Using benthic macroinvertebrates as bioindicators to evaluate the impact of anthropogenic stressors on water quality and sediment properties of a West African lagoon [PDF]
Heliyon, 2023 This study aimed to investigate the impact of anthropogenic stressors (landfilling, navigation for transport of goods, cooling in fossil fuel, urbanization, industrial expansion, agriculture activities, and recreational activities) on environmental ...
Taiwo Adekanmi Adesakin +8 more
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Metal contamination in benthic macroinvertebrates in a sub-basin in the southeast of Brazil
Brazilian Journal of Biology, 2011 Benthic macroinvertebrates have many useful properties that make possible the use of these organisms as sentinel in biomonitoring programmes in freshwater.
WAC Chiba, MD Passerini, JG Tundisi
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Spatial niche differentiation and key driving factors of dominant benthic macroinvertebrates in Qinhuangdao City, China [PDF]
Scientific ReportsClimate change and human activities have led to serious challenges and threats to the global water environment. Protecting suitable benthic niches and clarifying the drivers of niche changes can effectively regulate the intensity of human activities and ...
Qingqing Qi +6 more
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Acta Limnologica BrasiliensiaIntroduction The estuarine community of benthic macroinvertebrates spatially varies in response to changes in environmental variables in these ecosystems. Understanding this variability helps our understanding the mechanisms structuring these communities.
Carlinda Railly Ferreira Medeiros +9 more
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Influence of Sampling Effort and Taxonomic Resolution on Benthic Macroinvertebrate Taxa Richness and Bioassessment in a Non-Wadable Hard-Bottom River (China) [PDF]
BiologyBenthic macroinvertebrates are widely used for river ecosystem health monitoring, yet challenges remain in non-wadable rivers, particularly regarding sampling effort.
Jiaxuan Liu +3 more
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Ecological Indicators, 2022 Benthic macroinvertebrates are an important part of the aquatic food chain in estuaries. Therefore, understanding their associated habitat requirements is critical in maintaining estuarine ecosystem stability, which has until now been evaluated using ...
Zhoubao Shen +4 more
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Detection of estuarine benthic macroinvertebrates communities using artificial neural network
, 2023 Aquatic ecosystems depend heavily on benthic macroinvertebrates for their essential functions. They have become an indispensable part of pure water bio monitoring due to the widespread recognition of their capacity to recognize many kinds of ...
Hossain, MB +5 more
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Characteristic of Benthic Macroinvertebrate Data in Wangpi-cheon Basin [PDF]
Geo Data, 2020 The aim of this study conducted to collect and produce survey data on the distribution status of benthic macroinvertebrates in the Wangpi-cheon Basin (2017), which has been designated and managed as an Ecological Landscape Conservation Area (2005).
Youngjun Park +2 more
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Faunal response to benthic and hyporheic sedimentation varies with direction of vertical hydrological exchange [PDF]
, 2014 1. Sedimentation and clogging of benthic and hyporheic zone substrates is increasingly being recognised as one of the greatest threats to the ecological integrity of riverine ecosystems globally. This ex-situ study examined the influence of sedimentation
Wood, PJ +14 more
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Ecological Indicators, 2022 Various human activities can damage the structure of rural rivers ecosystems and reduce their self-purification capacity. In Northeast China, the cold climate also poses serious challenges to river restoration. What types of restoration technology should
Jing Chen +4 more
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