Non-perennial Mediterranean rivers in Europe: status, pressures, and challenges for research and management

NT Skoulikidis, S Sabater, T Datry, MM Morais… - Science of the Total …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Non-perennial rivers and streams (NPRS) cover> 50% of the global river network. They are
particularly predominant in Mediterranean Europe as a result of dry climate conditions …

Scaling biodiversity responses to hydrological regimes

RJ Rolls, J Heino, DS Ryder, BC Chessman… - Biological …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Of all ecosystems, freshwaters support the most dynamic and highly concentrated
biodiversity on Earth. These attributes of freshwater biodiversity along with increasing …

Extreme drought pushes stream invertebrate communities over functional thresholds

TWH Aspin, K Khamis, TJ Matthews… - Global change …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Functional traits are increasingly being used to predict extinction risks and range shifts
under long‐term climate change scenarios, but have rarely been used to study vulnerability …

[HTML][HTML] High variability is a defining component of Mediterranean-climate rivers and their biota

N Cid, N Bonada, SM Carlson, TE Grantham, A Gasith… - Water, 2017‏ - mdpi.com
Variability in flow as a result of seasonal precipitation patterns is a defining element of
streams and rivers in Mediterranean-climate regions of the world and strongly influences the …

Biodiversity in perennial and intermittent rivers: A meta‐analysis

M Soria, C Leigh, T Datry, LM Bini, N Bonada - Oikos, 2017‏ - Wiley Online Library
Comprehensive knowledge of the effects of disturbances on biodiversity is crucial for
conservation and management, not least because ecosystems with low biodiversity may be …

Drying in newly intermittent rivers leads to higher variability of invertebrate communities

J Crabot, M Polášek, B Launay, P Pařil… - Freshwater …, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Aquatic invertebrate communities inhabiting intermittent rivers that are characterised by
recurrent drying events (flow cessation or complete disappearance of surface water) often …

Taxonomic and functional homogenisation of macroinvertebrate communities in recently intermittent Alpine watercourses

E Piano, A Doretto, S Mammola, E Falasco… - Freshwater …, 2020‏ - Wiley Online Library
Mountain streams in southwestern European Alps are currently shifting from perennial to
intermittent flow due to the combined effects of climate change and local anthropogenic …

[HTML][HTML] Multiple stressor effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in a Mediterranean temporary river

E Smeti, D von Schiller, I Karaouzas, S Laschou… - Science of the Total …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The hydrological and biological complexity of temporary rivers as well as their importance in
providing goods and services is increasingly recognized, as much as it is the vulnerability of …

Assessing the ecological effects of water stress and pollution in a temporary river-Implications for water management

I Karaouzas, E Smeti, A Vourka, L Vardakas… - Science of the Total …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Temporary rivers are dynamic and complex ecosystems that are widespread in arid and
semi-arid regions, such as the Mediterranean. Biotic communities adapted in their …

The mirage toolbox: an integrated assessment tool for temporary streams

N Prat, F Gallart, D Von Schiller… - River research and …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
The assessment of the ecological status of water bodies, as requires by the European Water
Framework Directive, can raise a number of problems when applied to temporary streams …