Examples: lentic ecosystems (ponds and lakes) or lotic ecosystems (creeks, streams and rivers), ditches, canals, springs and geysers.
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Aquatic biomonitoring provides a direct measure of change in biotic populations and communities in relation to benchmark or reference conditions and can help identify the ecological effects of cumulative stressors. Benthic invertebrates monitoring includes both lotic (rivers/streams) and lentic (wetlands) ecosystems.