| Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes IT Handa, R Aerts, F Berendse, MP Berg, A Bruder, O Butenschoen, ... Nature 509 (7499), 218-221, 2014 | 834 | 2014 |
| A perspective on leaf litter breakdown in streams MO Gessner, E Chauvet, M Dobson Oikos, 377-384, 1999 | 819 | 1999 |
| Importance of stream microfungi in controlling breakdown rates of leaf litter MO Gessner, E Chauvet Ecology 75 (6), 1807-1817, 1994 | 755 | 1994 |
| A case for using litter breakdown to assess functional stream integrity MO Gessner, E Chauvet Ecological applications 12 (2), 498-510, 2002 | 737 | 2002 |
| Continental-scale effects of nutrient pollution on stream ecosystem functioning G Woodward, MO Gessner, PS Giller, V Gulis, S Hladyz, A Lecerf, ... Science 336 (6087), 1438-1440, 2012 | 723 | 2012 |
| Ergosterol-to-biomass conversion factors for aquatic hyphomycetes MO Gessner, E Chauvet Applied and environmental microbiology 59 (2), 502-507, 1993 | 550 | 1993 |
| Regulation of leaf breakdown by fungi in streams: influences of water chemistry K Suberkropp, E Chauvet Ecology 76 (5), 1433-1445, 1995 | 508 | 1995 |
| The role of biodiversity in the functioning of freshwater and marine benthic ecosystems AP Covich, MC Austen, F Bärlocher, E Chauvet, BJ Cardinale, CL Biles, ... BioScience 54 (8), 767-775, 2004 | 461 | 2004 |
| A global experiment suggests climate warming will not accelerate litter decomposition in streams but might reduce carbon sequestration L Boyero, RG Pearson, MO Gessner, LA Barmuta, V Ferreira, MAS Graça, ... Ecology letters 14 (3), 289-294, 2011 | 385 | 2011 |
| Bacteria, fungi and the breakdown of leaf litter in a large river V Baldy, MO Gessner, E Chauvet Oikos, 93-102, 1995 | 364 | 1995 |
| Fungal Decomposers of Plant Litter in Aquatic Ecosystems MO Gessner, V Gulis, KA Kuehn, E Chauvet, K Suberkropp Environmental and microbial relationships 4, 301, 2007 | 336 | 2007 |
| Impacts of stream acidification on litter breakdown: implications for assessing ecosystem functioning O Dangles, MO Gessner, F Guerold, E Chauvet Journal of Applied Ecology, 365-378, 2004 | 320 | 2004 |
| Synergistic effects of water temperature and dissolved nutrients on litter decomposition and associated fungi V Ferreira, E Chauvet Global Change Biology 17 (1), 551-564, 2011 | 296 | 2011 |
| Intraspecific variability in leaf traits strongly affects alder leaf decomposition in a stream A Lecerf, E Chauvet Basic and Applied Ecology 9 (5), 598-605, 2008 | 293 | 2008 |
| Breakdown of leaf litter in a neotropical stream C Mathuriau, E Chauvet Journal of the north American benthological society 21 (3), 384-396, 2002 | 290 | 2002 |
| A meta‐analysis of the effects of nutrient enrichment on litter decomposition in streams V Ferreira, B Castagneyrol, J Koricheva, V Gulis, E Chauvet, MAS Graça Biological Reviews 90 (3), 669-688, 2015 | 286 | 2015 |
| Magnitude and variability of process rates in fungal diversity‐litter decomposition relationships CK Dang, E Chauvet, MO Gessner Ecology letters 8 (11), 1129-1137, 2005 | 269 | 2005 |
| A uniform isotopic and chemical signature of dust exported from Patagonia: Rock sources and occurrence in southern environments DM Gaiero, F Brunet, JL Probst, PJ Depetris Chemical Geology 238 (1-2), 107-120, 2007 | 251* | 2007 |
| Global distribution of a key trophic guild contrasts with common latitudinal diversity patterns L Boyero, RG Pearson, D Dudgeon, MAS Graça, MO Gessner, ... Ecology 92 (9), 1839-1848, 2011 | 241 | 2011 |
| Riparian plant species loss alters trophic dynamics in detritus-based stream ecosystems A Lecerf, M Dobson, CK Dang, E Chauvet Oecologia 146, 432-442, 2005 | 234 | 2005 |
