Changing climate and reorganized species interactions modify community responses to climate variability
While an array of ecological mechanisms has been shown to stabilize natural community
dynamics, how the effectiveness of these mechanisms—including both their direction …
dynamics, how the effectiveness of these mechanisms—including both their direction …
Effects of changing riparian topography on the decline of ecological indicators along the drawdown zones of long rivers in China
M Arif, I Petrosillo, L Changxiao - Frontiers in Forests and Global …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Riparian topographical features can drive a suite of ecological indicators (EIs) that shape the
river ecosystem. The mechanisms that EIs reflect provide several ecosystem services. We …
river ecosystem. The mechanisms that EIs reflect provide several ecosystem services. We …
Relationships between environmental factors and functional traits of macrophyte assemblages in running waters of Greece
K Stefanidis, A Oikonomou, G Dimitrellos, D Tsoukalas… - Diversity, 2023 - mdpi.com
The analysis of plant trait composition has raised significant interest among freshwater
ecologists as a complementary approach for assessing the effects of environmental change …
ecologists as a complementary approach for assessing the effects of environmental change …
Ecological quality assessment of Greek lowland rivers with aquatic macrophytes in compliance with the EU water framework directive
K Stefanidis, G Dimitrellos, M Sarika, D Tsoukalas… - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …
assessing the ecological status of inland waters according to the EU Water Framework …
Potamogeton crispus restoration increased the epiphytic microbial diversity and improved water quality in a micro-polluted urban river
S Guo, S Zhang, S Wang, H Chen, X Hu, Y Ma - Environmental Pollution, 2023 - Elsevier
Special characterization and assembly of epiphytic microbial communities remain unclear in
micro-polluted water column during submersed macrophytes restoration. In this study, an in …
micro-polluted water column during submersed macrophytes restoration. In this study, an in …
Responses of different facets of aquatic plant diversity along environmental gradients in Mediterranean streams: Results from rivers of Greece
K Stefanidis, A Oikonomou… - Journal of Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aquatic and riparian plants play a crucial role in the functioning of riverine ecosystems.
Hence, analyzing multiple facets of plant diversity could be extremely useful for assessing …
Hence, analyzing multiple facets of plant diversity could be extremely useful for assessing …
Environmental drivers of functional structure and diversity of vascular macrophyte assemblages in altered Waterbodies in Serbia
There is a gap in the knowledge about how environmental factors affect functional diversity
and trait structures of macrophyte communities in altered waterbodies. We used macrophyte …
and trait structures of macrophyte communities in altered waterbodies. We used macrophyte …
Assessing riparian zone changes under the influence of stress factors in higher-order streams and tributaries: Implications for the management of massive dams and …
Riparian ecosystem services along higher-order streams and connected tributaries may
change over time as disturbances continuously increase, resulting in diverse deterioration of …
change over time as disturbances continuously increase, resulting in diverse deterioration of …
The Contribution of Landscape Ecology to Regionalization, Modelling, and Managing in Hydrology: Proposed Approach in the Context of Argentina
I Entraigas - Current Landscape Ecology Reports, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In this paper, I show three concrete examples in which the
holistic approach of Landscape Ecology contributes to (i) the definition of hydrologically …
holistic approach of Landscape Ecology contributes to (i) the definition of hydrologically …
Impact of anthropogenic transformations on the vegetation of selected abiotic types of rivers in two ecoregions (Southern Poland)
D Halabowski, I Lewin - Knowledge & Management of Aquatic …, 2020 - kmae-journal.org
The quality of water in rivers is declining worldwide due to anthropogenic activities. This
phenomenon may be exacerbated by climate change and population growth. We …
phenomenon may be exacerbated by climate change and population growth. We …