Monitoring of biota is pivotal for the assessment and conservation of ecosystems.
Environments worldwide are being continuously and increasingly exposed to multiple …

Ecological constraints in subsurface environments relate directly to groundwater flow,
hydraulic conductivity, interstitial biogeochemistry, pore size, and hydrological linkages to …

As a consequence of the growing global dependence on groundwater resources,
environmental risk assessments (ERA) for groundwater are increasingly required and, with …

This paper is an introduction to and overview of a special issue on groundwater ecology with
a focus on biodiversity assessment and conservation. The subterranean environment …

Using species distribution data from 111 aquifers distributed in nine European regions, we
examined the pairwise relationships between local species richness (LSR), dissimilarity in …

Reliable assessments of groundwater biodiversity are urgently needed to resolve current
issues relating to the protection of aquifers. The assessment of groundwater biodiversity is …

Ammonium has detrimental effects on the survival and physiology of freshwater
invertebrates, however, the effects of ammonium on the functionality of hyporheic …

The distribution patterns of stygobiotic invertebrates were examined with a stratified
sampling design at 197 sites selected among four hydrogeographic basins in the Lessinian …

Four perennial rheocrene springs located between 919 and 1252 m asl on substrata
characterized by different lithologies were studied. Water samples and invertebrates were …

Microplastic (MP) pollution is a growing concern in every known ecosystem. However, MP
presence in groundwaters and the ecological impact they can have on groundwater fauna is …