Water quality agencies and scientists are increasingly adopting standardized sampling
methodologies because of the challenges associated with interpreting data derived from …

By modifying local habitat conditions, the alteration of land cover can result in severe faunal
impairment, subsequently affecting ecosystem functioning. We analyzed changes in the …

Most studies dealing with the use of ecological indicators and other applied ecological
research rely on some definition or concept of what constitutes least-, intermediate-and most …

Alien species often flourish and become invasive in urban ecosystems. How and why
invaders succeed in urban systems is an important, yet poorly understood, question. We …

Riparian zones ensure freshwater ecosystem processes such as microclimate regulation,
organic matter inputs, and fine substrate retention. These processes illustrate the importance …

Multimetric indices (MMIs) have been successfully used to assess ecological conditions in
freshwater ecosystems worldwide, and provide an important management tool especially in …

Assessing the ecological impacts of anthropogenic pressures is a key task in environmental
management. Multimetric indices (MMIs), based on aquatic assemblage responses to …

Landscape and site-scale data analyses aid the interpretation of biological data and thereby
help us develop more cost-effective natural resource management strategies. Our study …

Land‐use and land‐cover transitions can affect biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in a
myriad of ways, including how energy is transferred within food‐webs. Size spectra (ie …

It is well recognized that assemblage structure of stream macroinvertebrates changes with
alterations in catchment or local land use. Our objective was to understand how the trophic …