The sustainable use of water resources requires clear guidelines for the management of diffuse pollution inputs to rivers. Without informed guidelines, management decisions are …
JE Helson, DD Williams - Ecological Indicators, 2013 - Elsevier
The water and habitat quality in Panamanian streams and rivers are being degraded by agriculture, urbanization, industrial activities, mining, and other forms of development. Thus …
Urbanisation poses a clear threat to tropical freshwater streams, yet fundamental knowledge gaps hinder our ability to effectively conserve stream biodiversity and preserve ecosystem …
The study of metals mobility derived from mining activities in an ultramafic lithology is limited. This study investigates the effects of distance on potentially toxic metals such as Co, Cu, Fe …
Tropical forests are declining at unprecedented rates in favour of agriculture, and streams can be severely impacted due to effects of multiple stressors that have rarely been …
AM Chara-Serna, JD Chara… - … International Journal of …, 2012 - cambridge.org
Shredders play a major ecological role in temperate streams, but their numerical importance is highly variable within the tropics. Detailed studies on the diets of tropical stream …
S Brosse, G Grenouillet, M Gevrey, K Khazraie… - Biodiversity and …, 2011 - Springer
The current gold rush experienced by the Guiana shield is profoundly disturbing freshwater ecosystems. Indeed, streams act as receptors for the water that drains gold mining sites and …
RH Li, SM Liu, YW Li, GL Zhang, JL Ren… - …, 2014 - bg.copernicus.org
Nutrient dynamics based on field observations made along the eastern Hainan Island during the period 2006–2009 were investigated to understand nutrient biogeochemical processes …
Natural and anthropogenic disturbances commonly alter patterns of biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. However, how networks of interacting species respond to these …