The widespread salinisation of freshwater ecosystems poses a major threat to the
biodiversity, functioning, and services that they provide. Human activities promote freshwater …

Exposure to a variety of environmental factors such as temperature, pH, oxygen and salinity
may influence the oxidative status in aquatic organisms. The present review article focuses …

Under global change, the ion concentration of aquatic ecosystems is changing worldwide.
Many freshwater ecosystems are being salinized by anthropogenic salt inputs, whereas …

In spite of being a worldwide phenomenon that can have important ecological, economic
and social consequences, freshwater salinization (ie the increase in ion concentrations in …

Ecological stressors are considered to negatively affect biological systems; however,
corresponding responses to stressors can be complex, depending on the ecological …

Protective responses are pivotal in aiding organismal persistence in complex, multi-stressor
environments. Multiple-stressor research has traditionally focused on the deleterious effects …

Microplastic contamination of freshwater ecosystems has become an increasing
environmental concern. To advance the hazard assessment of microplastics, we conducted …

Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) compose the majority of draining networks
on Earth, supporting a unique fraction of biodiversity. Despite their high ecological value …

Beetles have colonized water many times during their history, with some of these events
involving extensive evolutionary radiations and multiple transitions between land and water …

In dry areas, natural and artificial ponds experience frequent water level fluctuation, affecting
conditions for some aquatic and amphibiotic taxa. Water beetles, bugs, and dragonflies …