A review of the application of the macroinvertebrate-based multimetric indices (MMIs) for water quality monitoring in lakes

G Ndatimana, D Nantege, FO Arimoro - Environmental Science and …, 2023‏ - Springer
The increasing stress on lake ecosystems is affecting their functioning such as providing
goods and services to inhabiting organisms and riparian communities. Monitoring of water …

[HTML][HTML] Assessing the ecological status of European rivers and lakes using benthic invertebrate communities: A practical catalogue of metrics and methods

S Vitecek, RK Johnson, S Poikane - Water, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
The Water Framework Directive requires that the ecological status of surface waters be
monitored and managed if necessary. A central function in ecological status assessment has …

Evaluating the biological validity of European river typology systems with least disturbed benthic macroinvertebrate communities

JF Jupke, S Birk, M Álvarez-Cabria, J Aroviita… - Science of the total …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Humans have severely altered freshwater ecosystems globally, causing a loss of
biodiversity. Regulatory frameworks, like the Water Framework Directive, have been …

Assessing the ecological effects of hydromorphological pressures on European lakes

S Poikane, T Zohary, M Cantonati - Inland Waters, 2020‏ - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT In European countries, hydromorphological (HyMo) pressures are the second
most commonly occurring types of pressures on aquatic ecosystems (after eutrophication) …

Biomonitoring of lakes using macroinvertebrates: recommended indices and metrics for use in West Africa and develo** countries

OH Odountan, L Janssens de Bisthoven, Y Abou… - Hydrobiologia, 2019‏ - Springer
Lake systems are under heavy pressure impacting on their biodiversity and associated
ecosystem services. This is especially acute in West Africa and develo** countries which …

Benthic diatom and macroinvertebrate assemblages, a key for evaluation of river health and pollution in the Shahrood River, Iran

M Sharifinia, A Mahmoudifard, K Gholami, JI Namin… - Limnology, 2016‏ - Springer
The pre sent study analyzed the relationships of two different biological assemblages
(diatom and macroinvertebrate) when they are used to characterize a set of stations (from …

Environmental determinants of chironomid communities in remote northern lakes across the treeline–Implications for climate change assessments

TP Luoto, MV Rantala, A Galkin, M Rautio… - Ecological …, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Chironomids (Diptera: Chironomidae) in northern lakes are especially sensitive to
climate change impacts. In addition, environmental factors other than direct temperature …

Quantifying the relative importance of natural variables, human disturbance and spatial processes in ecological status indicators of boreal lakes

J Alahuhta, J Aroviita - Ecological Indicators, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Spatial processes are increasingly associated with species distributions in freshwaters.
However, these processes are usually neglected in bioassessment techniques, which may …

The relevance of ecological status to ecosystem functions and services in a large boreal lake

KT Tolonen, H Hämäläinen, A Lensu… - Journal of Applied …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Environmental conventions aim to protect ecosystem structures and functions to provide
goods and services for mankind. The degree of aquatic ecosystem naturalness, or …

Climate‐associated variation in the drivers of benthic macroinvertebrate species–area relationships across shallow freshwater lakes

H He, Y Li, K Peng, Y Zhang, RP Rutter… - Journal of Animal …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
The island species–area relationship (ISAR) describes how species richness increases with
increasing area of a given island or island‐like habitat, such as freshwater lakes. While the …