Recent views on river pollution and diatoms

F Rimet - Hydrobiologia, 2012‏ - Springer
The first studies of diatoms and river pollution were carried out 60 years ago, and the
suitability of these micro-algae as bioassessment indicators for monitoring river quality was …

Responses of Mediterranean aquatic and riparian communities to human pressures at different spatial scales

D Bruno, O Belmar, D Sánchez-Fernández… - Ecological …, 2014‏ - Elsevier
Mediterranean river ecosystems are subjected to intense human pressures and impacts that
affect both their aquatic and riparian communities. However, given their stratified position in …

If Alpine streams run dry: the drought memory of benthic communities

E Piano, A Doretto, E Falasco, S Fenoglio, L Gruppuso… - Aquatic Sciences, 2019‏ - Springer
Several mountain streams are currently changing from perennial to temporary regimes due
to increasing water abstraction and global climate change with expected detrimental effects …

Hydrological intermittency drives diversity decline and functional homogenization in benthic diatom communities

E Falasco, F Bona, AM Risso, E Piano - Science of the Total Environment, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Over the last decades, the combined effects of global climate changes and severe land use
modifications have been exacerbating river hydrological alterations and habitat …

Assessing anthropogenic pressures on streams: A random forest approach based on benthic diatom communities

F Larras, R Coulaud, E Gautreau, E Billoir… - Science of the Total …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Benthic diatoms have been widely used to assess the ecological status of freshwater
ecosystems, especially in the context of recent international water framework directive …

Responses of Macroinvertebrate Assemblages to Flow in the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau: Establishment and Application of a Multi‐Metric Habitat Suitability Model

XD Zhou, MZ Xu, FK Lei, JH Zhang… - Water Resources …, 2022‏ - Wiley Online Library
Anthropogenic impacts and climate change modify instream flow, altering ecosystem
services and impacting on aquatic ecosystems. Alpine rivers and streams on the Qinghai …

Development of a benthic macroinvertebrate flow sensitivity index for Canadian rivers

DG Armanini, N Horrigan, WA Monk… - River research and …, 2011‏ - Wiley Online Library
Widespread alteration of flow regimes requires guidelines for the protection of river
ecosystems based on sound science. Preservation of the biodiversity within river …

Response of stream benthic macroinvertebrates to current water management in Alpine catchments massively developed for hydropower

S Quadroni, G Crosa, G Gentili, P Espa - Science of the Total Environment, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The present work focuses on evaluating the ecological effects of hydropower-induced
streamflow alteration within four catchments in the central Italian Alps. Downstream from the …

Biological and ecological diversity of aquatic macroinvertebrates in response to hydrological and physicochemical parameters in tropical forest streams of Gunung …

CS Md Rawi, SA Al‐Shami, MR Madrus… - Ecohydrology, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
In this study, we have investigated the effects of some hydrological and physicochemical
parameters such as water quality, velocity, water depth, river width, water pH, water …

Diatom communities and vegetation of springs in the south-western Alps

M Mogna, M Cantonati, F Andreucci, N Angeli… - Acta Botanica …, 2015‏ - hrcak.srce.hr
Sažetak Springs are unique but understudied habitats. Diatom communities have received
some attention but have remained largely unknown in the south-western Alps. We therefore …