The expansion of oil palm plantations has led to land‐use change and deforestation in the
tropics, which has affected biodiversity. Although the impacts of the crop on terrestrial …

While land use intensification is a major driver of biodiversity change in streams, the nature
of such changes, and at which scales they occur, have not been synthesized. To synthesize …

The global area cultivated with oil palm has doubled in the past two decades, causing
deforestation, land-use change, freshwater pollution, and species loss in tropical …

Previous studies have found mixed results regarding the relationship between beta diversity
and latitude. In addition, by influencing local environmental heterogeneity, land use may …

The effects of the implantation of oil palm plantations on a series of environmental variables
and the diversity and distribution of mayfly nymphs was investigated through a survey of 23 …

Riparian forests have positive effects on water quality and biodiversity. However, most
studies have only tested the effects of distinct vegetation types or streams with and without …

Aquatic insects are the most widely used organisms in freshwater biomonitoring of human
impacts and can provide reliable information on habitat and water quality. The Brazilian …

Riffle beetle community structure is influenced by the preservation condition of stream
riparian vegetation. Though, the width of riparian vegetation required to ensure conservation …

In Brazil, innumerable regions of native landcover have been removed and replaced by
agricultural cultivation, especially of sugarcane. In this culture, the application of fertilizers …

In the present study, we analyzed eight streams (four located in areas with sugarcane
cultivation and four located in preserved areas) and applied a simple method to find …