Urban ponds increase biodiversity by providing essential habitats, mitigating heat, and serving as refuges for aquatic species. Macrophyte management, particularly mowing, plays a crucial role in altering vegetation structure and influencing water quality factors. However, the effects on aquatic insect communities remain unclear, as previous studies have not explicitly differentiated between direct and indirect effects. Additi...

Studies of terrestrial support of aquatic food webs have focused primarily on terrestrial organic matter (t‐OM) directly used by animal and microbial consumers. However, dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC) released from t‐OM might also support aquatic primary producers, a key resource for zooplankton and upper trophic levels. Using 2‐yr 13 C measurements of algae, zooplankton, terrestrial detritus, sediments, dissolved and partic...