Biodiversity spatial distribution of benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages is influenced by anthropogenic disturbances at multiple spatial extents
The Science of The Total Environment,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
960, С. 178365 - 178365
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Язык: Английский
Waterbody connectivity: Linking science and policy for improved waterbody protection
BioScience,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
75(1), С. 68 - 91
Опубликована: Янв. 1, 2025
Abstract
Connectivity—the
flows
and
exchanges
of
organisms,
materials,
energy
within
among
watersheds—is
a
central
paradigm
in
ecosystem
science.
Changes
those
connections
have
consequences
for
functioning
water
quality
downstream
upstream.
Therefore,
connectivity
is
cornerstone
federal
protection
under
the
United
States
Clean
Water
Act
(CWA).
In
present
article,
we
review
science
connectivity,
explain
history
changes
CWA
jurisdiction
defining
waters
States,
discuss
implications
US
policy,
highlight
key
steps
to
align
that
policy
with
The
Sackett
v.
EPA
(2023)
Supreme
Court
decision
significantly
reduced
wetlands
headwaters,
disregarding
their
larger,
protected
waterbodies.
To
fulfill
goals
restore
maintain
chemical,
physical,
biological
integrity
U.S.
waters,
Congress
must
amend
act,
fully
recognizing
multidimensional
aquatic
ecosystems
ultimately
incorporating
these
into
ecosystem-level
policy.
Язык: Английский
Striving for consistency in a national lake assessment: Defining reference status and littoral macroinvertebrate condition in lakes across the conterminous United States
Ecological Indicators,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
170, С. 112992 - 112992
Опубликована: Дек. 19, 2024
Язык: Английский