Freshwater biota are more comprehensive and direct indicators of biological impacts, and
more meaningful to the public than water quality or physical habitat surrogates. Freshwater …

Population and community descriptors that might be used as indicators of the impact of
fishing are reviewed. The criteria used for the evaluation of these indicators are meaning …

The threat posed by invasive non-native species worldwide requires a global approach to
identify which introduced species are likely to pose an elevated risk of impact to native …

An important component of the biological assessment of stream condition is an evaluation of
the direct or indirect effects of human activities or disturbances. The concept of a “reference …

Land-use change is a principal factor affecting riparian vegetation and river biodiversity. In
Chile, land-use change has drastically intensified over the last decade, with native forests …

We describe concepts, rationale, and analytical procedures for characterizing physical
habitat in wadeable streams based on raw data generated from methods similar or equal to …

The requirements of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD), aimed at an
integrative assessment methodology for evaluating the ecological status of water bodies are …

Differences in sampling and laboratory protocols, differences in techniques used to evaluate
metrics, and differing scales of calibration and application prohibit the use of many existing …

We develop a framework for the objective selection of a suite of indicators for use in fisheries
management. The framework encompasses eight steps, and provides guidance on pitfalls to …

The use of multimetric indices (MMIs) of biological condition has been globally applied
because they are practical tools that incorporate various biological metrics at different levels …