Deforestation and Benthic Indicators: How Much Vegetation Cover Is Needed to Sustain Healthy Andean Streams?

Deforestation in the tropical Andes is affecting ecological conditions of streams, and determination of how much forest should be retained is a pressing task for conservation, restoration and management strategies. We calculated and analyzed eight benthic metrics (structural, compositional and water...

• Main Author: Iñiguez Armijos, C. (author)
• Format: article
• Published: 2017
• Subjects: land; use; aquatic macroinvertebrates; assemblage structure; spatial scales; water; quality; ecuador; ecosystems; impacts; biodiversity; communities
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0105869; http://dspace.utpl.edu.ec/handle/123456789/19082