Monitoring studies of the ecological state small rivers occupy a leading position in system environmental protection. This paper provides detailed analysis chemical and microbial indicators Bystraya Sosna River Lipetsk region Russian Federation. The connection for different seasons year is carried out. made it possible to determine range potential hazards object under study predict most favorab...

The papers in this special issue address a major challenge facing our society: feeding a population that is simultaneously growing and increasing its per capita food consumption, while preventing widespread ecological and social impoverishment in the tropics. By focusing mostly on the Amazon's most dynamic agricultural frontier, Mato Grosso, they collectively clarify some key elements of achiev...

Despite increasingly sophisticated microbiological techniques, and long after the first discovery of microbes, basic knowledge is still lacking to fully appreciate the ecological importance of microbial parasites in fish. This is likely due to the nature of their habitats as many species of fish suffer from living beneath turbid water away from easy recording. However, fishes represent key ecos...

This special issue focuses on long-term ecological monitoring in the tropics, with a particular focus, appropriate to Plants, People, Planet, what it can offer both local people and decision makers tropical countries. Two of contributed papers emphasise role that long-term, permanent plots play bringing together researchers, policymakers communities, based examples from Peru Colombia (Baker et ...

Macroalgae communities constitute one of the ecological quality elements for the evaluation of the ecological quality status (EQS) of coastal and transitional waters, required to implement the WFD. While these algae are natural components of estuarine systems and play important roles in several estuarine processes, macroalgal blooms are of ecological concern because they can reduce the habitat ...

In nature reserves and habitat conservation areas, monitoring is required to determine if reserves are meeting their goals for preserving species, ecological communities, and ecosystems. Increasingly, reserves are established to protect multiple species and communities, each with their own conservation goals and objectives. As resources are always inadequate to monitor all components, criteria ...