Freshwater inflow is an important source of physical variability in estuaries. Effects of water flow are dynamic, and it is impossible to sample all conditions as they vary over space and time. Benthos, however, are fixed in place, continuously sample the overlying water conditions, and demonstrate a variety of consistent responses to multiple sources of stress. Benthic indices of biotic integr...

QUESTIONS Molecular phylogenies are being increasingly used to better understand the mechanisms structuring natural communities. The prevalent theory is that environmental factors and biotic interactions promote the phylogenetic clustering and overdispersion of plant communities, respectively. However, both environmental filtering and biotic interactions are very likely to interact in most natu...

the investigation at water quality of kelaroud river by hfbi (hilsenhoff’s family–level biotic index) method. in this research task to the water quality of kelaroud river using biotic index hfbi and identifying the society of macroinvertebrates upon level of the family. result of this index with other index compared: ept/ chironomidae, .this task was achieved with in the year 1389-90 with takin...

Nonnative invasive species are one of the main global threats to biodiversity. The understanding of the traits characterizing successful invaders and invasion-prone ecosystems is increasing, but our predictive ability is still limited. Quantitative information on biotic homogenization and particularly its temporal dynamics is even scarcer. We used freshwater fish distribution data in the Iberia...

1 Development of a macrophyte-based index of biotic integrity for Minnesota lakes Submitted by: Marcus Beck Graduate Student, Conservation Biology University of Minnesota Twin Cities 200 Hodson Hall 1980 Folwell Ave St. Paul, MN 55108 Office: 612-625-2294 Cell: 352-871-6795