Freshwater Macroinvertebrates: Main Gaps and Future Trends

• Other Authors: Boggero, Angela (Editor), Garzoli, Laura (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; biological quality element; chemical analysis; Chironomus riparius; DDTs; legacy contaminants; PCBs; POP; standard ecotoxicological tests; Water Framework Directive; lakes; invasion biology; non-indigenous species; Procambarus Clarkii; Pacifastacus Leniusculus; Orconectes Limosus; snails; endemic species; invasive species; random forest model; multivariate analysis; partial dependence analysis; calcrete aquifer; epikarst; hyporheal; hypotelminorheal; stygobiont; bioassessment; temporal trend; altitude; climate; insects; grain-size; sediment; macroinvertebrates; ecological status; multimetric indices; coevolution; epizoosis; grazing; periphyton; scrapers; indices and metrics; sediment quality; St. Lawrence River; highly humic lakes; ecological status assessment; saprobic index; general degradation index
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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 ma...