Spatial scale effects of landscape metrics on stream water quality and their seasonal changes
Physiography and land use patterns influence streams water quality by affecting non-point
source (NPS) pollution process. However, each landscape factor may affect the NPS …
source (NPS) pollution process. However, each landscape factor may affect the NPS …
Benthic macroinvertebrates as ecological indicators: their sensitivity to the water quality and human disturbances in a tropical river
L Tampo, I Kaboré, EH Alhassan, A Ouéda… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macroinvertebrate metrics are helpful tools for the assessment of water quality and overall
aquatic ecosystem health. However, their degree of sensitivity and the most reliable metrics …
aquatic ecosystem health. However, their degree of sensitivity and the most reliable metrics …
Towards harmonized standards for freshwater biodiversity monitoring and biological assessment using benthic macroinvertebrates
Monitoring programs at sub-national and national scales lack coordination, harmonization,
and systematic review and analysis at continental and global scales, and thus fail to …
and systematic review and analysis at continental and global scales, and thus fail to …
How many mountains can we mine? Assessing the regional degradation of central Appalachian rivers by surface coal mining
Surface coal mining is the dominant form of land cover change in Central Appalachia, yet
the extent to which surface coal mine runoff is polluting regional rivers is currently unknown …
the extent to which surface coal mine runoff is polluting regional rivers is currently unknown …
Metabarcoding of benthic eukaryote communities predicts the ecological condition of estuaries
DNA-derived measurements of biological composition have the potential to produce data
covering all of life, and provide a tantalizing proposition for researchers and managers. We …
covering all of life, and provide a tantalizing proposition for researchers and managers. We …
Macroinvertebrate responses along broad stressor gradients of deposited fine sediment and dissolved nutrients: a stream mesocosm experiment
A Wagenhoff, CR Townsend… - Journal of Applied …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Degradation of freshwater ecosystems is a major concern worldwide. Agriculture introduces
multiple stressors to streams, presenting a challenge for freshwater managers who must …
multiple stressors to streams, presenting a challenge for freshwater managers who must …
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 …
ecological responses. We examined responses of benthic invertebrates and algae along …
Threshold responses of riverine fish communities to land use conversion across regions of the world
The growing human enterprise has sparked greater interest in identifying ecological
thresholds in land use conversion beyond which populations or communities demonstrate …
thresholds in land use conversion beyond which populations or communities demonstrate …
Thresholds, breakpoints, and nonlinearity in freshwaters as related to management
Nonlinear ecological responses to anthropogenic forcing are common, and in some cases,
the ecosystem responds by assuming a new stable state. This article is an overview and …
the ecosystem responds by assuming a new stable state. This article is an overview and …
Landscape patterns regulate non-point source nutrient pollution in an agricultural watershed
Landscape pattern critically affects hydrological cycling and the processes of non-point
source nutrients pollution. However, little is known about the quantitative relationship …
source nutrients pollution. However, little is known about the quantitative relationship …