In this study, we investigated the influence of environmental variables (predictor variables)
on the species richness, species diversity, functional diversity, and functional redundancy …

A multi‐faceted assessment of diversity is needed to improve our understanding of the
mechanisms underlying biodiversity patterns and to reveal the impacts of land use …

Land cover change for agricultural expansion exerts strong pressures on tropical streams.
We examined the relative contributions of catchment land cover, local environmental …

The loss of riparian forests can disrupt the structure and function of lotic ecosystems through
increased habitat homogenization and decreased resource diversity. We conducted a field …

The aquatic communities of headwater streams are highly influenced by the surrounding
matrix. The edge effects of forest fragments are known to influence terrestrial communities; …

Understanding of stream resilience to anthropogenic pressure is vital for sound
implementation of conservation efforts, as resilient streams quickly recover from disturbance …

This study aims to identify species richness and composition patterns of the ichthyofauna in
different landscape matrices (forest, pasture and eucalypt crops) and to evaluate the …

Context. In Neotropical streams, very few studies have considered the effects of
environmental variables at different spatial scales on fish communities. Furthermore, scale …

Medidas de conservação de riachos de cabeceira são importantes visto que as
características destes locais são imediata e negativamente alteradas por intervenções …

El estudio se desarrolló en áreas no urbanas de las zonas de vida Bosque húmedo
premontano (bh-PM) y Bosque muy húmedo premontano (bmh-PM), región cafetera del …