Most bioassessment programs rest on the assumption that species have different niches,
and that abiotic environmental conditions and changes therein determine community …

The Water Framework Directive requires that the ecological status of surface waters be
monitored and managed if necessary. A central function in ecological status assessment has …

DNA metabarcoding holds great promise for the assessment of macroinvertebrates in
stream ecosystems. However, few large‐scale studies have compared the performance of …

Benchmarks provide context and are a critical element of all ecological assessments. Over
the last 25 y, hundreds of papers have been published on various aspects of ecological …

Humans have severely altered freshwater ecosystems globally, causing a loss of
biodiversity. Regulatory frameworks, like the Water Framework Directive, have been …

Ensimmäinen EU: n vesipolitiikan puitedirektiivin ja Suomen vesienhoitolain (1299/2004)
edellyttämä pintavesien ekologisen ja kemiallisen tilan arviointi ja luokittelu valmistui …

Non-point diffuse pollution from land use and alteration of hydromorphology are among the
most detrimental stressors to stream ecosystems. We explored the independent and …

Aim To identify the most important environmental drivers of benthic macroinvertebrate
assemblages in boreal springs at different spatial scales, and to assess how well benthic …

Land use in the Acid Sulphate (AS) soils induces metal and acidity pollution of aquatic
ecosystems in coastal areas worldwide. Increasing utilization of AS soils poses increasing …

Anthropogenic alterations of hydrologic regime are a major stressor for aquatic ecosystems.
In boreal lakes water levels are often drawn down several meters for hydropower production …