Mercury is a ubiquitous contaminant in aquatic ecosystems, posing a significant health risk
to humans and wildlife that eat fish. Mercury accumulates in aquatic food webs as …

Effective ecosystem management in the face of human alterations depends on our ability to
quantify ecologically significant changes and to discriminate among impact levels and types …

Land use changes and riparian corridor degradation strongly influence the water quality of
low-order streams at different spatial scales. Stream water quality can be analyzed by …

Land use changes have resulted in large deforestation of rural landscapes, thus influencing
transport of water and materials along the watersheds. Riparian zones have strong effects …

Landscape management practices that alter energetic linkages between aquatic and
terrestrial habitats can affect associated ecosystem processes, and ultimately the provision …

Riparian buffers are the primary tool in forest management for protecting the habitat structure
and function of streams. They help protect against biogeochemical perturbation, filter …

Globally, small-scale fisheries are influenced by dynamic climate, governance, and market
drivers, which present social and ecological challenges and opportunities. It is difficult to …

Large‐scale comparative studies of ecological responses to anthropological stressors in
rivers require measures that are consistent across a range of spatial scales. The biological …

Anthropogenic activities, such as land use and land cover modifications in riparian areas,
can alter the degree of fragmentation of riparian vegetation, lead to the degradation of …

Restoration of degraded freshwater ecosystems has gained considerable attention in the
USA over the past decades. However, most projects focus almost entirely on the restoration …