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Influence of agricultural practices on the composition of macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Neuquén River, Patagonia (Argentina)

open access: yesEcología Austral, 2022
Aquatic species in agricultural areas are often exposed to concentrations of pesticides and fertilizers that can affect the entire community. This study aimed to monitor the presence of nutrients and pesticides (organophosphates and carbamates) and ...
Betsabé Lares   +6 more
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Farming practice affects rice field animal biota during cultivation but not fallow periods in Taiwan

open access: yesEcosphere, 2022
Rice is one of the most important staple foods in the world, with irrigated rice paddies largely converted from natural wetlands. The effectiveness of rice fields in preserving species depends partially on management practices, including the usage of ...
Jheng‐Sin Song, Chi‐Chien Kuo
doaj   +1 more source

Fast but transient recovery of aquatic and terrestrial communities after a large dam removal

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2023
IntroductionEcological restoration through dam removals receives increasing attention from scientists, environmental managers and policy makers. However, most dam removal projects focus on small structures (< 10 m in height) and on few ecosystem ...
Olivier Dézerald   +11 more
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A harmonized chemical monitoring database for support of exposure assessments

open access: yesScientific Data, 2022
Measurement(s) occurrence of chemicals in environmental and biological media Technology Type(s) mass spectrometry (curation of public data) Sample Characteristic - Organism Homo sapiens • aquatic invertebrates • aquatic vertebrates/mammals • birds • fish
Kristin K. Isaacs   +12 more
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Water quality and ecological risks in European surface waters – Monitoring improves while water quality decreases

open access: yesEnvironment International, 2021
Aquatic ecosystems are at risk of being impaired by various organic chemicals, however comprehensive large-scale evaluations of waterbodies’ status and trends are rare.
Jakob Wolfram   +4 more
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Toxicological impacts of synthetic pyrethroids on non-target aquatic organisms: A review

open access: yesEnvironmental Advances, 2023
Synthetic pyrethroid (SP) insecticides are used extensively around the world in both agricultural and non-agricultural applications. Their toxicity to mammals is low, however, they have a high toxicity to invertebrates, fish and amphibians, including ...
Madara Ranatunga   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Coupling interaction between biodiversity and aquatic habitat area in Western Route Project vicinity

open access: yesWater Science and Engineering, 2010
The Western Route of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project will divert water from the upper Yangtze River and its tributaries, the Dadu River and Yalong River, to the upper Yellow River.
Shi-min Tian   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Ontogenetic shifts in terrestrial reliance of stream-dwelling brown trout

open access: yesJournal of Limnology, 2016
This study focuses on terrestrial reliance of brown trout (Salmo trutta) and compared it to the potential prey available (macrozoobenthos and drifting invertebrates) in three temperate rivers (Galicia, NW Spain), with special emphasis on variations in ...
Javier Sánchez-Hernández   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impacts of Warming on Reciprocal Subsidies Between Aquatic and Terrestrial Ecosystems

open access: yesFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Cross-ecosystem subsidies are important as their recipients often rely on them to supplement in situ resource availability. Global warming has the potential to alter the quality and quantity of these subsidies, but our knowledge of these effects is ...
Eoin J. O’Gorman   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of particulate pollution on aquatic invertebrates

open access: yesEnvironmental Toxicology and Pharmacology, 2023
A serious global problem, air pollution poses a risk to both human and environmental health. It contains hazardous material like heavy metals, nanoparticles, and others that can create an impact on both land and marine environments. Particulate pollutants, which can enter water systems through a variety of ways, including precipitation and industrial ...
Gokul, Tamilselvan   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

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