Salinisation of rivers: an urgent ecological issue

M Cañedo-Argüelles, BJ Kefford, C Piscart, N Prat… - Environmental …, 2013 - Elsevier
Secondary salinisation of rivers and streams is a global and growing threat that might be
amplified by climate change. It can have many different causes, like irrigation, mining activity …

A review of pesticides sorption in biochar from maize, rice, and wheat residues: Current status and challenges for soil application

AP Ogura, JZ Lima, JP Marques, LM Sousa… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The use of pesticides has been increasing in recent years for maintaining traditional
agricultural practices. However, these chemicals are associated with several environmental …

Impacts of urbanization-induced land-use changes on ecosystem services: A case study of the Pearl River Delta Metropolitan Region, China

W Liu, J Zhan, F Zhao, H Yan, F Zhang, X Wei - Ecological Indicators, 2019 - Elsevier
Ecosystem services value has decreased rapidly caused by land use/land cover changes
driven by urbanization during the past decades. Expanding urbanization not only changes …

Combination of solid-phase extraction with dispersive liquid–liquid microextraction followed by GC–MS for determination of pesticide residues from water, milk, honey …

M Shamsipur, N Yazdanfar, M Ghambarian - Food chemistry, 2016 - Elsevier
In this work, an effective preconcentration method for the extraction and determination of
traces of multi-residue pesticides was developed using solid-phase extraction (SPE) …

Thresholds for the effects of pesticides on invertebrate communities and leaf breakdown in stream ecosystems

RB Schäfer, PC von der Ohe… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
We compiled data from eight field studies conducted between 1998 and 2010 in Europe,
Siberia, and Australia to derive thresholds for the effects of pesticides on macroinvertebrate …

Effect of pesticides on microbial communities in container aquatic habitats

EJ Muturi, RK Donthu, CJ Fields, IK Moise, CH Kim - Scientific reports, 2017 - nature.com
Container aquatic habitats support a specialized community of macroinvertebrates (eg
mosquitoes) that feed on microbial communities associated with decaying organic matter …

Salinity impacts on river ecosystem processes: a critical mini-review

E Berger, O Frör, RB Schäfer - … Transactions of the …, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
In many dry parts of the world, salinization of water resources threatens freshwater
biodiversity and the livelihood of people. However, ecological impact studies remain scarce …

Nexus between indigenous ecological knowledge and ecosystem services: a socio-ecological analysis for sustainable ecosystem management

M Das, A Das, S Seikh, R Pandey - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2022 - Springer
The well-being of the human society cannot be ensured and sustainable unless the flow of
Ecosystem Services (ESs) would be matching with their consistent demand. The consistent …

Review on the effects of toxicants on freshwater ecosystem functions

K Peters, M Bundschuh, RB Schäfer - Environmental pollution, 2013 - Elsevier
We reviewed 122 peer-reviewed studies on the effects of organic toxicants and heavy
metals on three fundamental ecosystem functions in freshwater ecosystems, ie leaf litter …

Effect of multiple agricultural stressors on freshwater ecosystems: The role of community structure, trophic status, and biodiversity-functioning relationships on …

F Polazzo, TBO Dos Anjos, A Arenas-Sánchez… - Science of The Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
The toxicity and widespread use of agricultural pesticides threaten freshwater biodiversity,
but their long-term effects under different nutrient concentrations are poorly understood. We …