Freshwater biodiversity is showing a global decline in relation to environmental change and
there is an urgent need to quantify different facets of biodiversity to assess the conservation …

Cascade dams have exerted significant effects on river ecosystems. To quantitatively assess
dam-induced effects on river ecological status, a novel multi-species interaction-based index …

Introduction: Glacierised catchments are remote and hostile environments, in which streams
from different water sources (eg, glacier melt, rain/snowmelt, groundwater) converge …

Patagonia is by far the largest glacierized area in South America. However, little is known
about ecology, functioning and biodiversity of glacier-fed streams facing global warming. We …

Macrobenthic invertebrate's species are differently sensitive to a biotic and biotic parameters
in their environment. So they are used as bioindicators of stat and water quality of aquatic …

The diversity of freshwater ecosystems of Argentinean Patagonia sustains multiple
economical activities of different magnitude. Despite the low population density (0.8–5.0 inh …

We evaluated the ecological integrity of Andean Patagonia urban streams by assessing
changes in leaf litter decomposition rates and benthic invertebrate assemblage colonizing …

Global warming has changed climate patterns worldwide causing an increase of extreme
weather conditions that have altered annual seasonal hydrological regimes. These extreme …

Andean Patagonia is experiencing sudden changes due to unorganized urban expansion.
Despite being known for its wilderness areas, southern Patagonian urban streams have …

Abstract In northeast Corrientes Province, there are more than 50,000 semi-rounded shallow
rain-fed lakes. Several lakes have been disturbed mainly because urbanization causes …