The influence of natural flow regimes on macroinvertebrate assemblages in a semiarid Mediterranean basin

O Belmar, J Velasco, C Gutiérrez‐Cánovas… - …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The investigation of flow–ecology relationships constitutes the basis for the development of
environmental flow criteria. The need to understand hydrology–ecology linkages in natural …

Biological invasion modifies the co‐occurrence patterns of insects along a stress gradient

JA Carbonell, J Velasco, A Millán, AJ Green… - Functional …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Biological invasions have become one of the most important drivers of biodiversity loss and
ecosystem change world‐wide. However, it is still unclear how invasions may interact with …

Biodiversity patterns across taxonomic groups along a lake water-depth gradient: effects of abiotic and biotic drivers

W Zhao, A Hu, Z Ni, Q Wang, E Zhang, X Yang… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Understanding biodiversity patterns and the role of biotic attributes in governing these
patterns remains one of the most important challenges in ecology. Here, taking water depth …

Environmental determinants of woody and herbaceous riparian vegetation patterns in a semi-arid mediterranean basin

D Bruno, O Belmar, D Sánchez-Fernández, J Velasco - Hydrobiologia, 2014 - Springer
What environmental variables determine riparian vegetation patterns? Are there differences
between woody and herbaceous species? To answer these questions, we first explored the …

Short-Term Responses of Aquatic and Terrestrial Biodiversity to Riparian Restoration Measures Designed to Control the Invasive Arundo donax L.

D Bruno, V Zapata, S Guareschi, F Picazo, E Dettori… - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
Invasive species are among the top five causes of biodiversity loss worldwide. Arundo
donax has progressively colonized the riparian zones of Mediterranean rivers with …

Development of a macroinvertebrate-based biotic index to assess water quality of rivers in Niger State, North Central Ecoregion of Nigeria

AF Assie, FO Arimoro, G Ndatimana, UN Keke… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
The increasing pollution of lotic ecosystems in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Nigeria,
poses a threat to water quality, public health and biodiversity. It is therefore essential to …

New data on the distribution of aquatic bugs (Hemiptera) from eastern Morocco with notes on chorology.

AF Taybi, Y Mabrouki, G Chavanon, A Berrahou… - Zootaxa, 2018 - europepmc.org
New faunistic and distributional data on aquatic Hemiptera from the Oriental Region of
Morocco and the Moulouya River basin, covering an area of 119,268 km2, are presented …

Modelling the spatial distribution of aquatic insects (Order Hemiptera) potentially involved in the transmission of Mycobacterium ulcerans in Africa

J Cano, A Rodríguez, H Simpson, EN Tabah… - Parasites & vectors, 2018 - Springer
Background Biting aquatic insects belonging to the order Hemiptera have been suggested
as potential vectors of Mycobacterium ulcerans in endemic areas for Buruli ulcer (BU). If this …

What traits underpin the successful establishment and spread of the invasive water bug Trichocorixa verticalis verticalis?

JA Carbonell, A Millán, AJ Green, V Céspedes… - Hydrobiologia, 2016 - Springer
The introduction of exotic species has a major impact on a wide range of ecosystems,
especially in aquatic ecosystems. Trichocorixa v. verticalis (Fieber, 1851), an euryhaline …

The use of STATICO and COSTATIS, two exploratory three-ways analysis methods: an application to the ecology of aquatic heteroptera in the Medjerda watershed …

N Slimani, E Guilbert, FE Ayni, A Jrad… - … and Ecological Statistics, 2017 - Springer
This article is intended as a guideline to the use of two exploratory data analysis methods,
namely STATICO and COSTATIS. Both techniques have already been used in the field of …