The pteridophytes present a great but poorly explored potential as ecological indicators
(EIs), shown only in some sparse studies. Therefore, to analyze this potential, we reviewed …

Biogeographic regionalizations provide frameworks for a holistic understanding of river
basin areas and their inland water ecosystems. Here we employ the freshwater ecoregion …

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

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 …

The relationships of aquatic macrophytes and 14 environmental factors of the Baiyangdian
Lake in spring, summer and autumn were investigated by Pearson correlation analysis and …

Submerged macrophytes are widely distributed primary producer that play important roles in
maintaining healthy aquatic ecosystems. Generally, the relationships between macrophytes …

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 …

This paper exposes a new methodological approach to solve the problem of intercalibrating
river quality national methods when a common metric is lacking and most of the countries …

We modelled three macroinvertebrate (IASPT, EPT number of families and LIFE) and one
fish (percentage of salmonid biomass) biotic indices to river networks draining a large region …

Introduction of the large-statured, invasive grass Arundo donax has negatively affected
riparian ecosystems in Mediterranean-type climates and tropical regions worldwide. Control …