Freshwater biota are more comprehensive and direct indicators of biological impacts, and
more meaningful to the public than water quality or physical habitat surrogates. Freshwater …

Freshwaters face multiple environmental problems including eutrophication, acidification,
salinization, and climate-change, all of which can lead to impairment of ecosystem structure …

As freshwater algae respond strongly to environmental conditions, algal communities are
routinely used as indicators of aquatic health. Algal bioassessments have historically relied …

River ecosystem health assessment (REHA), an effective approach for identifying river
ecosystem health, is crucial for achieving sustainable river management and ensuring water …

Eutrophication is one of the most pervasive stressors impacting streams, often leading to
loss of biodiversity or change in natural functions. To protect against these adverse effects …

The Australian River Assessment System (AUSRIVAS or AusRivAS) is a national
biomonitoring scheme that supposedly assesses the 'biological health'of rivers. AUSRIVAS …

Benthic diatom assemblages are known to be indicative of water quality but have yet to be
widely adopted in biological assessments in the United States due to several limitations. Our …

Watersheds are often degraded by human activities, reducing their ability to provide
ecosystem functions and services. While governmental agencies have put forward plans for …

Large state or regional environmental flow programs, such as the one based on the
California Environmental Flows Framework, rely on broadly applicable relationships …

Consistency in ecological assessments is challenging across large diverse landscapes
because natural geological, climatic, and hydrological factors vary greatly. As a result, large …