The aim of this paper was to investigate the potential use of biological and ecological traits
of macroinvertebrates as indicator systems of quality conditions in freshwater ecosystems …

Macroinvertebrate assemblages of large alluvial streams are poorly documented. This study
identified the physical characteristics affecting the macroinvertebrates community …

Dachigam-Dara catchment feeding the world-famous Dal Lake was assessed and evaluated
for water quality and anthropogenic impacts using physico-chemical and biological data …

Many methods that study the diversity within hierarchically structured populations have been
developed in genetics. Among them, the analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA)(Excoffier …

Ecological studies often rely on coefficients of intercommunity (dis) similarity to decipher
effects of ecological, evolutionary and human‐driven mechanisms on the composition of …

Many recent studies have searched to integrate species' functions and phylogenies in the
measurement of biodiversity. To obtain easily interpretable measures, some researchers …

Many studies have shown that salinity reduces diversity and abundance of, and alters
trophic structures in freshwater macroinvertebrate communities. However, the role of salinity …

The 1012 km-long Loire River (source at 1408 m asl) has a catchment of 117,054 km2 (20%
of France) and an annual discharge of 843 m3/s (mean annual discharge for the period …

Trichoptera have been utilised infrequently in palaeoecological studies despite their value
as environmental indicators of freshwater habitat structure and quality, via their aquatic …

Riparian sand and gravel banks are inhabited by a fauna that is well adapted to varying river
water levels and frequent inundation of the banks. Arthropods found in these habitats were …