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Brendan G. McKie is affiliated with the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences in Sweden. Their primary field of research is Environmental Science, with a strong focus on Ecology and related subfields such as Nature and Landscape Conservation, Environmental Chemistry, Water Science and Technology, and Soil Science.

Their work extensively addresses various environmental and ecological topics, including:

  • Freshwater macroinvertebrate diversity and ecology
  • Fish Ecology and Management Studies
  • Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes
  • Soil and Water Nutrient Dynamics
  • Isotope Analysis in Ecology
  • Hydrology and Watershed Management Studies
  • Aquatic Invertebrate Ecology and Behavior

Brendan G. McKie has published research in several scientific journals, with frequent contributions to venues such as:

  • Water
  • Aquatic Sciences
  • Global Change Biology
  • Journal of Applied Ecology
  • Ecological Indicators

Among their recent papers are:

  • "The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt" (2023) published in Nature
  • "Decomposition of leaf litter mixtures across biomes: The role of litter identity, diversity and soil fauna" (2020) published in Journal of Ecology
  • "Impacts of detritivore diversity loss on instream decomposition are greatest in the tropics" (2021) published in Nature Communications
  • "Assessing the Benefits of Forested Riparian Zones: A Qualitative Index of Riparian Integrity Is Positively Associated with Ecological Status in European Streams" (2020) published in Water
  • "Latitude dictates plant diversity effects on instream decomposition" (2021) published in Science Advances

They have collaborated frequently with a group of coauthors, including:

  • Francis J. Burdon
  • Peter Goethals
  • Marie Anne Eurie Forio
  • Richard K. Johnson
  • Nikolai Friberg

Best Publications

  • Diversity meets decomposition

    Mark O. Gessner;Mark O. Gessner;Christopher M. Swan;Christian K. Dang;Christian K. Dang;Brendan G. McKie

  • Consequences of biodiversity loss for litter decomposition across biomes

    I. Tanya Handa;Rien Aerts;Frank Berendse;Matty P. Berg

  • Continental-scale effects of nutrient pollution on stream ecosystem functioning.

    Guy Woodward;Guy Woodward;Mark O Gessner;Paul S Giller;Vladislav Gulis

  • The importance of litter traits and decomposers for litter decomposition: A comparison of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems within and across biomes

    Pablo García‐Palacios;Brendan G. McKie;Ira Tanya Handa;André Frainer;André Frainer

  • The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt

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  • Economics of Harmful Invasive Species: A Review

    George Marbuah;Ing-Marie Gren;Brendan McKie

  • Global patterns and drivers of ecosystem functioning in rivers and riparian zones

    Scott D. Tiegs;David M. Costello;Mark W. Isken;Guy Woodward

  • Ecosystem functioning in stream assemblages from different regions: contrasting responses to variation in detritivore richness, evenness and density

    Brendan McKie;G Woodward;G Woodward;S Hladyz;S Hladyz;M Nistorescu

  • Assessing ecosystem functioning in streams affected by forest management: increased leaf decomposition occurs without changes to the composition of benthic assemblages

    Brendan G. Mckie;Björn Malmqvist

  • Parasitism and the Biodiversity-Functioning Relationship.

    André Frainer;André Frainer;Brendan G. McKie;Per-Arne Amundsen;Rune Knudsen

  • Riparian plant litter quality increases with latitude

    Luz Boyero;Manuel A. S. Graca;Alan M. Tonin;Javier Perez

  • Stream ecosystem functioning in an agricultural landscape: The importance of terrestrial-aquatic linkages

    Sally Hladyz;Kajsa Åbjörnsson;Eric Chauvet;Michael Dobson

  • Assessing and managing freshwater ecosystems vulnerable to environmental change

    David G. Angeler;Craig R. Allen;Hannah E. Birgé;Stina Drakare

  • Linking Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functioning and Services, and Ecological Resilience: Towards an Integrative Framework for Improved Management

    Amelie Truchy;David G. Angeler;Ryan A. Sponseller;Richard K. Johnson

  • The role of benthic microhabitats in determining the effects of hydromorphological river restoration on macroinvertebrates

    Ralf C. M. Verdonschot;Jochem Kail;Brendan G. McKie;Piet F. M. Verdonschot;Piet F. M. Verdonschot

  • Enhanced ecosystem functioning following stream restoration: The roles of habitat heterogeneity and invertebrate species traits

    André Frainer;André Frainer;Lina E. Polvi;Roland Jansson;Brendan G. McKie

  • Comparing new and conventional methods to estimate benthic algal biomass and composition in freshwaters.

    Maria Kahlert;Brendan G. McKie

  • Decomposition of leaf litter mixtures across biomes: The role of litter identity, diversity and soil fauna

    Shixing Zhou;Shixing Zhou;Olaf Butenschoen;Sandra Barantal;Ira Tanya Handa

  • When does diversity matter? Species functional diversity and ecosystem functioning across habitats and seasons in a field experiment.

    André Frainer;Brendan G. McKie;Björn Malmqvist

  • Stoichiometric imbalances between detritus and detritivores are related to shifts in ecosystem functioning

    André Frainer;André Frainer;Jérémy Jabiol;Jérémy Jabiol;Mark O. Gessner;Mark O. Gessner;Andreas Bruder;Andreas Bruder;Andreas Bruder

  • Placing biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in context: environmental perturbations and the effects of species richness in a stream field experiment

    Brendan G. McKie;Markus Schindler;Mark O. Gessner;Björn Malmqvist

  • Trophic complexity enhances ecosystem functioning in an aquatic detritus-based model system.

    Jérémy Jabiol;Brendan G. McKie;Andreas Bruder;Andreas Bruder;Caroline Bernadet

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark O. Gessner
Mark O. Gessner Technical University of Berlin
Eric Chauvet
Eric Chauvet Paul Sabatier University
Richard K. Johnson
Richard K. Johnson Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences
Björn Malmqvist
Björn Malmqvist Umeå University
Luz Boyero
Luz Boyero University of the Basque Country
Richard G. Pearson
Richard G. Pearson James Cook University
Manuel A. S. Graça
Manuel A. S. Graça University of Coimbra
Nikolai Friberg
Nikolai Friberg Aarhus University
Verónica Ferreira
Verónica Ferreira University of Coimbra
Andrea C. Encalada
Andrea C. Encalada Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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