▪ Abstract Local habitat and biological diversity of streams and rivers are strongly influenced
by landform and land use within the surrounding valley at multiple scales. However …

In this paper, we present a review on concepts, current use and anticipated future directions
of biomonitoring approaches and bioindicators used for river ecosystems. Periphyton …

We describe concepts, rationale, and analytical procedures for characterizing physical
habitat in wadeable streams based on raw data generated from methods similar or equal to …

Aim To study large‐scale patterns of benthic diatom assemblages in rivers, to assess the
relative importance of environmental and geographical factors affecting their composition …

Periphyton assemblage data collected from 233 stream site-visits (49 in 1993, 56 in 1994,
and 128 in 1995) throughout the Mid-Appalachian region were used to develop a periphyton …

Anthropogenic alteration of physical habitat structure in streams and rivers is increasingly
recognized as a major cause of impairment worldwide. As part of their assessment of the …

The first studies of diatoms and river pollution were carried out 60 years ago, and the
suitability of these micro-algae as bioassessment indicators for monitoring river quality was …

The examination of correlates of diatom community structure has long been centred on local
environmental factors instead of broad-scale biogeographical factors largely because …

Diatoms were collected from 49 sites located on 23 rivers and identified to species. We
defined 26 attributes of the diatom assemblage on the basis of tolerance and intolerance …

An important goal for community ecology is the characterization and prediction of changes in
community patterns along environmental gradients. We aimed to identify the major …