S Menezes, DJ Baird… - Journal of Applied …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Species traits have been frequently used in ecological studies in an attempt to develop a general ecological framework linking biological communities to habitat pressures. The trait …
Water quality agencies and scientists are increasingly adopting standardized sampling methodologies because of the challenges associated with interpreting data derived from …
NLR Poff, JD Olden, NKM Vieira… - Journal of the North …, 2006 - journals.uchicago.edu
The use of species traits to characterize the functional composition of benthic invertebrate communities has become well established in the ecological literature. This approach holds …
Species' ecological preferences are progressively important for understanding distribution patterns, for conserving biodiversity or for assessing and evaluating the status of freshwater …
B Statzner, LA Beche - Freshwater Biology, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Accurately assessing the effects of multiple human‐caused stressors on freshwater (and other) ecosystems is an essential step in the development of efficient decision support tools …
It is critical that the impacts of environmental stressors on natural systems are detected, monitored and assessed accurately in order to legislate effectively and to protect and restore …
J Heino - Biological Reviews, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Most bioassessment programs rest on the assumption that species have different niches, and that abiotic environmental conditions and changes therein determine community …
S Tomanova, E Goitia, J Helešic - Hydrobiologia, 2006 - Springer
Feeding strategies are typical traits reflecting the adaptation of species to environmental conditions. This concept is currently developed in some water quality systems (eg Index of …
N Bonada, S Dolédec, B Statzner - Global Change Biology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Streams in mediterranean regions have highly seasonal discharge patterns, with predictable torrential floods and severe droughts. In contrast, discharge is less variable in temperate …