In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all
main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas (fwh). For each type, we identify …

Changing the taxonomic scale of a biotic-assemblage dataset influences our ability to detect
ecological patterns. In bioassessments, a test-site's biological community is compared …

Accurately assessing the effects of multiple human‐caused stressors on freshwater (and
other) ecosystems is an essential step in the development of efficient decision support tools …

Aim To examine the roles of local and regional environmental variables and biotic
interactions in determining the structure of local stream fish assemblages, and to compare …

Running water comprises just over one millionth of the world's water. The importance of
those streams and rivers as a resource for human welfare and biodiversity, however, is far …

Aim We examined the relative contributions of spatial gradients and local environmental
conditions to macroinvertebrate assemblages of boreal headwater streams at three …

Abstract The European Water Framework Directive aims to improve ecological status within
river basins. This requires knowledge of responses of aquatic assemblages to recovery …

A more profound comprehension of various facets of biodiversity is essential for advancing
sustainable governance of biodiversity and its associated ecosystem services. In this study …

In this study we compared the biodiversity of five waterbody types (ditches, lakes, ponds,
rivers and streams) within an agricultural study area in lowland England to assess their …

Legislation in Europe has been adopted to determine and improve the ecological integrity of
inland and coastal waters. Assessment is based on four biotic groups, including benthic …