Whole-community translocation shows high survival potential of pollution-sensitive benthic macroinvertebrate taxa in restored streams.
Ibrahim R. Fagbohun, Jon N. Sweetman, Robert H. Hilderbrand, Daniel C. Allen
The paper shows that translocating whole macroinvertebrate communities to restored streams can support pollution-sensitive taxa, suggesting dispersal limitation, not habitat quality, may hinder recovery.
bioRxiv · Sep 23, 2026 · PreprintEcology