Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages detect the consequences of a sewage spill: a case study of a South American environmental challenge

M Callisto, RL Massara, MS Linares, RM Hughes - Limnology, 2022 - Springer
Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages are used to assess anthropogenic stressors and
pressures globally—although considerable spatial and temporal variability in those …

[PDF][PDF] Diversity of benthic macroinvertebrates and water quality of Karasu Stream (Black Sea)

EA Çil, M Ozbek, Ö Yardım, S Yıldız… - Ege Journal of …, 2021 - dergipark.org.tr
Çalışma; Karasu Çayı'nda (Türkiye'nin Karadeniz Bölgesi, Sinop İli) yürütülmüştür. Bu
çalışmanın amacı, akarsuyun bentik makroomurgasız tür kompozisyonunu belirlemek, bazı …

[HTML][HTML] Chironomidae (Diptera) of the Šventoji and Žeimena sub-basins in Lithuania

L Stasiukynas, FL da Silva, J Havelka… - Biodiversity Data …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Chironomidae, commonly known as non-biting midges, are key indicators of the
health and biodiversity of freshwater ecosystems. They are also one of the most abundant …

Sampling method and season influence selenium dynamics at the base of a boreal lake food chain

MP Mendes, B Cupe-Flores, K Liber - Environmental Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Few studies have investigated the potential influence of sampling method and season on Se
bioaccumulation at the base of the aquatic food chain. In particular, the effects of low water …

[HTML][HTML] COI Insights into Diversity and Species Delimitation of Immature Stages of Non-Biting Midges (Diptera: Chironomidae)

L Stasiukynas, J Havelka, FL da Silva… - Insects, 2025 - mdpi.com
The diversity of non-biting midges (Chironomidae, Diptera) remains an unresolved topic,
with estimates of species numbers ranging from 6000 to 15,000 according to various …

[HTML][HTML] First record of alien gastropods Epitonium aranea Bonfitto, 2018 and Stosicia annulata (Dunker, 1860)(Mollusca) from the Mediterranean Sea

B Öztürk, M Recevik - Ege Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 2023 - egejfas.org
In a benthic material taken from the Levantine coast of Türkiye, Epitonium aranea Bonfitto,
2018, a species previously known from the Red Sea only, and Stosicia annulata (Dunker …

Measuring standardized effect size improves interpretation of biomonitoring studies and facilitates meta-analysis

DJ McCabe, EM Hayes-Pontius, A Canepa… - Freshwater …, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
Intersite differences in benthic communities detected by tests of null hypotheses are used
routinely to infer effects of habitat perturbation. The statistical outputs from these tests are …

Adaption of a traditional Māori fishing method for biomonitoring: using whakaweku for sampling benthic macroinvertebrates in streams

H Marsh, R Storey, I Kusabs, B Smith - New Zealand Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Whakaweku are bundles of bracken fern (Pteridium esculentum) traditionally placed in lakes
and rivers by Māori to harvest kōura (freshwater crayfish, Paranephrops spp.) in Aotearoa …

[HTML][HTML] Long-term trends in aquatic ecosystem bioassessment metrics are not influenced by sampling method: empirical evidence from the Niobrara River

LM Tronstad, S Hotaling - Knowledge & Management of Aquatic …, 2017 - kmae-journal.org
Choosing an aquatic invertebrate sampling method for biomonitoring depends upon study
goals, resources, and ecosystem conditions. In this study, we compared two methods that …

The Trichoptera fauna of the Karpuz Stream and its relationships with water quality

Ö Erdoğan, B Karakaş, MZ Yünlü - Biologia, 2025 - Springer
This study aims to evaluate the Trichoptera fauna of the Karpuz Stream in Antalya and its
relationship with environmental factors. In the research, ten stations were selected to …