Human activities such as industrialisation, urbanisation and agriculture have adversely
impacted terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Water pollutants such as heavy metals and …

Abstract Lake Taihu Basin, one of the most developed regions in China, has received
considerable attention due to its severe pollution. Our study provides a clear understanding …

The increasing stress on lake ecosystems is affecting their functioning such as providing
goods and services to inhabiting organisms and riparian communities. Monitoring of water …

The aim of this study is to generate a first global overview of pressures and methods used to
assess the environmental quality of rivers and streams using macroinvertebrates. In total …

Biodiversity metrics are critical for assessment and monitoring of ecosystems threatened by
anthropogenic stressors. Existing sorting and identification methods are too expensive and …

The effects of land use/cover change (LUCC) on the spatial distribution and change of
ecosystem service value (ESV) are still ambiguous, and cannot effectively guide the …

Aquatic ecosystems are monitored worldwide using a range of biological quality elements
that are morphologically identified. The environmental DNA (eDNA)-based approach has …

Rivers are valuable to human beings because of their various functions. Unfortunately,
ecological integrity of rivers has been seriously threatened by human activities, resulting in …

Ecosystem degradation and biodiversity loss have been caused by economic booms in
developing countries over recent decades. In response, ecosystem restoration projects have …

Multimetric indices (MMIs) have been successfully used to assess ecological conditions in
freshwater ecosystems worldwide, and provide an important management tool especially in …