Temporary rivers and streams are among the most common and most hydrologically
dynamic freshwater ecosystems. The number of temporary rivers and the severity of flow …

Species traits have been frequently used in ecological studies in an attempt to develop a
general ecological framework linking biological communities to habitat pressures. The trait …

Temporal environmental fluctuations, such as seasonality, exert strong controls on
biodiversity. While the effects of seasonality are well known, the predictability of fluctuations …

The use of species traits to characterize the functional composition of benthic invertebrate
communities has become well established in the ecological literature. This approach holds …

Accurately assessing the effects of multiple human‐caused stressors on freshwater (and
other) ecosystems is an essential step in the development of efficient decision support tools …

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 …

Climate change effects on some ecosystems are still poorly known, particularly where they
interact with other climatic phenomena or stressors. We used data spanning 25 years (1981 …

Streams and rivers in mediterranean-climate regions (med-rivers in med-regions) are
ecologically unique, with flow regimes reflecting precipitation patterns. Although timing of …

Feeding strategies are typical traits reflecting the adaptation of species to environmental
conditions. This concept is currently developed in some water quality systems (eg Index of …

The European Water Framework Directive requires that member states assess all their
surface waters based on a number of biological elements, including macroinvertebrates …