[HTML][HTML] The Andean Biotic Index (ABI): revised tolerance to pollution values for macroinvertebrate families and index performance evaluation

B Ríos-Touma, R Acosta, N Prat - Revista de biologia tropical, 2014 - scielo.sa.cr
Score-based biotic indices are widely used to evaluate the water quality of streams and
rivers. Few adaptations of these indices have been done for South America because there is …

Soil erosion from agriculture and mining: a threat to tropical stream ecosystems

KM Wantzen, JH Mol - Agriculture, 2013 - mdpi.com
In tropical countries soil erosion is often increased due to high erodibility of geologically old
and weathered soils; intensive rainfall; inappropriate soil management; removal of forest …

Substrate specificity, environmental degradation and disturbance structuring macroinvertebrate assemblages in neotropical streams

DF Buss, DF Baptista, JL Nessimian, M Egler - Hydrobiologia, 2004 - Springer
Abstract Structure and composition of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages were
investigated in seven sampling sites with a gradient of environmental integrity and water …

Climate change and biodiversity in the tropical Andes

R Martinez, D Ruiz, M Andrade, L Blacutt, D Pabón… - 2011 - JSTOR
''La variedad de climas y la asombrosa diversidad de sus plantas y producciones, en los
reinos animal, vegetal y mineral, presenta una fuente de abundancia donde pueden …

Influence of water chemistry and environmental degradation on macroinvertebrate assemblages in a river basin in south-east Brazil

DF Buss, DF Baptista, MP Silveira, JL Nessimian… - Hydrobiologia, 2002 - Springer
Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages, water chemistry variables and environmental
degradation were investigated in an Atlantic Forest region in Brazil. Seven sites of the …

Relationships between deforestation, riparian forest buffers and benthic macroinvertebrates in neotropical headwater streams

CM Lorion, BP Kennedy - Freshwater biology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Few studies have evaluated the effectiveness of riparian buffers in the tropics, despite their
potential to reduce the impacts of deforestation on stream communities. We examined …

[HTML][HTML] Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera assemblages from riffles in mountain streams of Central Brazil: environmental factors influencing the distribution …

PC Bispo, LG Oliveira, LM Bini… - Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2006 - SciELO Brasil
The influence of environmental factors on the distribution of Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and
Trichoptera (EPT) immatures was investigated in streams of the Brazilian Center-West …

Tropical high-altitude streams

D Jacobsen - Tropical stream ecology, 2008 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter describes the features of tropical high-altitude streams,
including physico-chemical conditions, primary producers and macrophytes, fishes, and …

Macroinvertebrates: composition, life histories and production

D Jacobsen, C Cressa, JM Mathooko… - Tropical stream ecology, 2008 - Elsevier
Publisher Summary This chapter describes the composition of the macroinvertebrate fauna
of tropical streams, especially the insects, with the aim of uncovering the patterns in diversity …

A tool to assess the ecological condition of tropical high Andean streams in Ecuador and Peru: The IMEERA index

C Villamarín, M Rieradevall, MJ Paul, MT Barbour… - Ecological …, 2013 - Elsevier
The main objective of this study was to develop a highland Andean streams ecological
assessment tool for managers to determine the biological quality in this broad area of South …