The bioassessment of aquatic ecosystems is currently based on various biotic indices that
use the occurrence and/or abundance of selected taxonomic groups to define ecological …

Rivers suffer from multiple stressors acting simultaneously on their biota, but the
consequences are poorly quantified at the global scale. We evaluated the biological …

As a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity and to the Ramsar Convention on
Wetlands, New Zealand has international responsibilities to protect and restore wetland …

As a special ecosystem in cities, urban wetland parks have important environmental
regulation and social service functions. This paper proposes a new methodology of urban …

Turkey shows a notable diversity of habitats, with significant variations in altitude, rainfall,
temperature, topography and geological history, which is reflected in its richness of …

Micropollutants in water environments have attracted widespread attention, but how human
and natural stressors influence the risks of micropollutants has not been comprehensively …

Despite the fundamental dependence of human populations on water resources, a range of
anthropogenic impacts, in particular the removal of riparian vegetation, threaten freshwater …

Modification of natural landscapes and land‐use intensification are global phenomena that
can result in a range of differing pressures on lotic ecosystems. We analysed national‐scale …

A major threat to freshwater taxon diversity is the alteration of natural catchment Land use
into agriculture, industry or urban areas and the associated eutrophication of the water. In …

This study was carried out to develop and apply a fish-based biotic integrity index to assess
lowland streams in a highly deforested region of the Upper Paraná River basin. Fifty-six first …