[EN] In recent years, mountain ecosystems in southern Ecuador have experienced increasing pressure associated with the exploitation and extraction of natural resources; These activities generally produce waste of different ...

[EN] The analysis of macroinvertebrate communities is essential in aquatic ecology studies. Nonetheless, sample collection, processing and species determination of macroinvertebrates are extremely time-consuming and require ...

[EN] This study assessed the effects of hydrological events on aquatic communities at the mesohabitat scale (pool, run, and riffle) in the high Andean region. Four headwater sites located in the Zhurucay microcatchment ...