[HTML][HTML] Multi-scale threat assessment of riverine ecosystems in the Colorado River Basin
Freshwater ecosystems are facing a deepening biodiversity crisis. Developing robust
indicators to assess ecological integrity across large spatial scales and identifying the …
indicators to assess ecological integrity across large spatial scales and identifying the …
[HTML][HTML] Past and recent anthropogenic pressures drive rapid changes in riverine fish communities
Understanding how and why local communities change is a pressing task for conservation,
especially in freshwater systems. It remains challenging because of the complexity of …
especially in freshwater systems. It remains challenging because of the complexity of …
The future of global river health monitoring
Rivers are the arteries of human civilisation and culture, providing essential goods and
services that underpin water and food security, socio-economic development and climate …
services that underpin water and food security, socio-economic development and climate …
Challenges to water management in Ecuador: Legal authorization, quality parameters, and socio-political responses
S Wingfield, A Martínez-Moscoso, D Quiroga… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
Ecuador has historically had a unique experience with water law, management, and policy
as a result of its constitutional declaration of water access as a human right. In this paper, the …
as a result of its constitutional declaration of water access as a human right. In this paper, the …
History of limnology in Ecuador: a foundation for a growing field in the country
M Steinitz-Kannan, C López, D Jacobsen, ML Guerra - Hydrobiologia, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Paul Colinvaux and his Ecuadorian student Miriam Steinitz-Kannan were the first
modern scientists to study limnology in Ecuador in the 1960s and 1970s. Fifty years later …
modern scientists to study limnology in Ecuador in the 1960s and 1970s. Fifty years later …
Emerging contaminants in the northeast Andean foothills of Amazonia: The case of study of the city of Tena, Napo, Ecuador
MV Capparelli, I Cipriani-Avila, E Jara-Negrete… - Bulletin of …, 2021 - Springer
This work is a study on the occurrence of emerging pollutants in the northeast Ecuadorian
Amazon. Emerging contaminants (ECs)—caffeine, triclosan, estradiol, acetaminophen …
Amazon. Emerging contaminants (ECs)—caffeine, triclosan, estradiol, acetaminophen …
Preliminary assessment of plastic litter and microplastic contamination in freshwater depositional areas: The case study of Puerto Misahualli, Ecuadorian Amazonia
O Lucas-Solis, GM Moulatlet, J Guamangallo… - Bulletin of …, 2021 - Springer
We quantify plastic litter (PL,> 2 cm) and microplastics (MP,< 5 mm) from the sediments of a
beach formed at a riverine depositional area, at the upper Amazon River basin, Ecuador. In …
beach formed at a riverine depositional area, at the upper Amazon River basin, Ecuador. In …
Assessing the quality of amazon aquatic ecosystems with multiple lines of evidence: the case of the Northeast Andean foothills of Ecuador
E Galarza, M Cabrera, R Espinosa, E Espitia… - Bulletin of …, 2021 - Springer
We assessed the quality of Andes-Amazonia streams in Ecuador impacted by gold mining
(GM), discharges from inefficient sewage network in urban areas (UA), wastes from fish …
(GM), discharges from inefficient sewage network in urban areas (UA), wastes from fish …
[HTML][HTML] An integrative approach to assess the environmental impacts of gold mining contamination in the Amazon
As the number of legal and illegal gold mining sites increases in the Andes–Amazonia
region, integrative methods to evaluate the effects of mining pollution on freshwater …
region, integrative methods to evaluate the effects of mining pollution on freshwater …
Biodiversity conservation: local and global consequences of the application of “rights of nature” by Ecuador
ABSTRACT In 2008, Ecuador recognized the Constitutional Rights of Nature in a global first.
This recognition implies a major shift in the human-nature relationship, from one between a …
This recognition implies a major shift in the human-nature relationship, from one between a …