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Photos of the most abundant macroinvertebrate taxa determined in this project: A) Ephemeroptera, B) Diptera, C) Gastropoda, D) Oligochaeta, E) Turbellaria, F) Malacostraca, G) Hemiptera, H) Coleoptera, I) Odonata, J) Trichoptera, K) Hydracarina, and L) Hirudinea.

Understanding Changes in Macroinvertebrate Communities Across Europe Through Six Diversity Metrics and Indexes

20 August 2024

By Vladimíra Dekanová and Silvia Martín Muñoz Biodiversity indexes are used to quantitatively estimate the biological variability of a space in order to be able to compare this diversity among places or across time. Both the species richness (i.e., the total number of species in a community) and the evenness (i.e., number of individuals…

Blue Nature-based Solutions in and of Cities

16 March 2023

by Thilo Wellmann & Dagmar Haase, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Urban waterbodies, such as lakes, rivers, and ponds, are essential components of our cities and towns. They not only add to the aesthetic value of our urban landscapes but also provide a range of ecosystem services for the urban quality of life, such as regulating water…

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This research was funded through the 2020-2021 Biodiversa and Water JPI joint call for research projects, under the BiodivRestore ERA-NET Cofund (GA N°101003777), with the EU and the funding organisations The Research Foundation - Flanders (FWO), Belgium; Academy of Finland (AKA), VDI/VDE-IT, Germany; National Science Center (NCN), Poland and Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT), Portugal