Freshwaters face multiple environmental problems including eutrophication, acidification,
salinization, and climate-change, all of which can lead to impairment of ecosystem structure …

Diatoms are regularly used for bioassessment and ecotoxicological studies in relation to
environmental and anthropogenic disturbances. Traditional taxonomical diatom parameters …

Assessments of environmental conditions in rivers and streams with diatoms have a long
history, which has resulted in the development of the two basic conceptual and analytical …

In this research, indicator properties of the three recently described diatom ecological guilds
(low profile, high profile and motile) and their responses to different stressors and …

Spring habitats are highly diverse and have a mosaic microhabitat structure. They are
endangered by diffuse exploitation as drinking-water resources, an impact likely to increase …

Human‐mediated geomorphic degradation of streams and rivers is a serious environmental
problem with negative effects on aquatic biota and social infrastructure. Billions of dollars …

Diatoms are among the most commonly used bioindicators. Correct taxonomic
identifications are critical to their use as bioindicators because closely related diatom …

Streambed sediment is commonly analyzed to assess occurrence of hydrophobic pesticides
and risks to aquatic communities. However, stream biofilms also have the potential to …

Freshwater bodies, both lotic (canals, rivers) and lentic (lakes and reservoirs), in the tropics
have only rarely been subjected to intense monitoring regimes owing to limited expertise …

A weight-of-evidence approach was used to examine how nutrient availability influences
stream benthic algal community structure and to validate nutrient-response thresholds in …