Non-perennial Mediterranean rivers in Europe: status, pressures, and challenges for research and management

NT Skoulikidis, S Sabater, T Datry, MM Morais… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Non-perennial rivers and streams (NPRS) cover> 50% of the global river network. They are
particularly predominant in Mediterranean Europe as a result of dry climate conditions …

[HTML][HTML] Biomonitoring of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams in Europe: Current practice and priorities to enhance ecological status assessments

R Stubbington, R Chadd, N Cid, Z Csabai… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are common across Europe and dominate
some Mediterranean river networks. In all climate zones, IRES support high biodiversity and …

Ecological research and management of intermittent rivers: an historical review and future directions

C Leigh, AJ Boulton, JL Courtwright, K Fritz… - Freshwater …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Rivers and streams that do not flow permanently (herein intermittent rivers; IR s) make up a
large proportion of the world's inland waters and are gaining widespread attention. We …

Analysing the impact of multiple stressors in aquatic biomonitoring data: A 'cookbook'with applications in R

CK Feld, P Segurado, C Gutiérrez-Cánovas - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Multiple stressors threaten biodiversity and ecosystem integrity, imposing new challenges to
ecosystem management and restoration. Ecosystem managers are required to address and …

The effects of land use changes on streams and rivers in mediterranean climates

SD Cooper, PS Lake, S Sabater, JM Melack, JL Sabo - Hydrobiologia, 2013 - Springer
We reviewed the literature on the effects of land use changes on mediterranean river
ecosystems (med-rivers) to provide a foundation and directions for future research on …

Subsidy‐stress and multiple‐stressor effects along gradients of deposited fine sediment and dissolved nutrients in a regional set of streams and rivers

A Wagenhoff, CR Townsend, N Phillips… - Freshwater …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Stream managers need to understand relationships between multiple stressors and
ecological responses. We examined responses of benthic invertebrates and algae along …

Do metacommunities vary through time? Intermittent rivers as model systems

R Sarremejane, M Cañedo‐Argüelles… - Journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aim Metacommunity assembly mechanisms have been traditionally considered stable
through time. However, in highly dynamic systems with varying local environmental …

A review of macroinvertebrate-and fish-based stream health indices

MR Herman, AP Nejadhashemi - Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 2015 - Elsevier
The focus of this review is to discuss the current uses and developments of
macroinvertebrate and fish indicators in riverine ecosystems. Macroinvertebrates and fish …

Combined effects of water stress and pollution on macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages in a Mediterranean intermittent river

E Kalogianni, A Vourka, I Karaouzas… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
Water stress is a key stressor in Mediterranean intermittent rivers exacerbating the negative
effects of other stressors, such as pollutants, with multiple effects on different river biota. The …

A tool to assess the ecological condition of tropical high Andean streams in Ecuador and Peru: The IMEERA index

C Villamarín, M Rieradevall, MJ Paul, MT Barbour… - Ecological …, 2013 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study was to develop a highland Andean streams ecological
assessment tool for managers to determine the biological quality in this broad area of South …