Responses of macroinvertebrate functional trait structure to river damming: From within-river to basin-scale patterns

J Wang, S Bao, K Zhang, J Heino, X Jiang, Z Liu… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Revealing how aquatic organisms respond to dam impacts is essential for river
biomonitoring and management. Traditional examinations of dam impacts on …

How do the traits of macroinvertebrates in the River Chanchaga respond to illegal gold mining activities in North Central Nigeria

AO Edegbene, LA Elakhame, FO Arimoro… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Africa harbours about a third of the world's largest natural resource reserves of mineral such
as gold and diamonds. These vast mineral reserves in Africa are essential to the continent's …

Preliminary studies on macroinvertebrate biomonitoring of freshwater systems in the Afrotropics: a case study of the Chanchaga River in the Lower Niger-Benue …

AO Edegbene, LA Elakhame, FO Arimoro, EC Osimen… - Biologia, 2023 - Springer
In the developing nations like Nigeria, the science of freshwater biomonitoring is still scanty
unlike developed countries. In this study, we explored the significance of using …

Functional groups of Afrotropical EPT (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera) as bioindicators of semi-urban pollution in the Tsitsa River Catchment, Eastern …

FC Akamagwuna, AO Edegbene, P Ntloko, FO Arimoro… - PeerJ, 2022 - peerj.com
We examined the distribution patterns of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera
functional feeding groups (EPT FFGs) in five streams that drain semi-urban landscapes in …

Effect of different land use types on the taxonomic and functional diversity of macroinvertebrates in an urban area of Northern China

A Lu, J Li, B Zheng, X Yin - Water, 2022 - mdpi.com
The urbanization of riverine landscapes is an increasing threat to river ecosystems.
However, it is unclear which metrics can best assess the response of macroinvertebrates to …

Macroinvertebrates of Wupa River, Abuja, Nigeria: Do environmental variables pattern their assemblages?

BO Omovoh, FO Arimoro, AV Anyanwale… - Biology …, 2023 - mediterraneanjournals.com
Macroinvertebrates, alongside physico-chemical variables, were sampled and analyzed for
nine months between April and December 2019 in three Stations (Stations 1, 2 and 3) in the …