The biological assessment of rivers ie, their assessment through use of aquatic
assemblages, integrates the effects of multiple-stressors on these systems over time and is …

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 …

Multimetric indices (MMIs) have been successfully used to assess ecological conditions in
freshwater ecosystems worldwide, and provide an important management tool especially in …

To understand how Neotropical freshwater fishes (NFF) benefit society, we conducted a
broad literature survey to (i) map and list the ecosystem services (ES) generated by these …

Abstract Changes in riparian vegetation directly affect the entry of allochthonous material
into aquatic systems, which is the main source of food and energy for different functional …

Generally, habitat loss and fragmentation negatively affect biota, often in nonlinear ways.
Such nonlinear responses suggest the existence of critical limits for habitat loss beyond …

Deforestation is a major threat globally, but especially in tropical regions because they are
biodiversity strongholds and carbon storehouses. Some studies have reported changes in …

The Amazon rainforest has experienced rapid land‐use changes over the last few decades,
including extensive deforestation that can affect riparian habitats and streams. The aim of …

For the sustainable use of lake ecosystem services—water resources, aquatic habitats for
biodiversity conservation, and aesthetic values as waterfront space—ecosystem health …

Increased anthropogenic disturbances affecting streams worldwide have resulted in
declines of freshwater biodiversity. Mediterranean ecoregions are very sensitive to such …