Uno de los desafíos del concepto de desarrollo sustentable, es la gestión y conservación de
los recursos y sistemas naturales renovables, entre ellos el suelo y el agua. Es en ese …

Productivity of temperate streams and lakes is often limited by availability of key nutrients,
and nutrient‐poor habitats are termed oligotrophic. Oligotrophic streams and lakes occur …

Agricultural activities often lead to nutrient enrichment and habitat modification in rivers,
possibly altering macroinvertebrate assemblages and hence ecosystem functioning. For the …

Aquatic oligochaetes are well recognized bioindicators of quality of sediments and water in
watercourses and lakes. However, the difficult taxonomic determination based on …

The occurrence of microplastics in the aquatic environment has been reported around the
world; however, their effects on freshwater oligochaetes are unknown. In this research, we …

We analyzed the diatom assemblages inhabiting the epipelic biofilm of a Pampean stream,
characterized by their high basal nutrient levels, when exposed to a continuous surplus of …

Aquatic oligochaetes are a common group of freshwater benthic invertebrates known to be
very sensitive to environmental changes and currently used as bioindicators in some …

Aim: The composition, abundance, community structure of potamoplankton and major
physical and chemical variables of the Nile water in Upper Egypt were investigated to …

In recent decades agriculture has intensified in the Argentine Pampa, and pesticide
application has also increased. Livestock fields, although being progressively replaced by …

One of the most important effects derived from the intensive land use is the increase of
nutrient concentration in the aquatic systems due to superficial drainage. Besides, the …