Biological monitoring programmes have gained popularity around the world particularly in
southern Africa as they are fast, integrative and cost-effective approaches for assessing the …

Degradation of aquatic ecosystems in the Lake Victoria basin (LVB) and the rest of East
Africa has elicited concern because of its bearing on social and economic development …

Rapid urbanization in China has dramatically deteriorated the water quality of streams and
threatening aquatic ecosystem health. This study aims to 1) assess the impacts of …

Data on the functional composition of invertebrates in tropical streams are needed to
develop models of ecosystem functioning and to assess anthropogenic effects on ecological …

Coupled change in land and water use due to increased farming intensity is a main factor
affecting water quality and quantity, ecological functions and biodiversity globally …

Minimizing the ecological impact of land development is a fundamental principle of
sustainable development. Ecological suitability assessment is the key to realizing …

Studies investigating the effects of human activities on the functional organization of
macroinvertebrate communities in tropical streams and rivers are very limited, despite these …

Tropical rivers display profound temporal and spatial heterogeneity in terms of
environmental conditions. This aspect needs to be considered when designing a monitoring …

Abstract Equatorial rivers of East Africa exhibit unusually complex seasonal and inter-annual
flow regimes, and aquatic and adjacent terrestrial organisms have adapted to cope with this …

Mediterranean river ecosystems are subjected to intense human pressures and impacts that
affect both their aquatic and riparian communities. However, given their stratified position in …