Freshwater lake eutrophication is a global concern causing adverse effects on aquatic
ecosystems. The degradation of lake aquatic–terrestrial ecotones, which are the transitional …

River and lake health assessment (RLHA) is an important approach to alleviating the conflict
between protecting river and lake ecosystems and fostering socioeconomic development …

Generally, governments and industry have implemented some degree of protection to
reduce the impacts of forestry on aquatic ecosystems. Here, we consider the widespread …

Aquatic macrophytes are one of the four biological quality elements (BQE) used for
assessing the ecological status of inland waters according to the EU Water Framework …

Limiting adverse consequences of mining activities requires ecosystem restoration efforts,
whose arrangement around mining areas is poorly designed. It is unclear, however, where …

Nature-based solutions (NBSs) are considered essential measures to face climate change
in cities. Riparian ecosystems are often undervalued as NBSs even if they represent an …

Wetlands, namely the riparian ones, play a major role in landscape and water resources
functionalities and provide enormous opportunities for ecosystems services. However, their …

Land use and land cover change (LULCC), along with the conversion of natural ecosystem
cover into farmland, poses significant ecological challenges for desert riparian ecosystems …

Riparian forests are at risk from the cumulative effects of human and natural disturbance. We
assessed the magnitude and rate of forest loss adjacent to freshwater features in the …

Assessing the ecological status of surface waters is essential for evaluating the ecosystem
health and for defining of river basin management strategy. River Macrophyte Index (RMI) is …