Multiscale land use impacts on water quality: Assessment, planning, and future perspectives in Brazil

K de Mello, RH Taniwaki, FR de Paula… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Brazil contains the largest volume of freshwater of any nation in the world; however, this
essential natural resource is threatened by rapid increases in water consumption and water …

The biological assessment and rehabilitation of the world's rivers: An overview

MJ Feio, RM Hughes, M Callisto, SJ Nichols… - Water, 2021 - mdpi.com
The biological assessment of rivers ie, their assessment through use of aquatic
assemblages, integrates the effects of multiple-stressors on these systems over time and is …

Massive plastic pollution in a mega-river of a developing country: Sediment deposition and ingestion by fish (Prochilodus lineatus)

MCM Blettler, N Garello, L Ginon, E Abrial… - Environmental …, 2019 - Elsevier
The aim of this study was to determine the amount, composition and origin of plastic debris
in one of the world largest river, the Paraná River in Argentina (South America), focusing on …

Benthic macroinvertebrates as ecological indicators: their sensitivity to the water quality and human disturbances in a tropical river

L Tampo, I Kaboré, EH Alhassan, A Ouéda… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Macroinvertebrate metrics are helpful tools for the assessment of water quality and overall
aquatic ecosystem health. However, their degree of sensitivity and the most reliable metrics …

Human–river encounter sites: Looking for harmony between humans and nature in cities

A Zingraff-Hamed, M Bonnefond, S Bonthoux, N Legay… - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Human welfare depends on the health of nature. Decades of ill-conceived management
practices caused a decline in the quality of human life, as well as in biological and cultural …

Influence of altruistic motives on organic food purchase: Theory of planned behavior

K Boobalan, N Nawaz, H RM, V Gajenderan - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Marketing campaigns of organic food emphasize utilitarian benefits and psychological
benefits as well as consumer culture to enhance environmental sustainability. In order to …

Social benefits of river restoration from ecosystem services perspective: A systematic review

SM Basak, MS Hossain, J Tusznio… - … Science & Policy, 2021 - Elsevier
Major global initiatives such as the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals
(SDGs) have overlooked the prospects of the river ecosystem in achieving SDGs (eg, SDGs …

Inland navigation and land use interact to impact European freshwater biodiversity

AN Sexton, JN Beisel, C Staentzel, C Wolter… - Nature ecology & …, 2024 - nature.com
Inland navigation in Europe is proposed to increase in the coming years, being promoted as
a low-carbon form of transport. However, we currently lack knowledge on how this would …

Application of DPSIR model to identify the drivers and impacts of land use and land cover changes and climate change on land, water, and livelihoods in the L. Kyoga …

JP Obubu, R Odong, T Alamerew, T Fetahi… - Environmental Systems …, 2022 - Springer
Land use, land cover, and climate change impacts are current global challenges that are
affecting many sectors, like agricultural production, socio-economic development, water …

[HTML][HTML] Macroinvertebrate communities and physicochemical characteristics along an anthropogenic stress gradient in a southern Nigeria stream: Implications for …

UN Keke, MO Omoigberale, I Ezenwa, A Yusuf… - Environmental and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Anthropogenic pollution of water has become an urgent management challenge across the
world. We explored benthic macroinvertebrates community structure in relation to …