Aquatic organisms can be affected not only via polluted water but also via their food. In the
present study, we examined bioaccumulation of seventy pharmaceuticals in two benthic …

Many large rivers in China have an inflow of contaminated water. Water pollution caused by
urban sewage and agriculture, and occasionally pollution events from industries have …

The Hirudinea species were collected from various running waters and lakes in Turkey. The
sampling sites were located on Yeşilırmak River, streams in Yedigöller National Park, Büyük …

The present study contains the results of an investigation of the relationships between the
environmental variables and the taxonomic diversity of common and important groups of …

The Earth's freshwater ecosystems are currently under threat, particularly in developing
countries. In Mexico, intensive land use and inadequate monitoring policies have resulted in …

The study concerns the relationships between taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic
diversity of benthic invertebrates inhabiting watercourses and abiotic parameters associated …

Reduced biological diversity in freshwater habitats situated in urban areas has been
discussed in numerous studies. Certain municipal areas, however, can help save animal …

Abstract Leeches (Clitellata: Hirudinida) are abundant predators or ecto-parasites inhabiting
various freshwater habitats; however many biotic and abiotic drivers of their assemblage …

Medical leeches are ectoparasites invertebrates which are widely used in medical and
surgical treatments because it was found since the ancient time that many diseases can be …

Different components of biological diversity of leeches (Hirudinea), sampled in lowland
watercourses in Poland were compared between sites differed in terms of environmental …