Source

Reference

Organism

Region

No. species

Waterbody

Abrantes et al. (2006)

Acta Oecologica 29:54–64

cladocerans

Europe

3

lake

Akbay et al. (1999)

J. Plankt. Res. 21:771–785

phytoplankton

Europe

8

stream

Andrushchyshyn et al. (2003)

Freshwat. Biol. 48:548–564

ciliates

North America

96

lake

Barbiero et al. (1999)

Freshwat. Biol. 42:503–512

phytoplankton

North America

3

lake

Barletta-Bergan et al. (2002)

Estuarine Coastal Shelf Sci. 54:193–206

fish larvae

South America

7

stream

Beaufort and Heussner (2001)

Mar. Micropal. 43:27–55

nanoplankton

Europe

18

marine

Biyu (2000)

Hydrobiologia 434:151–163

protozoans

Asia

23

lake

Blinn et al. (1980)

Br. Phycol. J. 15:303–310

stream diatoms

North America

12

stream

Boulton et al. (1992)

Ecology 73:2192–2207

macroinvertebrates

North America

9

stream

Bouvy et al. (2006)

Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 45:147–161

phytoplankton

Africa

3

lake

Burford et al. (1995)

MEPS 118:255–266

phytoplankton

Oceania

12

marine

Calbet et al. (2001)

J. Plankt. Res. 23:319–331

zooplankton

Mediterranean

8

marine

Calijuri et al. (2002)

J. Plankt .Res. 24:617–633

phytoplankton

South America

6

lake

Cardoso and Marques (2003)

Hydrobiologia 497:1–12

phytoplankton

South America

22

lake

Caroppo et al. (1999)

Botanica Marina 42:389–400

phytoplankton

Adriatic Sea

9

marine

Carrasco and Moreno (2006)

Scientia Marina 70:169–178 S3

polychaete

South America

5

marine

Carrias et al. (1998)

Freshwat. Biol. 39:91–101

zooplankton

Europe

6

lake

Chang et al. (2003)

J. Plankt. Res. 25:737–758

phytoplankton

Oceania

60

marine

Chappaz et al. (1998)

Hydrobiologia 391:127–134

zooplankton

Europe

6

lake

Cleven (2004)

Int. Rev. Hydrobiol. 89:289–304

ciliates

Europe

8

lake

Coetzer (1987)

Hydrobiologia 148:193–210

phytoplankton

Africa

10

stream

Crumpton and Wetzel (1982)

Ecology 63:1729–1739

phytoplankton

North America

3

lake

Dandonneau et al. (2006)

Deep sea res part I 53:689–712

coccolithophores

Atlantic–Pacific

5

marine

Detwiler et al. (2002)

Hydrobiologia 473:139–160

macroinvertebrates

North America

4

lake

Diaz-Pulido and Garzon-Ferreira (2002)

Botanica Marina 45:284–292

benthic algae

South America

38

marine

Doledec (1989)

Hydrobiologia 182:73–89

benthic macroinvertebrates

Europe

5

stream

Eloranta and Kunnas

Arch. Hydrobiol. 88 (1):27–37

diatoms

Europe

2

stream

EMAP

www.epa.gov/emap

fish

North America

16

stream

EMAP

www.epa.gov/emap

benthic invertebrates

North America

18

stream

EskinaziandBjörnberg (2006)

Hydrobiologia 563:253–268

copepods

South America

14

marine

Eulin and Cohu (1998)

Arch. Hydrobiol. 143:79–106

diatoms

Europe

4

stream

Evans (1997)

Hydrobiologia 354:1–16

zooplankton

Africa

3

lake

Figueiredo et al. (2006)

Hydrobiologia 568:145–157

phytoplankton

Europe

12

lake

Foster et al. (2003)

J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 289:15–39

algae

North America

2

marine

Foster et al. (2003)

J. Exp. Mar. Biol. Ecol. 289:15–39

zoobenthos

North America

4

marine

Gislason and Astthorsson (1998)

Polar Biol. 20:85–94

copepods

Europe

6

marine

Grover et al. (1999)

Arch. Hydrobiol. 145:1–23

microalgae

North America

30

lake

Grover J.

www–pages

phytoplankton

North America

92

lake

Hairston et al. (2000)

Freshwat. Biol. 45:133–145

zooplankton

North America

12

lake

Hart (2004)

Hydrobiologia 526:99–117

cladocerans

Africa

6

lake

Haubois et al. (2005)

Estuarine Coastal Shelf Sci. 64:385–394

benthic diatoms

Europe

5

marine

HauryandAidara (1999)

Hydrobiologia 415:109–115

macrophytes

Europe

4

stream

Hillebrand H.

Unpublished

diatoms

Europe

12

marine

Horppila et al. (2005)

Arch. Hydrobiol. Spec. Issues 59:67–84

cladocerans

Europe

5

lake

Horppila J.

Unpublished

phytoplankton

Europe

37

lake

Hunt and Hosie (2006b)

Deep sea res part I 53:1203–1223

zooplankton

Southern Ocean

12

marine

Hussain et al. (1996)

Hydrobiologia 333:129–137

phytolankton

Asia

8

stream

Jacobsen and Simonsen (1993)

Hydrobiologia 249:9–13

cladocerans

Europe

2

lake

Karakassis et al. (1999)

MEPS 184:205–218

macrozoobenthos

Europe

22

marine

Koiv and Kangro (2005)

Hydrobiologia 547:123–135

phytoplankton

Europe

17

lake

Kokocinski M.

Unpublished

phytoplankton

Europe

75

lake

Kröger et al. (2006)

MEPS 326:85–98

macroinvertebrates

Oceania

5

marine

Kuroyanagi et al. (2002)

Deep sea res part II 49:5627–5645

foraminifera

North Pacific

12

marine

Köster and Pienitz (2006)

J. Paleolimnol. 35:395–415

diatoms

North America

10

lake

Ledger and Hildrew (1998)

Freshwat. Biol. 40:655–670

stream diatoms

Europe

2

stream

Leitao et al. (2003)

Hydrobiologia 502:73–83

phytoplankton

Europe

9

lake

Lirman and Biber (2000)

Botanica Marina 43:305–314

macroalgae

North America

2

marine

Lu (2005)

Aquat. Ecol. 39:107–111

macrozoobenthos

Asia

12

marine

Mary et al. (2006)

Aquat. Microb. Ecol.42:119–126

bacterioplankton

Europe

6

marine

Matveev et al. (1992)

Arch. Hydrobiol. 124:1–18

planktic crustaceans

South America

2

lake

Mengestou et al. (1991)

Hydrobiologia 209:203–214

rotifers

Africa

10

lake

Miayke et al. (2003)

Ecol. Res. 18:493–501

macroinvertebrates

Asia

6

stream

Modigh and Castaldo (2002)

Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 28:299–311

microzooplankton

Europe

7

marine

Moustaka–Gouni et al. (2007)

Hydrobiologia 575:129–128

phytoplankton

Europe

3

lake

Necchi jr. et al. (1991)

Hydrobiologia 213:241–250

macroalgae

South America

4

stream

Necchi and Pascoaloto (1993)

Arch. Hydrobiol. 129:231–252

macroalgae

South America

5

stream

Noda et al. (2003)

Ecol. Res. 18:695–709

macroalgae

Asia

2

marine

Peterson and Stevenson (1990)

Can. J. Bot. 68:2092–2102

epilithic algae

experimental

16

stream

Peterson and Stevenson (1992)

Ecology 73:1445–1461

stream diatoms

experimental

16

stream

Phillips and Fawley (2002)

Hydrobiologia 470:97–113

phytoplankton

North America

5

lake

Piazzi et al. (2002)

Botanica Marina 45:243–252

macroalgae

Europe

70

marine

Pinhassi and Hagström (2000)

Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 21:245–256

bakterioplankton

Baltic Sea

6

marine

Primicerio and Klemetsen (1999)

Hydrobiologia 411:19–29

macroinvertebrates

Europe

5

lake

Rettig et al. (2006)

Hydrobiologia 556:193–207 

zooplankton

North America

9

lake

Rojo and Alvarez–Cobelas

Hydrobiologia 502:3–12

phytoplankton

Europe

2

lake

Round (1972)

Br. Phycol. J. 7:213–219

epipelic algae

Europe

7

lake

Ryves et al. (2003)

Limnol. Oceanogr. 48 (4):1643–1658

diatoms

Europe

5

lake

Salmaso (2003)

Hydrobiologia 502:13–36

phytoplankton

Europe

26

lake

Sarnelle (1993)

Ecol. Monogr. 63:129–147

phytoplankton

North America

10

lake

Schauer et al. (2003)

Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 31:163–174

bakterioplankton

Mediterranean

2

marine

Sekar et al. (2004)

Hydrobiologia 512:97–108

benthic algae

Asia

107

lake

Snoeijs P.

Unpublished

diatoms

Europe

165

marine

Snoeijs P.

Unpublished

macroalgae

Europe

52

marine

Snoeijs P.

Unpublished

macrozoobenthos

Europe

34

marine

Soininen J.

Unpublished

diatoms

Europe

140

stream

Sonntag et al. (2006)

Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 43:193–206

zooplankton

Europe

45

lake

Steiner and Roy (2003)

Hydrobiologia 490:125–133

zooplankton

North America

4

lake

Talling and Parker (2002)

Hydrobiologia 487:167–181

phytoplankton

Europe

19

lake

Townsend et al. (1987)

J. Anim. Ecol.  56:597–613

stream macroinvertebrates

Europe

*

stream

Trigueros and Orive (2001)

Hydrobiologia 444:119–133

dinoflagellates

Europe

60

stream

Urrutxurtu (2004)

J. Plankt. Res. 26:307–314

tintinnids

Europe

15

marine

Vavilova and Lewis (1999)

Hydrobiologia 390:99–106

diatoms

North America

10

stream

Weatherley and Ormerod (1990)

J. Appl. Ecol. 27:952–964

stream macroinvertebrates

Europe

*

stream

Williams et al. (2000)

MEPS 203:81–94

cyanobacteria

Asia

13

marine

Wolfinbarger (1999)

Hydrobiologia 400:13–31

cladocerans

North America

6

lake

Woodward et al. (2002)

Freshwat. Biol. 47:1419–1433

stream macroinvertebrates

Europe

7

stream

Yannarel et al. (2003)

Microb. Ecol. 46:391–405

bacteria

North America

77

lake

Zhang et al. (2007)

Freshwat. Biol. 52:1463–1475

cladocerans

Asia

4

lake

Zimmermann et al. (1996)

Aquat. Microb. Ecol. 11:21–27

heliozoa

Europe

7

lake

Örnolfsdottir and Einarsson (2004)

Aquat. Ecol. 38:239–246

benthic cladocerans

Europe

3

lake