Modelling global insect pest species assemblages to determine risk of invasion

SP Worner, M Gevrey - Journal of Applied Ecology, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Summary 1 The many thousands of potential invasive species pose one of the greatest
threats to global biodiversity world‐wide. In this study we propose that assemblages of well …

Stream biomonitoring using macroinvertebrates around the globe: a comparison of large-scale programs

DF Buss, DM Carlisle, TS Chon, J Culp… - Environmental …, 2015 - Springer
Water quality agencies and scientists are increasingly adopting standardized sampling
methodologies because of the challenges associated with interpreting data derived from …

Trophic levels and functional feeding groups of macroinvertebrates in neotropical streams

S Tomanova, E Goitia, J Helešic - Hydrobiologia, 2006 - Springer
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 …

How strong is the evidence–based on macroinvertebrate community responses–that river restoration works?

AFA Al-Zankana, T Matheson, DM Harper - Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
We reviewed river rehabilitation studies published from 1984 to 2019 to identify factors that
might limit effective rehabilitation. This encompasses 89 papers that reported outcomes of …

Conservation of the biodiversity of Brazil's inland waters

AA Agostinho, SM Thomaz, LC Gomes - Conservation biology, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
In terms of biodiversity, Brazilian inland waters are of enormous global significance for Algae
(25% of the world's species), Porifera (Demospongiae, 33%), Rotifera (25%), Cladocera …

[HTML][HTML] A global perspective on the application of riverine macroinvertebrates as biological indicators in Africa, South-Central America, Mexico and Southern Asia

TE Eriksen, JE Brittain, G Søli, D Jacobsen… - Ecological …, 2021 - Elsevier
The aim of this study is to generate a first global overview of pressures and methods used to
assess the environmental quality of rivers and streams using macroinvertebrates. In total …

[PDF][PDF] Conservação da biodiversidade em águas continentais do Brasil

ÂA Agostinho, SM THOMAZ, LC GOMES - Megadiversidade, 2005 - avesmarinhas.com.br
Em termos de biodiversidade, as águas continentais brasileiras apresentam enorme
significado global para Algae (25% das espécies do mundo), Porifera (Demospongiae …

Relationships between deforestation, riparian forest buffers and benthic macroinvertebrates in neotropical headwater streams

CM Lorion, BP Kennedy - Freshwater biology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of riparian buffers in the tropics, despite their
potential to reduce the impacts of deforestation on stream communities. We examined …

Spatial eigenfunction analyses in stream networks: do watercourse and overland distances produce different results?

VL Landeiro, WE Magnusson, AS Melo… - Freshwater …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The use of spatial variables is a common procedure in ecological studies. The technique is
based on the definition of a connectivity/distance matrix that conceptually defines the …

Effective river restoration in the 21st century: from trial and error to novel evidence-based approaches

N Friberg, NV Angelopoulos, AD Buijse… - Advances in ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
This paper is a comprehensive and updated overview of river restoration and covers all
relevant aspects from drivers of restoration, linkages between hydromorphology and biota …