Freshwater biodiversity of the United States has long been recognized for its high level of
species richness. The US crayfish fauna is richer than that found in any other country or …

Conservation efforts, environmental planning, and management must account for ongoing
ecosystem alteration due to a changing climate, introduced species, and shifting land use …

Plastic debris has been reaching the world's oceans since it started being used. Multiple
studies have been addressing the effects of microplastics in various organisms but, despite …

Pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) are continuously dispersed into the
environment, as a result of human and veterinary use, reaching aquatic coastal systems and …

Tolerance towards environmental stress has been frequently considered as one of the key
determinants of invasion success. However, empirical evidence supporting the assumption …

Burrowing is a common trait among crayfish thought to help species deal with adverse
environmental challenges. However, little is known about the microhabitat ecology of …

Despite of the large array of available carbon nanotube (CNT) configurations that allow
different industrial and scientific applications of these nanoparticles, their impacts on aquatic …

Aim Physiological and metabolic performance are key mediators of the functional response
of species to environmental change. Few environments offer such a multifaceted array of …

Numerous applications exist for graphene-based materials, such as graphene oxide (GO)
nanosheets. Increased concentrations of GO nanosheets in the environment have the …

Plastics, particularly microplastics (MPs) and nanoplastics (NPs), have been regarded as
pollutants of emerging concern due to their effects on organisms and ecosystems, especially …