Managers, researchers and technicians involved in the conservation and management of
water resources in the Central Amazonia need a robust tool to assess biological quality in …

Oil palm plantations have expanded around the world, increasing concern about its
pressure on deforestation rates and the homogenization of the landscape. In this context, the …

Different land uses affect the characteristics of a hydrographic basin, reflected in the river
water quality, and consequently affecting the aquatic biota. The benthic community closely …

Bats and bat flies are intimately associated and are relevant models to study the effects of
anthropogenic impacts when bats are highly distributed in urban environments. The lack of …

In the present study, we describe the diets of the fish assemblages in two streams in the
Maringá region of Paraná that are under the influence of different anthropic impacts. We also …

In recent years, pollution of watercourses in nearby protected ecosystems has increased
due to urbanization. Standard physiochemical methods and probes are one way to monitor …

The aim of this work was to study the influence of the sugar cane cultivation on the
macroinvertebrate communities of 11 streams under different land uses. Analysis of the …

In the last decade, dozens of indices based on macroinvertebrates were developed to
evaluate lotic ecosystems. In contrast, very few of these indices have been applied in lentic …

Landscape is important in determining the composition of aquatic assemblage, and benthic
invertebrates, particularly Chironomidae, are often used as bioindicators of environmental …

There is an increased need for water conservation and protection for the sustainable
livelihood of human beings as well as for the goodness of our environment. There is a …