Cyanobacterial blooms have serious adverse effects on human and environmental health. In
Latin America, one of the main world's freshwater reserves, information on this phenomenon …

Abstract Neotropical Ichthyology promotes the Special Issue (SI)“Human impacts and the
loss of Neotropical freshwater fish diversity” with the purpose of publishing relevant scientific …

Microplastic pollution is ubiquitous in freshwater environments, including rivers, lakes, and
reservoirs. Plastic particles can accumulate in the sediment mainly in lentic environments …

Andean rivers support an amazing biodiversity and provide important environmental
services for Andean landscapes like water for agriculture and human consumption. Urban …

The use of macroinvertebrates as indicators of water quality is an effective and low-cost tool,
which is widely implemented in biomonitoring programmes. Certain taxa are characteristic of …

With 6 main basins, and being the second smallest country in South America, Uruguay has a
high freshwater ecosystem diversity. The study of zooplankton communities dates back to …

Abstract Changes in physical habitat that are associated with anthropogenic disturbances
facilitate the establishment and expansion of non-native species in receiving environments …

Indicators of ecosystem health are effective tools to assess freshwater ecosystem
impairment. However, they are scarcely used as a monitoring tool by local environmental …

The world's urban population is growing rapidly, and threatening natural ecosystems,
especially streams. Urbanization leads to stream alterations, increased peak flow …

Background The Tropical Andes is the world's most biodiverse hotspot. This region
contains> 1,000 amphibian species, more than half of which are endemic. Herein we …