Sea ice is one of the most critical environmental drivers shaping primary production and
fluxes of organic inputs to benthic communities in the Arctic Ocean. Fluctuations in organic …

Invertebrates play vital roles in maintaining biodiversity and food web structure. However, it
is difficult to identify invertebrate taxa across complex habitats due to the limitation of …

Anthropogenic activities, such as agricultural and industrial development, have increased
nutrient inputs into waterways, which affect trophic interactions and the flow of energy …

Changing ecological conditions along environmental gradients influence patterns of
biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. However, how networks of interacting species …

Although the macroinvertebrates have been widely used as bio-indicator for river water
quality assessment in developed countries, its application is new in Iran and data on the …

The microorganisms in sediments play a crucial role in biogeochemical cycle processes,
and numerous studies have shown that microbial community is closely related to …

Rivers are constantly disturbed by anthropogenic stressors. Developing robust biotic
indicators to assess river environments across large spatial scales is important. In the …

Fish are vital in river ecosystems; however, traditional investigations of fish usually cause
ecological damage. Extracting DNA from aquatic environments and identifying DNA …

The utilization of food resources by aquatic consumers reflects the structure and functioning
of river food webs. In lotic water systems, where food availability and predator–prey …

River ecosystems are facing a deepening biodiversity crisis. Developing robust biotic
indicators to assess ecological status across large spatial scales are important. In the …