Whereas metal impacts on fluvial communities have been extensively investigated, effects of
abiotic parameters on community responses to contaminants are poorly documented …

Metals are naturally present in freshwater ecosystems but anthropogenic activities like
mining operations represent a long-standing concern. Metals released into aquatic …

Studies were carried out to assess the influence of nutrients, dissolved oxygen (DO)
concentration, and nickel (Ni) on river biofilm development, structure, function, and …

The aim of this study was to investigate the repeatability and seasonal variability of the
biological response of river biofilms chronically exposed to a multi-metal pressure in an …

The present study aimed to characterise effects of copper and temperature on bacterial
communities in photosynthetic biofilms using a suit of supplementary methods: pollution …

A simple, low-cost and non-radioactive short-term toxicity test was developed to study the
effects of urban metals on natural freshwater periphytic communities. β-glucosidase activity …

Understanding the interactive effects of multiple stressors on ecosystems has started to
become a major concern. The aim of our study was therefore to evaluate the consequences …

Fluvial biofilms are subject to multistress situations in natural ecosystems, such as the co‐
occurrence of light intensity changes and metal toxicity. However, studies simultaneously …

A study was carried out to evaluate the sensitivity of different chlorophyll-a (chl-a)
fluorescence parameters measured in freshwater biofilms as metal pollution biomarkers of …

Freshwater biofilms play an important role in aquatic ecosystems and are widely used to
evaluate environmental conditions. Little is known about the effects of temperature and …