Freshwater Macroinvertebrates: Main Gaps and Future Trends

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Biology, life sciences; Research & information: general; altitude; bioassessment; biological quality element; calcrete aquifer; chemical analysis; Chironomus riparius; climate; coevolution; DDTs; ecological status; ecological status assessment; endemic species; epikarst; epizoosis; general degradation index; grain-size; grazing; highly humic lakes; hyporheal; hypotelminorheal; indices and metrics; insects; invasion biology; invasive species; lakes; legacy contaminants; macroinvertebrates; multimetric indices; multivariate analysis; non-indigenous species; Orconectes Limosus; Pacifastacus Leniusculus; partial dependence analysis; PCBs; periphyton; POP; Procambarus Clarkii; random forest model; saprobic index; scrapers; sediment; sediment quality; snails; St. Lawrence River; standard ecotoxicological tests; stygobiont; temporal trend; Water Framework Directive
• Online Access: Open Access: DOAB: description of the publication; Open Access: DOAB, download the publication
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (170 p.)
• ISBN: 9783036526225; 9783036526232; books978-3-0365-2622-5
• Access: Open Access

Freshwater macroinvertebrates play a crucial role in linking sediments and their processes to the food web. Indeed, environmental modifications (e.g., nitrogen deposition, salinity, and temperature increase), pollution (e.g., pesticides and heavy metals), and introduction of alien species are the main drivers of changes that are affecting their communities. This Special Issue aims to present the past and present knowledge on freshwater macroinvertebrates to understand their role as providers of ecosystem services, to highlight the effects of global changes on their community (in the short and long term), and to underline major gaps in their study. Finally, in order to tackle the currently unsustainable use of freshwater natural capital, we welcome ideas and expert opinions on the development of future research linked to national and international regulations.