Water quality agencies and scientists are increasingly adopting standardized sampling
methodologies because of the challenges associated with interpreting data derived from …

In the past, no single standardised method for sampling and sorting benthic
macroinvertebrates has been implemented in Germany. Therefore, we tested the suitability …

Management of stream biodiversity is often tightly linked with the restoration and protection
of riparian and catchment vegetation. Despite that, there are no established guidelines on …

Multiple biological invertebrate traits (eg body size, body form, dispersal potential) each
described through multiple categories (eg small, intermediate or large body size) could …

An index of biotic integrity (IBI) was developed for freshwater fish in New Zealand streams.
Data on freshwater fish occurrence for 5497 sites over the entire country were obtained from …

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) have been at the forefront of environmental
contamination research even before their ban in 2001 at the Stockholm Convention. Their …

Invertebrate communities at 187 least impacted streams in the Manawatu–Wanganui region
of New Zealand were sampled between February and May 2000 to investigate the relative …

Biological indicators are increasingly being used as integrative measures of ecosystem
health in streams, particularly indicators using macroinvertebrate assemblage composition …

Os procedimentos de rotina que usam a química analítica de amostras de águas
continentais fornecem informações sobre a qualidade de água apenas relativas ao instante …

Waterways are akin to the lymphatic system and kidneys of the land in that they drain and
process chemicals and material leaving the land. Like lymphatic systems and kidneys, if …