Incorporating continuous trait variation into biomonitoring assessments by measuring and assigning trait values to individuals or taxa

The tiny mayfly in the room: implications of size-dependent invertebrate taxonomic identification for biomonitoring data properties

(2013) Jessica M. Orlofske et al.   AQUATIC ECOLOGY

A scientometric assessment of 30 years of the Index of Biotic Integrity in aquatic ecosystems: Applications and main flaws

(2013) Renata Ruaro et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Ontogenetic changes in the body temperature of an insect herbivore

(2013) H. Arthur Woods   FUNCTIONAL ECOLOGY

How consistent are trait data between sources? A quantitative assessment

(2013) Jay M. Fitzsimmons   OIKOS

Sex and size matter: ontogenetic patterns of nutrient content of aquatic insects

(2013) Jeffrey A. Back et al.   Freshwater Science

Taxonomic sufficiency in freshwater ecosystems: effects of taxonomic resolution, functional traits, and data transformation

(2013) Melanie Mueller et al.   Freshwater Science

Delivering on a promise: integrating species traits to transform descriptive community ecology into a predictive science

(2013) W. C. E. P. Verberk et al.   Freshwater Science

A new macroinvertebrate-based multimetric index (I2M2) to evaluate ecological quality of French wadeable streams fulfilling the WFD demands: A taxonomical and trait approach

(2012) Cédric Pascal Mondy et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Species traits as predictors for intrinsic sensitivity of aquatic invertebrates to the insecticide chlorpyrifos

(2012) Mascha N. Rubach et al.   ECOTOXICOLOGY

Towards generalised reference condition models for environmental assessment: a case study on rivers in Atlantic Canada

(2012) D. G. Armanini et al.   ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT

Optimizing stream bioassessment: habitat, season, and the impacts of land use on benthic macroinvertebrates

(2012) Peter E. Carlson et al.   HYDROBIOLOGIA

Warming-induced reductions in body size are greater in aquatic than terrestrial species

(2012) J. Forster et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Characterizing invertebrate traits in wadeable streams of the contiguous US: differences among ecoregions and land uses

(2012) R. E. Zuellig et al.   Freshwater Science

Integration of invertebrate traits into predictive models for indirect assessment of stream functional integrity: A case study in Portugal

(2011) Maria João Feio et al.   ECOLOGICAL INDICATORS

Invertebrate community responses to land use at a broad spatial scale: trait and taxonomic measures compared in New Zealand rivers

(2011) SYLVAIN DOLÉDEC et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Macroinvertebrate traits distinguish unregulated rivers subject to water abstraction

(2011) Andrew J. Brooks et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Declining body size: a third universal response to warming?

(2011) Janet L. Gardner et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Why intraspecific trait variation matters in community ecology

(2011) Daniel I. Bolnick et al.   TRENDS IN ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION

Combined effects of habitat modification on trait composition and species nestedness in river invertebrates

(2010) Stefano Larsen et al.   BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION

Can biological invertebrate traits resolve effects of multiple stressors on running water ecosystems?

(2010) BERNHARD STATZNER et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Beyond taxonomy: a review of macroinvertebrate trait-based community descriptors as tools for freshwater biomonitoring

(2010) Salomé Menezes et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECOLOGY

Global threats to human water security and river biodiversity

(2010) C. J. Vörösmarty et al.   NATURE

Incorporating traits in aquatic biomonitoring to enhance causal diagnosis and prediction

(2010) Joseph M Culp et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Toward a knowledge infrastructure for traits-based ecological risk assessment

(2010) Donald J Baird et al.   Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management

Body size variation in insects: a macroecological perspective

(2009) Steven L. Chown et al.   BIOLOGICAL REVIEWS

Assessing the consistency of response metrics of the invertebrate benthos: a comparison of trait- and identity-based measures

(2009) A. I. POLLARD et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Trait patterns of aquatic insects across gradients of flow-related factors: a multivariate analysis of Canadian national data

(2008) Nelli Horrigan et al.   CANADIAN JOURNAL OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC SCIENCES

Invertebrate traits for the biomonitoring of large European rivers: an assessment of specific types of human impact

(2008) SYLVAIN DOLÉDEC et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Applying life-history strategies for freshwater macroinvertebrates to lentic waters

(2008) WILCO C. E. P. VERBERK et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Life-history strategies in freshwater macroinvertebrates

(2008) WILCO C. E. P. VERBERK et al.   FRESHWATER BIOLOGY

Voltinism flexibility of a riverine dragonfly along thermal gradients

(2008) ERIK BRAUNE et al.   GLOBAL CHANGE BIOLOGY

Analysis of functional traits in reconfigured channels: implications for the bioassessment and disturbance of river restoration

(2008) Desiree D. Tullos et al.   JOURNAL OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BENTHOLOGICAL SOCIETY

Hydraulic habitat use with respect to body size of aquatic insect larvae: Case of six species from a French Mediterranean type stream

(2007) Pierre Sagnes et al.   LIMNOLOGICA