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Assessing the role of canopy cover on the colonization of phytotelmata by aquatic invertebrates: an experiment with the tank-bromeliad Aechmea lingulata

Journal of Limnology, 2016
The presence of canopy cover may influence the amount of organic detritus and stored water in bromeliad tanks and, consequently, the colonization of these ecosystems by aquatic invertebrates.
Juliana V. Rangel, Rosângela E.S. Araújo, Cinthia G. Casotti, Larissa C. Costa, Walace P. Kiffer Jr., Marcelo S. Moretti   +5 more
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Restoration of Riparian Vegetation Can Mitigate Impacts of Agricultural Land Use on Stream Ecosystems

Freshwater Biology, Volume 71, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT We evaluated whether riparian forest restoration could mitigate the impacts of agricultural land use on key stream ecosystem processes (total and microbial leaf litter decomposition and periphytic algal biomass accrual) and associated assemblages (invertebrates, aquatic hyphomycetes, and periphytic algae) in three streams located in northern ...
Diana Rojo, Alberto Alonso, Javier Pérez, Brais Hermosilla, Agustí Agut, Maite Orruño, Inés Arana, Luz Boyero   +7 more
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Invertebrates on isolated peaks in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, South Africa

Koedoe: African Protected Area Conservation and Science, 2012
A survey to document and describe the alpine flora and various focal faunal taxa on six isolated inselberg-like peaks (total area of 31.9 ha), all 3000 m or higher, located in the uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park World Heritage Site, South Africa, was ...
Adrian J. Armstrong, Robert F. Brand
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Epilithic Algal and Meiofaunal Assemblages of Arctic/Alpine Lakes and Streams Along Latitudinal and Environmental Gradients in Scandinavia

Freshwater Biology, Volume 71, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT Epilithic biofilms along a latitudinal gradient of Arctic/alpine lakes and streams were analysed for their composition of algae (incl. cyanobacteria) and meiofaunal assemblages and correlated these with environmental variables. The composition of algal, meiofauna and nematode assemblages differed between lakes and streams.
Willem Goedkoop, Sebastian Höss, Fernando Chaguaceda, Kirsten S. Christoffersen, Walter Traunspurger   +4 more
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Recovering European River Invertebrate Communities Homogenize or Differentiate Depending on Anthropogenic Stress

Global Change Biology, Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2026.
(a) European river invertebrate communities showed an average increase in local richness over time (1994–2023), indicating partial local recovery following the alleviation of anthropogenic stress (e.g., point‐source pollution). However, this local recovery was not accompanied by increases in β‐diversity, likely due to persistent, unaddressed stressors,
Daniela Cortés‐Guzmán, Diana E. Bowler, Marie Anne Eurie Forio, Peter Goethals, Ioannis Karaouzas, Ariane Moulinec, James S. Sinclair, Rudy Vannevel, Peter Haase, Ellen A. R. Welti   +9 more
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Back to life after 50 years: effects of environmental flow restoration on macroinvertebrate biodiversity and river ecological status. A case study of the Valseco stream, Spain

Restoration Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 1, January 2026.
The construction of dams and reservoirs to meet increasing water and electricity demands has significantly altered many natural river flows, posing threats to the ecological integrity of freshwater ecosystems. Environmental flows (e‐flows) have been advocated to mitigate the negative impacts of hydroelectric power generation and to maintain healthy ...
Álvaro Fueyo, Omar Sánchez, Beatriz Villazán, Alfredo G. Nicieza, Amando Escudero, Javier Cordón, Samuel Cabiedas, Lorena Fernández, Javier Granero‐Castro, Yaisel J. Borrell   +9 more
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Impact of Al-Rasheed Power Plant Effluents on Biodiversity of Benthic Fauna in Tigris River, Southern Baghdad

Ibn Al-Haitham Journal for Pure and Applied Sciences, 2017
  Quantitative and qualitative composition of benthic invertebrate communities was studied during the period from January to December2012 at four stations that were selected on the Tigris River at Baghdad Province. One of the stations S2 located near Al-
Muhanned Remzi Nashaat, Assel Ghazi Radhi, Amal Abbas Mohammad, Kareem Hameed Reassn   +3 more
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Responses of Oligochaeta and Chironomidae to restoration of connectivity in a river–floodplain stretch of the Upper Danube River

Restoration Ecology, Volume 34, Issue 1, January 2026.
Abstract Introduction In the Upper Danube River, a key goal of river–floodplain restoration is to enhance hydrological connectivity and reduce aquatic habitat isolation and terrestrialization. To evaluate restoration effectiveness, it is crucial to understand the functional responses of freshwater biodiversity and the role of connectivity and ...
Sonia Recinos Brizuela, Andrea Funk, Wolfram Graf, Anthony Basooma, Thomas Hein   +4 more
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Sucessão de invertebrados durante o processo de decomposição de duas plantas aquáticas (Eichhornia azurea e Polygonum ferrugineum) = Succession of invertebrates during the decomposition process of two aquatic plants (Eichhornia azurea and Polygonum ferrugineum)

Acta Scientiarum: Biological Sciences, 2006
A colonização de invertebrados durante o período de 56 dias de decomposição de duas espécies de plantas aquáticas (Eichhornia azurea e Polygonum ferrugineum) foi investigada para determinar o papel de macroinvertebrados no processo de fragmentação da ...
Roger Paulo Mormul, Luiz Alberto Vieira, Sidnei Pressinatte Júnior, Alexandre Monkolski, Anderson Medeiros dos Santos   +4 more
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Review and classification of Omethidae (Coleoptera: Elateroidea), with phylogenomic evidence supporting the inclusion of Telegeusinae in the family

Systematic Entomology, Volume 51, Issue 1, January‐March 2026.
This is the first phylogenomic study of Omethidae using genome skimming, sampling representatives of all subfamilies to resolve long‐standing conflicts between morphology‐ and multigene‐based hypotheses. Phylogenomic analyses recovered Omethidae sister to Artematopodidae and strongly support Telegeusinae as a subfamily of Omethidae, rejecting its ...
Vinicius S. Ferreira, Robin Kundrata, Alistair S. Ramsdale, Felipe Francisco Barbosa, André S. Roza, Michael F. Geiser, Lara‐Sophie Dey, Chenyang Cai, Michael A. Ivie   +8 more
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