Benthic assessment of lotic environments impacted by bridge and highway construction at the Paraná River Delta is reported. The purpose of the study was to examine the degree of impact of physical disturbances on benthic ...

An investigation of benthic invertebrates was conducted in the Paraná River (Argentina) floodplain to assess patterns of biomass and production in relation to lateral river connectivity. Environmental and invertebrate ...

The invasive golden mussel Limnoperna fortunei is known to strongly affect benthic communities in South American freshwaters, but the evolution of these effects after the early invasion stages is poorly understood. Using ...

A comprehensive literature review was conducted to determine the species richness of all the possible taxa of free-living benthic marine invertebrates in Chile. In addition, the extent of endemism to the Pacific Islands ...