Numerous procedures for biological assessment employ different measures of benthos
diversity as a main or additional metric. This paper argues that biological diversity of …

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 …

Simple Summary Lake Baikal is the deepest and oldest freshwater ecosystem in the world.
Since more than half of the currently known species of aquatic organisms inhabiting Lake …

We evaluated the effectiveness of five artificial substrates to recreate the natural benthic
macroinvertebrate community in an upper reach of the Henares river (Guadalajara, Spain) …

Leeches are important members of communities developing on submerged hard substrates.
We studied patterns of leech colonization and distribution on artificial substrates, which …

Leech assemblages on the bottom substrata and artificial plates deployed in various types of
waterbodies located in an urbanized area (Olsztyn, Northeastern Poland) were examined to …

We examined the settlement preferences of leeches by analysing colonization patterns on
artificial substrates. The intention was to check whether the type of material, texture and size …

The largest rivers in Europe are under strong human pressure, resulting in habitat changes
and consequently in structural changes in the quantitative and qualitative composition of …

Hirudinida comprise a constant component of benthofauna in running waters and their
taxonomic composition is often analyzed to evaluate the environmental quality. However …

Lake Baikal is a natural laboratory for the study of species diversity and evolution, as a
unique freshwater ecosystem meeting the all of the main criteria of the World Heritage …