This study aimed to analyse the added value of using ecotoxicological tools to complement
and improve the assessment of natural water bodies status, in situations of climate change …

Multiple stressors affect freshwater systems and cause a deficient ecological status
according to the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). To select effective mitigation …

Ephemeral waters (EW) are sensitive and vulnerable ecosystems that, although the
numerous ecosystem services provided, are poorly investigated and properly managed …

Alien invasive aquatic-plant (AIA) species are severely threatening the aquatic ecosystems
worldwide, especially biodiversity. Although plankton have been used to monitor and …

Aquatic macrophytes are one of the four biological quality elements (BQE) used for
assessing the ecological status of inland waters according to the EU Water Framework …

Benthic diatoms have been widely utilized for assessing the ecological status of rivers, due
to their ability to reflect the environmental changes from natural and anthropogenic …

Today, the application of ecological indicators based on organisms has replaced traditional
saprobic approaches for assessment of the quality of rivers impaired due to organic pollution …

Benthic diatoms have traditionally been used as bioindicators of aquatic ecosystems.
Because diatom-based monitoring of water quality is required by European legislation …

Algal communities are robust indicators of the effect and impact of environmental flows on
river-dependent ecosystems as they deflect directly and indirectly those physical chemical …

The use of diatoms as ecological indicators of water quality is well established globally, with
numerous studies supporting the effectiveness of diatom-based biotic indices for monitoring …