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 …

Abstract The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) is one of the most studied
environmental legislations and recently turned twenty. The paper deals with a literature …

River basins are extremely complex hierarchical and directional systems that are affected by
a multitude of interacting stressors. This complexity hampers effective management and …

Temporary rivers are dynamic and complex ecosystems that are widespread in arid and
semi-arid regions, such as the Mediterranean. Biotic communities adapted in their …

The analysis of plant trait composition has raised significant interest among freshwater
ecologists as a complementary approach for assessing the effects of environmental change …

Aquatic macrophytes are one of the four biological quality elements (BQE) used for
assessing the ecological status of inland waters according to the EU Water Framework …

Over the last few decades, the use of pesticides and discharge of industrial and domestic
wastewater on water surfaces have increased. Especially, Copper (Cu) pollution in aquatic …

Aquatic and riparian plants play a crucial role in the functioning of riverine ecosystems.
Hence, analyzing multiple facets of plant diversity could be extremely useful for assessing …

In ecosystems with high fish species endemicity, such as Mediterranean-type rivers,
biogeographical differences among ecoregions present serious obstacles to developing …

Freshwater systems have increasingly been subjected to a multitude of human pressures
and the re-establishment of their ecological integrity is currently a major worldwide …