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The global role of bioassessment in policy delivery and decision-making for inland waters Open

Martyn Kelly, Gary Free, John P. Simaika, Stuart Warner, Andreas Bruder , et al. · 2025

Bioassessment is necessary to guide the management of freshwater ecosystems and promote sustainable water use. However, many countries either do not have nationally-approved bioassessment systems, or their bioassessment results are not use…

The Global Role of Bioassessment in Policy Delivery and Decision-Making for Inland Waters Open

Martyn Kelly, Gary Free, John P. Simaika, Stuart Warner, Fábio de Oliveira Roque , et al. · 2025

Repeatable patterns in the distribution of freshwater biodiversity indicators across contrasting landscapes Open

Alan Law, Ambroise Baker, Carl D. Sayer, G. N. Foster, Iain Gunn , et al. · 2024

Context Freshwater biodiversity is declining at unparalleled rates, but fundamental questions remain over how it is distributed at the spatial scales most relevant for conservation management. Objectives Here, we test the hypothesis that f…

A vision for the future conservation evidence landscape Open

Mark O’Connell, Rachel L. White, Karen A. Haysom, Minhyuk Seo, Philip Dooner , et al. · 2024

Evidence‐based conservation has made some major steps forward in the last two decades. However, the ‘landscape’ in which evidence is generated, funded and disseminated still has some elements that will need to be further developed if the U…

Predation of anurans in southern England by Batracobdella algira, a leech previously unknown in the UK Open

Katharina Seilern‐Macpherson, Becki Lawson, Craig R. Macadam, Pete West, Neil Reed , et al. · 2024

Leech predation of amphibians is known to occur in Europe. Observation of severe leech infestation affecting a common toad Bufo bufo in southern England in summer 2020, with leeches covering the toad’s eyes, throat and axillae, initiated a…

The genome sequence of the Common February Red Stonefly, Brachyptera risi (Morton, 1896) Open

Sue Skipp, Craig R. Macadam, Benjamin Price · 2024

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Brachyptera risi (the Common February Red Stonefly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Plecoptera; Taeniopterygidae). The genome sequence spans 680.20 megabases. Most of the assembly is scaffolded int…

Towards harmonized standards for freshwater biodiversity monitoring and biological assessment using benthic macroinvertebrates Open

John P. Simaika, James B. Stribling, Jennifer Lento, Andreas Bruder, Sandra Poikāne , et al. · 2024

Monitoring programs at sub-national and national scales lack coordination, harmonization, and systematic review and analysis at continental and global scales, and thus fail to adequately assess and evaluate drivers of biodiversity and ecos…

The genome sequence of the pond olive, Cloeon dipterum Open

Andrew Farr, Sue Skipp, Craig R. Macadam, Benjamin Price · 2023

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Cloeon dipterum (the Pond Olive; Arthropoda; Insecta; Ephemeroptera; Baetidae). The genome sequence is 190.1 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 5 chromosomal ps…

The genome sequence of the Northern Summer Mayfly, Siphlonurus alternatus (Say, 1824) Open

Andrew D. Farr, Craig R. Macadam · 2023

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Siphlonurus alternatus (the Northern Summer Mayfly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Ephemeroptera; Siphlonuridae). The genome sequence is 455.8 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded…

The genome sequence of the Large Brook Dun, Ecdyonurus torrentis (Kimmins, 1942) Open

Andrew D. Farr, Craig R. Macadam · 2023

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Ecdyonurus torrentis (the Large Brook Dun; Arthropoda; Insecta; Ephemeroptera; Heptageniidae). The genome sequence is 503.2 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 1…

The genome sequence of the spring stonefly, Protonemura montana (Kimmins, 1941) Open

Andrew Dixon, Craig R. Macadam · 2023

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Protonemura montana (spring stonefly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Plecoptera; Nemouridae). The genome sequence is 258.5 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 11 chromosom…

The genome sequence of a stonefly, Nemoura dubitans (Morton, 1894) Open

Andrew D. Farr, Craig R. Macadam · 2023

We present a genome assembly from an individual female Nemoura dubitans (a stonefly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Plecoptera; Nemouridae). The genome sequence is 321.0 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 6 chromosomal pseudo…

Causal inference and large‐scale expert validation shed light on the drivers of <span>SDM</span> accuracy and variance Open

Robin J. Boyd, Martin Harvey, David B. Roy, Tony Barber, Karen A. Haysom , et al. · 2023

Aim To develop a causal understanding of the drivers of Species distribution model (SDM) performance. Location United Kingdom (UK). Methods We measured the accuracy and variance of SDMs fitted for 518 species of invertebrate and plant in t…

A sampling strategy for genome sequencing the British terrestrial arthropod fauna Open

Liam M Crowley, Heather Allen, Ian Barnes, Douglas Boyes, Gavin R. Broad , et al. · 2023

The Darwin Tree of Life (DToL) project aims to sequence and assemble high-quality genomes from all eukaryote species in Britain and Ireland, with the first phase of the project concentrating on family-level coverage plus species of particu…

The genome sequence of the Common Yellow Sally, Isoperla grammatica (Poda, 1761) Open

Emma McSwan, Caleala Clifford, Craig R. Macadam, Benjamin Price · 2023

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Isoperla grammatica (the Common Yellow Sally; Arthropoda; Insecta; Plecoptera; Perlodidae). The genome sequence is 874.6 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 14 chr…

The genome sequence of the black needle fly, Leuctra nigra (Olivier, 1811) Open

Caleala Clifford, Craig R. Macadam, Benjamin Price · 2023

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Leuctra nigra (black needle fly; Arthropoda; Insecta; Plecoptera; Leuctridae). The genome sequence is 536.3 megabases in span. Most of the assembly is scaffolded into 13 chromosomal pseu…

Causal inference and large-scale expert validation shed light on the drivers of SDM accuracy and variance Open

Robin Boyd, Martin Harvey, David P. Roy, Tony Barber, Karen A. Haysom , et al. · 2022

1. The literature is awash with studies purporting to show how various species and data characteristics affect the performances of Species Distribution Models (SDMs). Many of these studies follow a similar template: they fit SDMs for sever…

The genome sequence of a stonefly, Nemurella pictetii Klapalek, 1900 Open

Craig R. Macadam, Caleala Clifford, Benjamin Price · 2022

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Nemurella pictetii (Arthropoda; Insecta; Plecoptera; Nemouridae). The genome sequence is 257 megabases in span. The majority of the assembly (99.79%) is scaffolded into 12 chromosomal ps…

The genome sequence of a stonefly, Nemurella pictetii Klapalek, 1900 Open

Craig R. Macadam, Caleala Clifford, Benjamin Price · 2022

We present a genome assembly from an individual male Nemurella pictetii (Arthropoda; Insecta; Plecoptera; Nemouridae). The genome sequence is 257 megabases in span. The majority of the assembly (99.79%) is scaffolded into 12 chromosomal ps…

The vulnerability of British aquatic insects to climate change Open

Craig R. Macadam, Judy England, Richard Chadd · 2022

Freshwater ecosystems are particularly at risk from climate change due to the intrinsic link between the physical properties of the water environment and those species that live there. Mayflies, stoneflies and caddisflies are key indicator…

Torix <i>Rickettsia</i> are widespread in arthropods and reflect a neglected symbiosis Open

Jack Pilgrim, Panupong Thongprem, Helen Davison, Stefanos Siozios, Matthew Baylis , et al. · 2021

Background Rickettsia are intracellular bacteria best known as the causative agents of human and animal diseases. Although these medically important Rickettsia are often transmitted via haematophagous arthropods, other Rickettsia, such as …

Freshwater aquatic invertebrates on the Isle of May, Scotland Open

Craig R. Macadam · 2021

The invertebrate fauna of freshwater habitats on the Isle of May, Scotland was investigated and compared with the results from surveys undertaken in 1958. Overall, the freshwater invertebrate fauna appears to be diminished. However, severa…

International scientists formulate a roadmap for insect conservation and recovery Open

Jeffrey A. Harvey, Robin Heinen, Inge Armbrecht, Yves Basset, James Baxter‐Gilbert , et al. · 2020

The leech Glossiphonia verrucata (Hirudinea: Glossiphoniidae) in Scotland Open

Jessica M. Lindsay, A Lemon, Craig R. Macadam, Sandra Donaldson · 2020

Historically, there are relatively few records of the leech Glossiphonia verrucata (F.Müller, 1844) from the British Isles.Johnston (1865) first reported a specimen in the British Museum (Natural History) collections from Cobham, Surrey.Ho…

Annual estimates of occupancy for bryophytes, lichens and invertebrates in the UK, 1970–2015 Open

Charlotte L. Outhwaite, Gary D. Powney, Tom August, Richard E. Chandler, Stephanie Rorke , et al. · 2019

Metadata record for: Annual estimates of occupancy for bryophytes, lichens and invertebrates in the UK, 1970 – 2015 Open

Charlotte L. Outhwaite, Gary D. Powney, Tom August, Richard E. Chandler, Stephanie Rorke , et al. · 2019

This dataset contains key characteristics about the data described in the Data Descriptor Annual estimates of occupancy for bryophytes, lichens and invertebrates in the UK, 1970 – 2015. Contents: 1. human readable metadata summary table …

Mayflies (Ephemeroptera) and Their Contributions to Ecosystem Services Open

Luke M. Jacobus, Craig R. Macadam, Michel Sartori · 2019

This work is intended as a general and concise overview of Ephemeroptera biology, diversity, and services provided to humans and other parts of our global array of freshwater and terrestrial ecosystems. The Ephemeroptera, or mayflies, are …

The mayfly Baetis digitatus (Bengtsson, 1912) (Ephemeroptera: Baetidae) in Scotland Open

Craig R. Macadam, A. Farr · 2019

A new Scottish record of the stonefly Amphinemura standfussi (Ris, 1902) (Plecoptera: Nemouridae) Open

Craig R. Macadam, Andrew Dixon, A. Farr, Stuart M. Crofts · 2019

The caddisfly Ylodes simulans (Trichoptera: Leptoceridae) in Scotland Open

Craig R. Macadam, A. F. G. Dixon, Stuart M. Crofts · 2019

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