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Development of a biotic index using stream macroinvertebrates to assess stress from deposited fine sediment
2015
Freshwater Biology
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power when assessing this stressor of aquatic environments. 31 ...
gradient of total fines in 23 depositional areas. ...
Critically, appropriate data that 34 describe the extent of disturbance from fine-grained sediment on rivers, particularly sediment 35 derived from agricultural activity, and the response of the macroinvertebrate ...
doi:10.1111/fwb.12627
fatcat:mzko5xjpc5bfziy2qsnr4wu5my
The effects of altered flow and bed sediment on macroinvertebrates in stream mesocosms
2016
Marine and Freshwater Research
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We tested the separate and combined effects of 8 increased flow and fine particles (colmation) on macroinvertebrates in flume mesocosms. ...
We demonstrated that 16 colmation and decreased flows individually result in decreased density and richness of 17 macroinvertebrates and altered assemblage and trait structure. ...
manipulated the amount 75 of fine-grained sediment in the stream bed and flow rates in the channel and examined their individual 76 and joint effects on benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages. ...
doi:10.1071/mf15160
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Macroinvertebrate Biodiversity Trends and Habitat Relationships within Headwater Rivers of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau
2018
Water
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This study presents the findings of systematic investigations and analyses on running-water biodiversity of macroinvertebrate assemblages in the most important headwater streams in the Yalutsangpo and ...
Because of the restrictive plateau conditions including low water temperature, poor aquatic and riparian vegetation, and low runoff, the macroinvertebrate assemblages showed low biodiversity and were vulnerable ...
Conflicts of Interest: The authors declare no conflict of interest. ...
doi:10.3390/w10091214
fatcat:2tmybjazwfcehggjgtkiyrlaei
Associations between riffle development and aquatic biota following lowhead dam removal
2018
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment
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The density and diversity of macroinvertebrates and fish were significantly different over time, largely as a function of season (lowest densities in early spring, greatest in summer). ...
We assessed relationships between riffle structure and benthic macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages 2 years after a lowhead dam removal in Ohio, USA. ...
All procedures performed in studies involving animals were in accordance with the ethical standards of The Ohio State University. ...
doi:10.1007/s10661-018-6716-1
pmid:29748723
pmcid:PMC5945803
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BENTHIC MACROINVERTEBRATES AS BIOINDICATORS OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY OF PARÁ RIVER ESTUARY, A WETLAND OF EASTERN AMAZON
2020
Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais (Online)
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The study characterized and evaluated the use of the benthic macroinvertebrate community as an indicator of impacts in different estuarine environments around the Industrial Port Complex (IPC) of Vila ...
Results indicated that the structure of the benthic macroinvertebrate community surrounding the IPC responds to the loss of environmental quality, with extreme effects of a drop in abundance and diversity ...
Given the environmental vulnerability of aquatic resources in the area, the present study aims to characterize the community of benthic macroinvertebrates in different aquatic environments and seasonal ...
doi:10.5327/z2176-947820200760
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Agricultural impacts on streams near Nitrate Vulnerable Zones: A case study in the Ebro basin, Northern Spain
2019
PLoS ONE
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The relationships between 40 environmental variables and the taxonomic and functional characteristics of the macroinvertebrate assemblages (which are useful indicators of water quality) were analyzed in ...
The study area was located in the NW of La Rioja (Northern Spain), which has some of the highest nitrate concentrations within the Ebro basin. ...
Can macroinvertebrate biological traits indicate fine-grained sediment conditions in streams? River Res Appl. 2017; 33(10):1606-17. 32. Burdon FJ, McIntosh AR, Harding JS. ...
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0218582
pmid:31703059
pmcid:PMC6839874
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Influences of habitat type and environmental variables on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in a large shallow subtropical lake (Lake Taihu, China)
2010
Annales de Limnologie
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We investigated benthic macroinvertebrate communities in three contrasting habitats of a large shallow lake from February to November 2009. ...
Analysis of similarities (ANOSIM) and non-metric multidimensional scaling (NMDS) analyses revealed significantly different macroinvertebrate assemblages among the habitats. ...
The authors thank the Taihu Laboratory for Lake Ecosystem Research (TLLER), Nanjing Institute of Geography and Limnology, Chinese Academy of Science, for providing the water quality data. ...
doi:10.1051/limn/2010028
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The Relative Importance of Spatial Scale Variables for Explaning Macroinvertebrate Richness in Different Aquatic Ecological Function Regions
2019
Water
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Identifying the key drivers of aquatic fauna structuring at multiple spatial scales is critical in reducing biodiversity loss. ...
We analyzed our data through multiple linear regression models by using the three classes of predicted variables alone and in combination. ...
The funders had no role in the design of the study; in the collection, analyses, or interpretation of data; in the writing of the manuscript, or in the decision to publish the results. ...
doi:10.3390/w11081550
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Benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of environmental quality of Pará River estuary, a wetland of Eastern Amazon
2020
Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais (Online)
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The study characterized and evaluated the use of the benthic macroinvertebrate community as an indicator of impacts in different estuarine environments around the Industrial Port Complex (IPC) of Vila ...
Results indicated that the structure of the benthic macroinvertebrate community surrounding the IPC responds to the loss of environmental quality, with extreme effects of a drop in abundance and diversity ...
Given the environmental vulnerability of aquatic resources in the area, the present study aims to characterize the community of benthic macroinvertebrates in different aquatic environments and seasonal ...
doi:10.5327/z2176-947820200760
fatcat:5hga62b4nberxjvu3vlvdi3jpm
Comparability of macroinvertebrate biomonitoring indices of river health derived from semi-quantitative and quantitative methodologies
2017
Ecological Indicators
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63 Aquatic macroinvertebrates are a fundamental component of freshwater ecosystems. ...
The conservation of freshwater macroinvertebrate populations: a 482 community-based classification scheme. ...
doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2017.03.040
fatcat:i4vty7wahfam3hxmueujzth6jm
Effects of copper in sediments on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in tropical reservoirs
2016
Limnetica
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Effects of copper in sediments on benthic macroinvertebrate communities in tropical reservoirs Copper (Cu) is an essential trace element but can be toxic to biota when present above a certain threshold ...
Benthic macroinvertebrates (BMI) are organisms that inhabit the sediments, so they can be good indicators of sediment toxicity. ...
Our results permit us to recommend the use of morphological alterations in the mouthparts of chironomid larvae -considering, in principle, the entire taxonomic family in the aquatic environment -for biomonitoring ...
doi:10.23818/limn.35.09
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Evaluation of the ecological status of an impaired watershed by using a multi-index approach
2010
Environmental Monitoring & Assessment
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The objective of this study was to use an integrative approach to assess the ecological sta ...
The authors thank all who participated in field surveys and laboratorial work (both from ICBAS and Águas de Gaia, E.M.). The authors would like to thank Dr. ...
Grain size was estimated by sieving the samples and dividing the sediment into seven fractions: silt and clay (<0.063 mm), very fine sand (0.063-0.125 mm), fine sand (0.125-0.250 mm), medium sand (0.250 ...
doi:10.1007/s10661-010-1473-9
pmid:20449650
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Assessing stream channel restoration: the phased recovery framework
2019
Restoration Ecology
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Five sites were located in unimpaired forested watersheds, while four sites were located in a human-developed watershed experiencing nutrient enrichment, increased fine sediment loads, and elevated stream ...
In unimpaired watersheds, endogenous control, particularly the successional sere of the riparian zone drives ecosystem recovery. ...
Median size class (D50) and the relative abundance of fine sediment (< 2mm) were determined from these data. ...
doi:10.1111/rec.12926
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The impact of conifer plantation forestry on the Chydoridae (Cladocera) communities of peatland lakes
2012
Hydrobiologia
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The relative strengths of bottom-up (forestry-mediated nutrient enrichment) and top-down (fish) forces in structuring littoral macroinvertebrate communities was investigated in a separate study. ...
Similarly, there was marked changes in the macroinvertebrate communities, especially for the Coleoptera and Heteroptera assemblages which revealed increased taxon richness and abundance in the nutrient-enriched ...
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Aphyric fine grained
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doi:10.1007/s10750-012-1230-x
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The Use of Biological Indices for the Assessment of the River Quality (Ruda River, Poland)
2017
Ecological Chemistry and Engineering S-Chemia I Inzynieria Ekologiczna S
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The objectives of our survey were to test the biological metrics based on benthic macroinvertebrates at four study sites. ...
This is particularly important in areas that have suffered from a significant impact of human pressure on the ecological status of water. ...
In our researches, we observed the occurrence of taxa that are characteristic for habitats with a fine-grained substrate that is overgrown with aquatic plants, e.g. ...
doi:10.1515/eces-2017-0020
fatcat:c3xbwouqmjed5es2n4jp4m7wyq
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