Flow regime alteration by dams has been recognized as a major impact factor for aquatic
communities. Spain is currently the member state of the EU with the largest number of large …

Freshwater ecosystems face many threats in the form of reduced water quantity, poor water
quality and the loss of biodiversity. As a result, aquatic biomonitoring tools are required to …

Background A variety of anthropogenic stressors influences the ecological status of rivers
wordwide. Important stressors include elevated concentrations of nutrients, salt ions, heavy …

Several mountain streams are currently changing from perennial to temporary regimes due
to increasing water abstraction and global climate change with expected detrimental effects …

Flow regime and its variability play a fundamental role in preserving rivers' ecosystems.
Effects of flow predictability modeling on macroinvertebrate community structure parameters …

This paper proposes the exploration functional diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates to
evaluate their response to hydrological and land use stressors in a semi-arid lowland river …

Many rivers have undergone flow modification by impoundments to provide services such as
water supply and hydropower. There is an established consensus that typical modified flow …

The present study was carried out in order to assess the influence of environmentally
relevant concentrations of TiO 2 nanoparticles (E171 human food grade) toxicity on the …

Cultural eutrophication and river regulation have been identified as two of the most pressing
threats to global freshwater biodiversity. However, we know little about their combined …

Determining the extent of freshwater contamination by agrichemicals is a major challenge.
Biological indicators have been proposed as indirect measures of contaminants that can be …