Although several studies have examined the functional diversity of freshwater
macroinvertebrates, the variety of methodologies combined with the absence of a synthetic …

Monitoring programs at sub-national and national scales lack coordination, harmonization,
and systematic review and analysis at continental and global scales, and thus fail to …

Biodiversity offsets are increasingly employed as an approach to compensate for
unavoidable development impacts. Reliance on overly simplistic metrics in assessing the …

Biodiversity is a measure of the total difference within a biological system. It is understood to
arise at genetic, species and multiple levels of community organisation, hence is …

Flat roofs can employ a range of technologies to improve sustainability, such as photovoltaic
(PV) panels, green roofs, cool roofs, or a combination of these options. Yet, weighing the …

Fine sediment is one of the major sources of stream physical and ecological impairment
worldwide. We assessed the ecological effects of fine sediment in an otherwise undisturbed …

Several legislations worldwide require assessing the health status of marine ecosystems. In
Europe, the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Marine Strategy Framework Directive …

Lotic ecosystems worldwide are being increasingly modified hydromorphologically, for
example, by damming, fragmentation, flow regulation and channel modification. Serious …

As a group of freshwater invertebrates, dragonflies (Odonata) are commonly used as
ecological indicators of freshwater ecosystems. Despite earlier studies suggesting that adult …

Land use effects are considered among the main stressors on freshwater biodiversity, with
up to 80% of land in Europe under intensive use. Here, we address the impact of arable and …