Quantifying the effects of multiple stressors on Alpine freshwater ecosystems is challenging,
due to the lack of tailored field campaigns for the contemporaneous measurement of …

Examining the relative contribution of local environmental stressors and regional factors in
structuring biological communities is essential for biodiversity conservation and …

Biofilms serve essential ecosystem functions and are used in different technical applications.
Studies from stream ecology and waste-water treatment have shown that biofilm functionality …

Human-induced environmental changes are causing major shifts in ecosystems around the
globe. To support environmental management, scientific research has to infer both general …

As river ecosystems continue to face environmental pressures, it is crucial to develop and
apply new biologically relevant statistical tools to support river health assessments. This …

Human land uses and population growth represent major global threats to biodiversity and
ecosystem services. Understanding how biological communities respond to multiple drivers …

Elucidating the responses of aquatic communities to environmental (eg, chemical, habitat,
and flow regime) and biological disturbances is essential to the maintenance and restoration …

Woody riparian buffers (hereafter,'woody buffers') are frequently considered as important to
mitigate the effects of stressors on streams and rivers. While several individual studies …

Extensive anthropogenic activities including land conversion have been taking place in the
Guayas river basin (Ecuador) due to increasing population growth. Land use changes are …

A general pattern of declining aquatic ecological integrity with increasing urban land use
has been well established for a number of watersheds worldwide. A more nuanced …