Stream and river restoration practices have become common in many parts of the world. We
ask the question whether such restorations improve freshwater biotic assemblages or …

Abstract In the Uberaba River basin (state of Minas Gerais, Brazil), pastures for livestock
production have invaded areas of native vegetation (Cerrado biome), while already existing …

Ponds and the adjacent green spaces are an important part of urban blue-green
Infrastructure (BGI) and contribute to a number of ecosystem services, including alleviation …

In the present study, the ecological status of four major South Korean rivers flowing near
industrial complexes is assessed using physico-chemical analyses and various descriptors …

Benthic diatoms are useful indicators of the ecological state of river systems. To understand
the factors determining benthic diatom metacommunity composition in urban rivers, we …

Abstract Increasing algae in Lake Erhai has resulted in frequent blooms that have not only
led to water ecosystem degeneration but also seriously influenced the quality of the water …

Contemporary assessment of the ecological status of aquatic ecosystems is based on
various groups of organisms, including diatoms. Biological assessment, implemented by the …

Urbanization directly affects the ecological status of streams and rivers: Their beds and
drainage basins are often heavily transformed and their habitat conditions disturbed. The …

Streams systems draining upland landscapes provide valuable ecosystem services, but they
are vulnerable to incision and channelization caused by anthropogenic disturbance …

Transformation of river and stream channels disrupts their natural ecological cycles and
interrupts the continuum of their ecosystems. Changes in natural hydromorphological …