Small but mighty: headwaters are vital to stream network biodiversity at two levels of organization

By D. Finn, N. Bonada, Cesc Múrria, J. Hughes. Journal of The North American Benthological Society, 2011

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Integrating dispersal proxies in ecological and environmental research in the freshwater realm (2017, background): “In addition, these sites (e.g. isolated 586 headwater streams) usually host species with narrow ecological niches and distribution 587 Page 26 of 70 https://mc06.manuscriptcentral.com/er-pubs Environmental Reviews Draft 27 ranges, which can also have limited dispersal abilities (Finn et al. 2011).”
The role of dispersal in river network metacommunities: Patterns, processes, and pathways (2018, background): “456 This may not be the case in less topographically extreme environments and highlights the 457 role that increasing landscape complexity can have in promoting segregation in river networks 458 (Finn et al., 2011; Wilcock, Bruford, Nichols, & Hildrew, 2007).”
Biological Diversity in Headwater Streams (2019, background): “Many studies find lower taxonomic richness in headwaters than in downstream reaches [52], but others find higher richness in headwaters [89].”