Biological monitoring has failed to develop from simple binary assessment outcomes of the
impacted/unimpacted type, towards more diagnostic frameworks, despite significant …

The value of algae as bio-indicators has already been recognized in the mid of 19th century,
however, little attention has been paid to the application of phytoplankton in ecological …

Quantifying the relationship between phytoplankton and zooplankton may offer insight into
zooplankton sensitivity to shifting phytoplankton assemblages and the potential impacts of …

We developed a phytoplankton index of biotic integrity (P-IBI) for a German lowland river to
assess effects of human disturbances on the biotic condition of riverine phytoplankton …

We present the first evidence of biological change in all of the pelagic Laurentian Great
Lakes associated with recent climatic warming. We hypothesized that measured changes in …

Tens of thousands of stream kilometers worldwide are degraded by a legacy of acid loads,
high metal concentrations, and altered habitat caused by acid mine drainage (AMD) from …

Qinhuangdao coastal area is an important mariculture area in North China. Microbial
communities play an important role in driving biogeochemical cycle and energy flow. It is …

Planktonic and periphytic diatom assemblages were investigated as potential biological
indicators of ecological conditions in the Ohio, Missouri and Upper Mississippi rivers …

Significant ecological effects of run-of-river dams on stream chemistry, benthic algae,
phytoplankton, macroinvertebrates, macrophytes and fish have been found. However, the …

Rivers are increasingly recognized as providing nutritional subsidies (ie, energy and
nutrients) to adjacent terrestrial food webs via depredation of aquatic organisms (eg …