

Frontiers In Ecology And Evolution. 2020-09-25. Vol. 8, p. 521668. DOI : 10.3389/fevo.2020.521668.

Delineating the Continuum of Dissolved Organic Matter in Temperate River Networks

J. P. Casas-Ruiz; R. G. M. Spencer; F. Guillemette; D. von Schiller; B. Obrador et al. 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2020-08-01. Vol. 34, num. 8, p. e2019GB006495. DOI : 10.1029/2019GB006495.

A re-investigation of lake sediment diatoms from the Vestfold Hills, Antarctica, using an updated, fine-grained taxonomy

J. Bishop; K. Kopalova; T. J. Kohler; B. Van de Vijver; D. Roberts et al. 

Diatom Research. 2020-08-20. Vol. 35, num. 3, p. 231-254. DOI : 10.1080/0269249X.2020.1794982.

Data set of dissolved major and trace elements from the lacustrine systems of Clearwater Mesa, Antarctica

K. L. Lecomte; C. V. Echegoyen; P. A. Vignoni; K. Kopalova; T. J. Kohler et al. 

Data In Brief. 2020-06-01. Vol. 30, p. 105438. DOI : 10.1016/j.dib.2020.105438.

Global radiation in a rare biosphere soil diatom

E. Pinseel; S. B. Janssens; E. Verleyen; P. Vanormelingen; T. J. Kohler et al. 

Nature Communications. 2020-05-13. Vol. 11, num. 1, p. 2382. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-020-16181-0.

Patterns in Microbial Assemblages Exported From the Meltwater of Arctic and Sub-Arctic Glaciers

T. J. Kohler; P. Vinsova; L. Falteisek; J. D. Zarsky; J. C. Yde et al. 

Frontiers In Microbiology. 2020-04-15. Vol. 11, p. 669. DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00669.

Structural variation of forest edges across Europe

C. Meeussen; S. Govaert; T. Vanneste; K. Calders; K. Bollmann et al. 

Forest Ecology And Management. 2020-04-15. Vol. 462, p. 117929. DOI : 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.117929.

Drought alters the biogeochemistry of boreal stream networks

L. Gómez-Gener; A. Lupon; H. Laudon; R. A. Sponseller 

Nature Communications. 2020-04-14. Vol. 11, num. 1, p. 1795. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-020-15496-2.

Glacial ecosystems are essential to understanding biodiversity responses to glacier retreat

M. Stibal; J. A. Bradley; A. Edwards; S. Hotaling; K. Zawierucha et al. 

Nature Ecology & Evolution. 2020-03-30. Vol. 4, p. 686–687. DOI : 10.1038/s41559-020-1163-0.

Edge influence on understorey plant communities depends on forest management

S. Govaert; C. Meeussen; T. Vanneste; K. Bollmann; J. Brunet et al. 

Journal Of Vegetation Science. 2020-02-05. Vol. 31, num. 2, p. 281-292. DOI : 10.1111/jvs.12844.

Dissolved major and trace geochemical dynamics in Antarctic lacustrine systems

K. L. Lecomte; P. A. Vignoni; C. V. Echegoyen; P. Santolaya; K. Kopalova et al. 

Chemosphere. 2020-02-01. Vol. 240, p. 124938. DOI : 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.124938.

Assessing the impact of ground ice degradation on high mountain lake environments (Lago Nero catchment, Swiss Alps)

C. Scapozza; N. Deluigi; M. Bulgheroni; S. Pera Ibarguren; M. Pozzoni et al. 

Aquatic Sciences. 2020-01-01. Vol. 82, num. 1, p. 5. DOI : 10.1007/s00027-019-0675-7.

Theses

Carbon fluxes and productivity regimes in Alpine streams

M. Boix Canadell / T. I. Battin; S. N. Lane (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2020. 

Student Projects

Bacterial carbon production in glacier-fed streams: a regional and spatiotemporal comparison

F. Bielser 

2020-10-05.

2019

Journal Articles

Benchmarking protocols for the metagenomic analysis of stream biofilm viromes

M. Bekliz; J. Brandani; M. Bourquin; T. J. Battin; H. Peter 

PeerJ. 2019-12-20. Vol. 7, p. e8187. DOI : 10.7717/peerj.8187.

Dynamics and potential drivers of CO2 concentration and evasion across temporal scales in high-alpine streams

A. L. V. Horgby; L. Gómez Gener; N. Escoffier; T. I. Battin 

Environmental Research Letters. 2019-12-19. Vol. 14, num. 12, p. 124082. DOI : 10.1088/1748-9326/ab5cb8.

Unexpected large evasion fluxes of carbon dioxide from turbulent streams draining the world’s mountains

Å. Horgby; P. L. Segatto; E. Bertuzzo; R. Lauerwald; B. Lehner et al. 

Nature Communications. 2019-10-25. Vol. 10, num. 1, p. 4888. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-019-12905-z.

Ecosystem engineers: Biofilms and the ontogeny of glacier floodplain ecosystems

M. Roncoroni; J. Brandani; T. I. Battin; S. N. Lane 

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 2019-08-30. Vol. 6, num. 6, p. e1390. DOI : 10.1002/wat2.1390.

Automated 3D Optical Coherence Tomography to Elucidate Biofilm Morphogenesis Over Large Spatial Scales

A. Depetris; A. Wiedmer; M. Wagner; S. Schäfer; T. J. Battin et al. 

Journal of Visualized Experiments. 2019-08-21. num. 150, p. e59356. DOI : 10.3791/59356.

Alpine Glacier Shrinkage Drives Shift in Dissolved Organic Carbon Export From Quasi‐Chemostasis to Transport Limitation

M. Boix Canadell; N. Escoffier; A. J. Ulseth; S. N. Lane; T. J. Battin 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2019-08-16. Vol. 46, num. 15, p. 8872-8881. DOI : 10.1029/2019GL083424.

Importance of mixotrophic flagellates during the ice-free season in lakes located along an elevational gradient

A. W. Bullet; H. Peter; R. Sommaruga 

Aquatic Sciences. 2019-07-01. Vol. 81, num. 3, p. 45. DOI : 10.1007/s00027-019-0643-2.

Distinct air–water gas exchange regimes in low- and high-energy streams

A. J. Ulseth; R. O. Hall; M. Boix Canadell; H. L. Madinger; A. Niayifar et al. 

Nature Geoscience. 2019-03-18. Vol. 12, p. 259–263. DOI : 10.1038/s41561-019-0324-8.

Unraveling the biophysical underpinnings to the success of multispecies biofilms in porous environments

D. Scheidweiler; H. Peter; P. Pramateftaki; P. de Anna; T. J. Battin 

The ISME Journal. 2019-03-04. Vol. 13, p. 1700–1710. DOI : 10.1038/s41396-019-0381-4.

Sources and variability of CO 2 in a pre‐alpine stream gravel bar

K. S. Boodoo; J. Schelker; N. Trauth; T. J. Battin; C. Schmidt 

Hydrological Processes. 2019-02-21. Vol. 33, num. 17, p. 2279-2299. DOI : 10.1002/hyp.13450.

Exploring the Sources of Unexpected High Methane Concentrations and Fluxes From Alpine Headwater Streams

S. Flury; A. J. Ulseth 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2019-06-28. Vol. 46, num. 12, p. 6614-6625. DOI : 10.1029/2019GL082428.

High‐resolution spatial sampling identifies groundwater as driver of CO 2 dynamics in an Alpine stream network

Å. Horgby; M. Boix Canadell; A. J. Ulseth; T. W. Vennemann; T. J. Battin 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2019-06-07. Vol. 124, num. 7, p. 1961-1976. DOI : 10.1029/2019JG005047.

Catchment land cover influences macroinvertebrate food-web structure and energy flow pathways in mountain streams

E. Estévez; J. M. Álvarez-Martínez; M. Álvarez-Cabria; C. T. Robinson; T. J. Battin et al. 

Freshwater Biology. 2019-05-07. Vol. 64, num. 9, p. 1557-1571. DOI : 10.1111/fwb.13327.

Investigation of subglacial weathering under the Greenland Ice Sheet using silicon isotopes

J. E. Hatton; K. R. Hendry; J. R. Hawkings; J. L. Wadham; T. J. Kohler et al. 

Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta. 2019-02-15. Vol. 247, p. 191-206. DOI : 10.1016/j.gca.2018.12.033.

Experimental evidence reveals impact of drought periods on dissolved organic matter quality and ecosystem metabolism in subalpine streams

A. Harjung; E. Ejarque; T. Battin; A. Butturini; F. Sabater et al. 

Limnology and Oceanography. 2019. Vol. 64, num. 1, p. 46-60. DOI : 10.1002/lno.11018.

Reviews

Silicon isotopes in Arctic and sub-Arctic glacial meltwaters: the role of subglacial weathering in the silicon cycle

J. E. Hatton; K. R. Hendry; J. R. Hawkings; J. L. Wadham; S. Opfergelt et al. 

Proceedings Of The Royal Society A-Mathematical Physical And Engineering Sciences. 2019-08-01. Vol. 475, num. 2228, p. 20190098. DOI : 10.1098/rspa.2019.0098.

Discovery and Further Studies on Giant Viruses at the IHU Mediterranee Infection That Modified the Perception of the Virosphere

C. Rolland; J. Andreani; A. C. Louazani; S. Aherfi; R. Francis et al. 

Viruses-Basel. 2019-04-01. Vol. 11, num. 4, p. 312. DOI : 10.3390/v11040312.

Theses

Microbial life in porous systems

D. Scheidweiler / T. I. Battin; H. M. Peter (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Spatiotemporal Drivers of CO2 Dynamics and Evasion Fluxes from Mountain Streams

A. L. V. Horgby / T. I. Battin (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Hydrological and hydraulic solutions for the sustainability of habitat life in human altered streams

A. Niayifar / T. I. Battin; P. Perona (Dir.)  

Lausanne, EPFL, 2019. 

Posters

The abundance and diversity of viruses in alpine stream biofilms

M. Bekliz 

7th Swiss Microbial Ecology Meeting (SME 2019), Lausanne, Switzerland, January 30, 2019.

Biofilms: a Metagenomic Perspective of Alpine Glacier-Fed Streams

S. B. Busi 

Summer School on Microbial Metabolic modelling, Leuven, Belgium, September 16-18, 2019.

Bacterial dispersal in heterogeneous porous systems

D. Scheidweiler 

InterPore2019 11th Annual Meeting, Valencia, Spain, May 6-10, 2019.

Unveiling biofilm architectural differentiation in sedimentary environments

D. Scheidweiler 

SME 2019 – 7th Swiss Microbial Ecology Meeting Report , Lausanne, Switzerland, January 30, 2019.

Patterns and drivers of extracellular enzyme activity from 20 New Zealand glacial meltwater streams

T. J. Kohler 

Symposium of Aquatic Microbial Ecology (SAME) 16, Postdam, Germany, September 1-6, 2019.

Vanishing glaciers – what else besides water is lost?

H. M. Peter 

Symposium of Aquatic Microbial Ecology (SAME) 16, Postdam, Germany, September 1-6, 2019.

Talks

Biofilms: Surviving Glacier-fed Streams and Climate Change

S. B. Busi 

3rd Luxembourg Microbiology Day (LMD) 2019, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, May 14, 2019.

Biofilms: a Metagenomic Perspective of Alpine Glacier-Fed Streams

S. B. Busi 

Symposium of Aquatic Microbial Ecology (SAME) 16, Postdam, Germany, September 1-6, 2019.

Modeling the coupled dynamics of stream metabolism and microbial biomass

P. L. Segatto 

EWAG (Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology) Seminar, Duebendorf, Switzerland, June 7th, 2019.

What is the role of mountain streams in the global carbon cycle?

A. L. V. Horgby 

Seminar “Carbon cycle in inland waters”, UNIL, Lausanne, Switzerland, 22 May 2019.

Stream microbial biofilms: a success history and the history of success

T. Battin 

NSF Workshop Rules of Life and the Changing Cryosphere Workshop, Flathead Lake Biological Station, USA Montana, 28 April to 02 May, 2019.

Oh mon dieu, have we forgotten the mountain chimneys

T. Battin; A. L. V. Horgby; A. J. Ulseth 

ASLO 2019 Aquatic Sciences Meeting, San Juan, Puerto Rico, USA, February 24-28, 2019.

The pores and chimneys of stream ecosystems

T. Battin 

15th Annual Meeting of the Israel Association of Aquatic Sciences, Haifa, Israel, March 11, 2019.

Metabolic regimes of Alpine streams

M. Boix Canadell 

SEFS11 Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia, July 1-5, 2019.

Student Projects

QUANTIFICATION OF GAS TRANSFER VELOCITY IN ALPINE STREAMS FROM DUAL TRACER GAS ADDITIONS WITH CO2 AND ARGON

K. Schuler 

2019-10-05.

Modélisation des écoulements hydrauliques dans un canal à surface libre

H. Bernard 

2019-10-05.

2018

Journal Articles

Predator-induced changes in dissolved organic carbon dynamics

R. Limberger; J. Birtel; H. Peter; N. Catalán; D. da Silva Farias et al. 

Oikos. 2018-09-25. Vol. 128, num. 3, p. 430-440. DOI : 10.1111/oik.05673.

Environmental heterogeneity promotes spatial resilience of phototrophic biofilms in streambeds

K. Dzubakova; H. Peter; E. Bertuzzo; C. Juez; M. J. Franca et al. 

Biology Letters. 2018-09-18. Vol. 14, num. 10, p. 20180432. DOI : 10.1098/rsbl.2018.0432.

Light availability impacts structure and function of phototrophic stream biofilms across domains and trophic levels

M. M. Bengtsson; K. Wagner; C. Schwab; T. Urich; T. J. Battin 

Molecular Ecology. 2018-04-21. Vol. 27, num. 14, p. 2913-2925. DOI : 10.1111/mec.14696.

Variation in Detrital Resource Stoichiometry Signals Differential Carbon to Nutrient Limitation for Stream Consumers Across Biomes

K. J. Farrell; A. D. Rosemond; J. S. Kominoski; S. M. Bonjour; J. Ruegg et al. 

Ecosystems. 2018-12-01. Vol. 21, num. 8, p. 1676-1691. DOI : 10.1007/s10021-018-0247-z.

Modeling Macroroughness Contribution to Fish Habitat Suitability Curves

A. Niayifar; H. J. Oldroyd; S. N. Lane; P. Perona 

Water Resources Research. 2018-11-05. Vol. 54, num. 11, p. 9306-9320. DOI : 10.1029/2018WR022860.

Improving the ecohydrological and economic efficiency of Small Hydropower Plants with water diversion

P. Razurel; L. Gorla; S. Tron; A. Niayifar; B. Crouzy et al. 

ADVANCES IN WATER RESOURCES. 2018. Vol. 113, p. 249-259. DOI : 10.1016/j.advwatres.2018.01.029.

Estimation of the water quality of a large urbanized river as defined by the European WFD: what is the optimal sampling frequency?

L. Vilmin; N. Flipo; N. Escoffier; A. Groleau 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH. 2018. Vol. 25, num. 24, p. 23485-23501. DOI : 10.1007/s11356-016-7109-z.

Estimating ecosystem metabolism from continuous multi-sensor measurements in the Seine River

N. Escoffier; N. Bensoussan; L. Vilmin; N. Flipo; V. Rocher et al. 

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH. 2018. Vol. 25, num. 24, p. 23451-23467. DOI : 10.1007/s11356-016-7096-0.

Changes in bacterioplankton community structure during early lake ontogeny resulting from the retreat of the Greenland Ice Sheet

H. Peter; E. Jeppesen; L. De Meester; R. Sommaruga 

ISME JOURNAL. 2018. Vol. 12, num. 2, p. 544-555. DOI : 10.1038/ismej.2017.191.

Continental-scale decrease in net primary productivity in streams due to climate warming

C. Song; W. K. Dodds; J. Rüegg; A. Argerich; C. L. Baker et al. 

Nature Geoscience. 2018-06-01. Vol. 11, num. 6, p. 415-420. DOI : 10.1038/s41561-018-0125-5.

The phantom midge menace: Migratory Chaoborus larvae maintain poor ecosystem state in eutrophic inland waters

K. W. Tang; S. Flury; D. Vachon; C. Ordóñez; D. F. McGinnis 

Water Research. 2018-03-27. Vol. 139, p. 30-37. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2018.03.060.

Climate-induced hydrological variation controls the transformation of dissolved organic matter in a subalpine lake

E. Ejarque; S. Khan; G. Steniczka; J. Schelker; M. J. Kainz et al. 

Limnology and Oceanography. 2018. Vol. 63, num. 3, p. 1355-1371. DOI : 10.1002/lno.10777.

Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Freshwater Reservoirs: What Does the Atmosphere See?

Y. T. Prairie; J. Alm; J. Beaulieu; N. Barros; T. Battin et al. 

Ecosystems. 2018. Vol. 21, p. 1058–1071. DOI : 10.1007/s10021-017-0198-9.

Climate-Induced Changes in Spring Snowmelt Impact Ecosystem Metabolism and Carbon Fluxes in an Alpine Stream Network

A. J. Ulseth; E. Bertuzzo; G. A. Singer; J. Schelker; T. J. Battin 

Ecosystems. 2018. Vol. 21, p. 373–390. DOI : 10.1007/s10021-017-0155-7.

Posters

The abundance and diversity of viruses in alpine stream biofilms

M. Bekliz; H. M. Peter; T. I. Battin 

SAME15 – 17th , Leipzig- Allemagne, 12-17.08.2018.

The influence of glacial coverage and hydrological regime on CO2 dynamics in glacier-fed streams

A. L. V. Horgby; M. Boix Canadell; A. J. Ulseth; T. I. Battin 

C-CASCADES ITN Training Workshop – Entrepreneurial skills, Deltares, Delft, Netherlands, 28-30.05.2018.

An automated system for OCT imaging of biofilms under different hydrodynamic regimes

A. Depetris 

Biofilms8, Aarhus, Denmark, 27-29.05.2018.

Architectural plasticity of biofilms enhances space exploitation in porous systems

D. Scheidweiler 

Biofilms 8, Aarhus, Denmark, 27-29 may 2018.

RIME: River Meta-Ecosystem Model. Metabolic regimes in Alpine stream networks

P. L. Segatto 

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria, 08-13.04.2018.

The hydrological regime of Alpine streams controls dissolved organic matter export

M. Boix Canadell 

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria, 09-13.04.2018.

The hydrological regime of Alpine streams controls dissolved organic matter export

M. Boix Canadell 

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Water Connects, Victoria, Canada, 10-15 June 2018.

Talks

Vanishing glaciers – how glacier retreat affects microbial communities in glacier-fed freshwater habitats

H. M. Peter 

Universität Oldenburg, Germany, 03.12.2018.

Anthropogenic perturbation on the boundless Carbon cycle

A. L. V. Horgby 

C-CASCADES ITN Mini-Conference 3, MPG, Hamburg, Germany, 24-26.11.2018.

Spatial and Temporal CO2 Dynamics in Alpine Headwater Streams

A. L. V. Horgby; T. I. Battin 

C-CASCADES ITN Annual Meeting 3, MPG, Hamburg, Germany, 02-23.11.2018.

Spatial and Temporal CO2 Dynamics in Alpine Headwater Streams

A. L. V. Horgby; T. I. Battin 

C-CASCADES ITN Annual End of Project Meeting 4, ULB, Brussels, Belgium, 25-26-10.2018.

Measuring the Pulse of Streams

A. L. V. Horgby 

StreamPULSE workshop , Ovronnaz, Switzerland, 17-21.09.2018.

Two-state gas-exchange in streams and the implications of bubbles on scaling CO2 fluxes

A. J. Ulseth; R. Hall; F. G. Hammer; A. L. V. Horgby; M. Boix Canadell et al. 

PHYSICAL PROCESSES IN NATURAL WATERS WORKSHOP 2018, THEME: “PHYSICAL LIMNOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD”, Solothurn, Switzerland, 20-24.08.2018.

Molecular DOM dynamics throughout a fluvial network

H. M. Peter 

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Water Connects, Victoria, Canada, 10-15 June 2018.

Living Downstream from Shrinking Glaciers: Understanding and predicting the hydrology, geomorphology, ecology and biogeochemistry of glacier-fed streams

A. L. V. Horgby; M. Boix Canadell; N. T. G. Escoffier; A. J. Ulseth; T. I. Battin 

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Water Connects, Victoria, Canada, 10-15 June 2018.

Gas-exchange in high-energy streams: implications of bubbles and scaling CO2 fluxes

A. J. Ulseth; F. G. Hammer; A. L. V. Horgby; S. Flury McGinnis; R. Hall et al. 

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Water Connects, Victoria, Canada, 10-15 June 2018.

Spatial and Temporal CO2 Dynamics in Alpine Headwater Streams

A. L. V. Horgby; T. I. Battin 

C-CASCADES ITN Training Workshop – Entrepreneurial skills, Deltares, Delft, Netherlands, 28-30.05.2018.

Winter baseflow critical for stream food web productivity in Alpine streams

J. Rüegg; T. I. Battin 

SFS Annual Meeting, NAVIGATING BOUNDARIES IN FRESHWATER SCIENCE, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 20-24.05.2018.

Scaling gas-exchange from low- to high-energy streams

A. J. Ulseth; R. Hall; H. Madinger; T. I. Battin 

SFS Annual Meeting, NAVIGATING BOUNDARIES IN FRESHWATER SCIENCE, Detroit, Michigan, USA, 20-24.05.2018.

Modeling macroroughness contribution to stream ecosystem functioning

A. Niayifar; A. J. Ulseth; P. Perona; S. Lane; T. I. Battin 

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria, 08-13.04.2018.

RIME: River Meta-Ecosystem Model. Metabolic regimes in Alpine stream networks’

P. L. Segatto 

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria, 08-13.04.2018.

Carbon Cascades from Land to Ocean in the Anthropocene: Processes, Budgets, Variability, and Trends

A. L. V. Horgby 

European Geosciences Union General Assembly 2018, Vienna, Austria, 09-13.04.2018.

Student Projects

Fonctionnement des zones humides et risque sanitaire: déterminisme de la présence de bactéries humaines potentiellement pathogènes ou antibiorésistantes dans les zones humides alluviales.

C. P. R. Henriot 

2018.

2017

Journal Articles

Nitrification increases nitrogen export from a tropical river network

L. E. Koenig; C. Song; W. M. Wollheim; J. Ruegg; W. H. Mcdowell 

Freshwater Science. 2017. Vol. 36, num. 4, p. 698-712. DOI : 10.1086/694906.

Full-scale evaluation of methane production under oxic conditions in a mesotrophic lake

D. Donis; S. Flury; A. Stöckli; J. E. Spangenberg; D. Vachon et al. 

Nature Communications. 2017. Vol. 8, num. 1, p. 1661. DOI : 10.1038/s41467-017-01648-4.

Scaling of dissolved organic carbon removal in river networks

E. Bertuzzo; A. M. Helton; T. J. Battin 

Advances in Water Resources. 2017. Vol. 110, p. 136-146. DOI : 10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.10.009.

Gravel bars are sites of increased CO2 outgassing in stream corridors

K. S. Boodoo; N. Trauth; C. Schmidt; J. Schelker; T. J. Battin 

Scientific Reports. 2017. Vol. 7, p. 14401. DOI : 10.1038/s41598-017-14439-0.

Ecological strategies and metabolic trade-offs of complex environmental biofilms

R. Niederdorfer; K. Besemer; T. J. Battin; H. Peter 

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 2017. Vol. 3, num. 1, p. 21. DOI : 10.1038/s41522-017-0029-y.

Glacier shrinkage driving global changes in downstream systems

A. M. Milner; K. Khamis; T. J. Battin; J. E. Brittain; N. E. Barrand et al. 

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2017.  p. 201619807. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1619807114.

Alpine glacier-fed turbid lakes are discontinuous cold polymictic rather than dimictic

H. Peter; R. Sommaruga 

Inland Waters. 2017. Vol. 7, num. 1, p. 45-54. DOI : 10.1080/20442041.2017.1294346.

The Chaoborus pump: Migrating phantom midge larvae sustain hypolimnetic oxygen deficiency and nutrient internal loading in lakes

K. W. Tang; S. Flury; H-P. Grossart; D. F. Mcginnis 

Water Research. 2017. Vol. 122, p. 36-41. DOI : 10.1016/j.watres.2017.05.058.

High light intensity mediates a shift from allochthonous to autochthonous carbon use in phototrophic stream biofilms

K. Wagner; M. M. Bengtsson; R. H. Findlay; T. J. Battin; A. J. Ulseth 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2017. Vol. 122, num. 7, p. 1806-1820. DOI : 10.1002/2016JG003727.

Bridging Food Webs, Ecosystem Metabolism, and Biogeochemistry Using Ecological Stoichiometry Theory

N. Welti; M. Striebel; A. J. Ulseth; W. F. Cross; S. Devilbiss et al. 

Frontiers in Microbiology. 2017. Vol. 8, p. 1298. DOI : 10.3389/fmicb.2017.01298.

Ecohydrological interfaces as hotspots of ecosystem processes

S. Krause; J. Lewandowski; N. B. Grimm; D. M. Hannah; G. Pinay et al. 

Water Resources Research. 2017. Vol. 53, num. 8, p. 6359-6376. DOI : 10.1002/2016WR019516.

Macroinvertebrate community traits and nitrate removal in stream sediments

J. Yao; F. Colas; A. G. Solimini; T. J. Battin; S. Gafny et al. 

Freshwater Biology. 2017. Vol. 62, num. 5, p. 929-944. DOI : 10.1111/fwb.12913.

Dynamic water allocation policies improve the global efficiency of storage systems

A. Niayifar; P. Perona 

Advances in Water Resources. 2017. Vol. 104, p. 55-64. DOI : 10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.03.004.

Land use controls stream ecosystem metabolism by shifting dissolved organic matter and nutrient regimes

T. Fuß; B. Behounek; A. J. Ulseth; G. A. Singer 

Freshwater Biology. 2017. Vol. 62, num. 3, p. 582-599. DOI : 10.1111/fwb.12887.

Probing whole-stream metabolism: influence of spatial heterogeneity on rate estimates

A. C. Siders; D. M. Larson; J. Rüegg; W. K. Dodds 

Freshwater Biology. 2017. Vol. 62, num. 4, p. 711-723. DOI : 10.1111/fwb.12896.

Benthic biofilm controls on fine particle dynamics in streams

K. Roche; J. Drummond; F. Boano; A. Packman; T. Battin et al. 

Water Resources Research. 2017. Vol. 53, num. 1, p. 222-236. DOI : 10.1002/2016WR019041.

Climate-related changes of soil characteristics affect bacterial community composition and function of high altitude and latitude lakes

C. Rofner; H. Peter; N. Catalán; F. Drewes; R. Sommaruga et al. 

Global change biology. 2017. Vol. 23, num. 6, p. 2331-2344. DOI : 10.1111/gcb.13545.

Conference Papers

Ecosystem metabolism and carbon fluxes in a sub-alpine stream network

A. J. Ulseth 

2017-04-21. Internal talk, Lausanne, Switzerland,

Ecosystem metabolism and carbon fluxes in a sub-alpine stream network

A. J. Ulseth 

2017-07-06. 

Posters

Modeling macroroughness contribution to riverine ecosystem

A. Niayifar; P. Perona; H. J. Oldroyd; S. N. Lane; T. I. Battin 

SCCER-SoE Annual Conference 2017, Birmensdorf (ZH), Switzerland, 14 and 15 September 2017.

The fountain microbiome

H. M. Peter 

SAME15, Zagreb, Croatia, September 3-8, 2017.

Temperature sensitivity of ecosystem metabolism across a sub-alpine stream network

A. J. Ulseth; G. A. Singer; T. I. Battin 

Gordon Conference: Interactions of Hydrology, Biology, & Geochemistry. Bates College, Maine, USA, June 26-29, 2017.

A stream-scale model to optimize the water allocation for Small Hydropower Plants and the application to Traditional Systems

A. Niayifar; P. Razurel; P. Perona 

19th EGU General Assembly, EGU2017, Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April, 2017.

Assessment of the ecological impacts of macroroughness elements in stream flows

A. Niayifar; H. J. Oldroyd; P. Perona 

19th EGU General Assembly, EGU2017, Vienna, Austria, 23-28 April, 2017 .

Are there viruses in stream microbial biofilms?

M. Bekliz 

SAME15 – 15th Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Zagreb, Croatie, 3-8 September 2017.

Water and environmental management

A. L. V. Horgby 

C-CASCADES Training Workshop, Veolia, Paris, France, 14th – 17th November 2017.

From land to the ocean: processes and budgets

A. L. V. Horgby 

C-CASCADES Mini-Conference 2 at ETHZ, Zurich, Switzerland, January 24th-26th 2017.

Catchment transport processes

M. Boix Canadell 

ETH Summer School 2017, Einsieldeln, Switzerland, 2nd to 7th of July 2017.

Streamwater pCO2in an Alpine Headwater Catchment

Å. Horgby; M. Boix Canadell; A. Ulseth; T. Battin 

C-CASCADES Mini-conference 2: From land to the ocean – processes and budgets, Zürich, Switzerland, January 24-26, 2017.

Talks

Water source rather than basal resource variability drives food web patterns in Alpine streams

T. I. Battin; J. Rüegg 

10th European Symposium for Freshwater Sciences, Olomouc, Czech Republic, 02-07.07.2017.

Ecosystem metabolism apparent temperature sensitivity varies across a sub-alpine stream network

A. J. Ulseth; G. A. Singer; T. I. Battin 

Society for Freshwater Science, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA, 2017-06-06.

Glacial-melt overrides longitudinal patterns in basal resources and food webs of Alpine streams

T. I. Battin; J. Rüegg 

Annual meeting of the Society of Freshwater Sciences 2017, Raleigh, NC, USA, 04-08 Jun 2017.

Climate-induced changes in spring snowmelt impact ecosystem metabolism and carbon fluxes in an Alpine stream network

A. J. Ulseth; E. Bertuzzo; G. A. Singer; J. Schelker; T. I. Battin 

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, 26 February – 3 March, 2017.

Water and environmental management

A. L. V. Horgby 

C-CASCADES Training Workshop, Veolia, Paris, France, 14th – 17th November 2017.

From land to the ocean: processes and budgets

A. L. V. Horgby 

C-CASCADES annual meeting 2 at ETHZ, Zurich, Switzerland, January 24th-26th 2017.

Unveiling biofilm architectural differentiation in sedimentary environments

D. Scheidweiler 

15th Symposium on Aquatic Microbial Ecology, Zagreb, Croatia, 3-8 September 2017.

Where does CH4 come from and where does it go? – New insights in aquatic methane research

S. Flury McGinnis 

20th International Physical Processes in Natural Waters (PPNW) workshop, Helsinki, Finland, 21 – 25 August, 2017.

Toward continuous metabolic regime assessment of alpine streams

N. Escoffier 

Swiss Data Science Center kickoff meeting in Bern , Bern, Switzerland, February 6, 2017.

CLIMATE-INDUCED CHANGES IN SPRING SNOWMELT IMPACT ECOSYSTEM METABOLISM AND CARBON FLUXES IN AN ALPINE STREAM NETWORK

A. Ulseth; E. Bertuzzo; G. Singer; J. Schelker; T. Battin 

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, February 26 – 3 March 2017.

Student Projects

Development of an integrated model for the design of fish-passes for small and medium head differences

S. Majoulet 

2017.

2016

Journal Articles

Microbial metabolism mediates interactions between dissolved organic matter and clay minerals in streamwater

W. R. Hunter; T. J. Battin 

Scientific Reports. 2016-08-02. Vol. 6, p. 30971. DOI : 10.1038/srep30971.

Are viruses important in the plankton of highly turbid glacier-fed lakes?

F. Drewes; H. Peter; R. Sommaruga 

Scientific Reports. 2016-04-01. Vol. 6, p. 24608. DOI : 10.1038/srep24608.

Shifts in diversity and function of lake bacterial communities upon glacier retreat

H. Peter; R. Sommaruga 

The ISME Journal. 2016-01-15. Vol. 10, p. 1545–1554. DOI : 10.1038/ismej.2015.245.

Carbon fate in a large temperate human-impacted river system: Focus on benthic dynamics

L. Vilmin; N. Flipo; N. Escoffier; V. Rocher; A. Groleau 

Global Biogeochemical Cycles. 2016. Vol. 30, num. 7, p. 1086-1104. DOI : 10.1002/2015Gb005271.

Attached biofilms and suspended aggregates are distinct microbial lifestyles emanating from differing hydraulics

R. Niederdorfer; H. Peter; T. J. Battin 

Nature Microbiology. 2016. Vol. 1, p. 16178. DOI : 10.1038/nmicrobiol.2016.178.

Controls on subsurface methane fluxes and shallow gas formation in Baltic Sea sediment (Aarhus Bay, Denmark)

S. Flury; H. Roy; A. W. Dale; H. Fossing; Z. Toth et al. 

Geochimica Et Cosmochimica Acta. 2016. Vol. 188, p. 297-309. DOI : 10.1016/j.gca.2016.05.037.

Analytical Modeling of Wind Farms: A New Approach for Power Prediction

A. Niayifar; F. Porte-Agel 

Energies. 2016. Vol. 9, num. 9, p. 741. DOI : 10.3390/en9090741.

Methods of approximation influence aquatic ecosystem metabolism estimates

C. Song; W. K. Dodds; M. T. Trentman; J. Rüegg; F. Ballantyne 

Limnology and Oceanography: Methods. 2016. Vol. 14, num. 9, p. 557-569. DOI : 10.1002/lom3.10112.

CO2 evasion from a steep, high gradient stream network: importance of seasonal and diurnal variation in aquatic pCO2 and gas transfer

J. Schelker; G. A. Singer; A. J. Ulseth; S. Hengsberger; T. J. Battin 

Limnology and Oceanography. 2016. Vol. 61, num. 5, p. 1826-1838. DOI : 10.1002/lno.10339.

Rates of microbial hydrogen oxidation and sulfate reduction in Opalinus Clay rock

A. Bagnoud; O. Leupin; B. Schwyn; R. Bernier-Latmani 

Applied Geochemistry. 2016. Vol. 72, p. 42-50. DOI : 10.1016/j.apgeochem.2016.06.011.

The ecology and biogeochemistry of stream biofilms

T. J. Battin; K. Besemer; M. M. Bengtsson; A. M. Romani; A. I. Packmann 

Nature Reviews Microbiology. 2016. Vol. 14, num. 4, p. 251-263. DOI : 10.1038/nrmicro.2016.15.

Metabolism of mineral-sorbed organic matter depends upon microbial lifestyle in fluvial ecosystems

W. R. Hunter; R. Niederdorfer; A. Gernand; B. Veuger; J. Prommer et al. 

Geophysical Research Letters. 2016. Vol. 43, p. 1582-1588. DOI : 10.1002/2016GL067719.

Hydrology controls dissolved organic matter export and composition in an Alpine stream and its hyporheic zone

C. Fasching; A. J. Ulseth; J. Schelker; G. Steniczka; T. J. Battin 

Limnology and Oceanography. 2016. Vol. 61, num. 2, p. 558-571. DOI : 10.1002/lno.10232.

Conference Papers

Searching Pareto-efficient dynamic environmental flows by means of nondominated sorting genetic algorithms II

A. Niayifar; P. Perona 

2016. River Flow 2016, St. Louis, Missouri, USA, July 10-14, 2016. p. 2140-2147.

Book Chapters

Chapter 4.2.1 : The Microbial Ecology of Benthic Environments

R. H. Findlay; T. I. Battin 

Manual of Environmental Microbiology, Fourth Edition; American Society for Microbiology, 2016.

Posters

A Software to Optimize Economic and Ecological Efficiency of Small Hydropower Plants

S. Tron; A. Niayifar; P. Perona 

SHF 2016, Grenoble, France, March 16-17.

The impact of flood variables on riparian vegetation

K. Dzubáková; P. Molnar 

EGU General Assembly 2016, Vienna, Austria, April 17-22, 2016.

Hydraulics drives lifestyle differentiation of attached biofilms and suspended aggregates

R. Niederdorfer; H. Peter 

ISME2016, Montreal, Canada, August 21-26, 2016.

Talks

UNDERSTANDING THE EXTENT OF FOOD WEB ALTERATIONS ON AQUATIC ECOSYSTEM STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION REQUIRES CAREFUL CONSIDERATION OF SCALE

J. Rüegg; A. Argerich; B. Penaluna 

Annual meeting of the Society for Freshwater Science, Sacramento, California, USA, May 21-26, 2016.

Spring snowmelt drives ecosystem metabolism in an Alpine stream network

A. Ulseth; E. Bertuzzo; G. Singer; J. Schelker; T. Battin 

Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, June 5-10, 2016.

2015

Journal Articles

Coupling virtual watersheds with ecosystem services assessment: a 21st century platform to support river research and management

J. Barquín; L. E. Benda; F. Villa; L. E. Brown; N. Bonada et al. 

Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water. 2015. Vol. 2, p. 609-621. DOI : 10.1002/wat2.1106.

Dam tailwaters compound the effects of reservoirs on the longitudinal transport of organic carbon in an arid river

A. J. Ulseth 

Biogeosciences. 2015. Vol. 12, num. 14, p. 4345-4359. DOI : 10.5194/bg-12-4345-2015.

Light availability affects stream biofilm bacterial community composition and function, but not diversity

K. Wagner; K. Besemer; N. R. Burns; T. J. Battin; M. M. Bengtsson 

Environmental Microbiology. 2015. Vol. 17, num. 12, p. 5036-5047. DOI : 10.1111/1462-2920.12913.

Chartering new waters of biofilm ecology and evolution

T. J. Battin 

npj Biofilms and Microbiomes. 2015. Vol. 1, p. 15002. DOI : 10.1038/npjbiofilms.2015.2.

Altitudinal patterns of diversity and functional traits of metabolically active microorganisms in stream biofilms

L. Wilhelm; K. Besemer; L. Fragner; H. Peter; W. Weckwerth et al. 

Isme Journal. 2015. Vol. 9, num. 11, p. 2454-2464. DOI : 10.1038/ismej.2015.56.

Storage and release of organic carbon from glaciers and ice sheets

E. Hood; T. J. Battin; J. Fellman; S. O’Neel; R. G. M. Spencer 

Nature Geoscience. 2015. Vol. 8, num. 2, p. 91-96. DOI : 10.1038/Ngeo2331.

2014

Journal Articles

Rare but active taxa contribute to community dynamics of benthic biofilms in glacier-fed streams

L. Wilhelm; K. Besemer; C. Fasching; T. Urich; G. A. Singer et al. 

Environmental Microbiology. 2014. Vol. 16, num. 8, p. 2514-2524. DOI : 10.1111/1462-2920.12392.

A mass-spring model unveils the morphogenesis of phototrophic Diatoma biofilms

K. Celler; I. Hödl; A. Simone; T. J. Battin; C. Picioreanu 

Scientific Reports. 2014. Vol. 4, p. 3649. DOI : 10.1038/srep03649.

No evidence of aquatic priming effects in hyporheic zone microcosms

M. M. Bengtsson; K. Wagner; N. R. Burns; E. R. Herberg; W. Wanek et al. 

Scientific Reports. 2014. Vol. 4, p. 5187. DOI : 10.1038/srep05187.

Microbial degradation of terrigenous dissolved organic matter and potential consequences for carbon cycling in brown-water streams

C. Fasching; B. Behounek; G. A. Singer; T. J. Battin 

Scientific Reports. 2014. Vol. 4, p. 4981. DOI : 10.1038/srep04981.

Ecosystem respiration increases with biofilm growth and bed forms: Flume measurements with resazurin

R. Haggerty; M. Ribot; G. A. Singer; E. Martí; A. Argerich et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2014. Vol. 119, num. 12, p. 2220-2230. DOI : 10.1002/2013JG002498.

Scales and drivers of temporal

H. Peter; G. A. Singer; C. Preiler; P. Chifflard; G. Steniczka et al. 

Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences. 2014. Vol. 119, num. 6, p. 1078-1091. DOI : 10.1002/2013JG002552.

Functional and Structural Responses of Hyporheic Biofilms to Varying Sources of Dissolved Organic Matter

K. Wagner; M. M. Bengtsson; K. Besemer; A. Sieczko; N. R. Burns et al. 

Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 2014. Vol. 80, num. 19, p. 6004-6012. DOI : 10.1128/AEM.01128-14.

Fluvial network organization imprints on microbial co-occurrence networks

S. Widder; K. Besemer; G. A. Singer; S. Ceola; E. Bertuzzo et al. 

Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America. 2014. Vol. 111, num. 35, p. 12799-12804. DOI : 10.1073/pnas.1411723111.

Hydrologic controls on basin- scale distribution of benthic invertebrates

S. Ceola; E. Bertuzzo; G. Singer; T. J. Battin; A. Montanari et al. 

Water Resources Research. 2014. Vol. 50, num. 4, p. 2903-2920. DOI : 10.1002/2013Wr015112.