<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?><article xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
<front>
<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0188-4999</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista internacional de contaminación ambiental]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Int. Contam. Ambient]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0188-4999</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Instituto de Ciencias de la Atmósfera y Cambio Climático]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S0188-49992024000100139</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.20937/rica.54895</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[The hydromorphological quality of the basin of Mexico: A proposal of its indicator value of the ecological state in the riparian ecosystem]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[La calidad hidromorfológica en la cuenca de México: una propuesta del valor indicador de estado ecológico en el ecosistema de ribera]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ortiz Fernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raquel]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Javier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Temis García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Lisset Gabriela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caro Borrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Ángela Piedad]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Hidalgo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Beatriz]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Facultad de Ciencias Departamento de Ecología y Recursos Naturales]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana División de Ciencias Biológicas y de la Salud Departamento de Producción Agrícola y Comercial]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Ciudad de México ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>00</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>40</volume>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0188-49992024000100139&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0188-49992024000100139&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0188-49992024000100139&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT The characterization of hydromorphological quality is the evaluation of the physical structure and the flow regime associated with fluvial ecosystems. Its value indicates the state of ecosystem conservation, as well as the anthropogenic pressures that disturb it. The present study proposes an hydromorphological quality (HYQI) index that aims to establish reference conditions in the preserved rivers and springs in the Basin of Mexico, through: (i) the basin quality associated with the riparian zone&#8217;s state, including the vegetation&#8217;s naturalness, level of erosion, and land use in 13 sub-basins (63 sites); (ii) hydrology, related to natural or disturbance conditions in the channel; (iii) anthropogenic alterations in the riparian zone, and (iv) the characterization of the trophic level. The final evaluation is divided into five classes: high (&gt; 100), good (76-99), moderate (51-75), bad (26-50), and poor (&lt; 25). The HQYI evaluation showed that 44 sites have a high rating (120 to 100 points), where potential reference conditions for the Mexico Basin can be recognized. The remaining 19 sites have good to poor quality conditions. The vegetation cover was represented by 70% of native species in one of three types of forest: Pinus, Abies, and mixed forest dominated by Quercus. Modifications in the canal structure, extraction and retention of water, and introduced plant species were the causes that confirmed the moderate quality value in the middle and lower portions. The HQYI value was found to be significantly correlated with nutrient water enrichments with soluble reactive phosphorus and dissolved inorganic nitrogen. Therefore, this index is recommended for monitoring the Basin of Mexico and registering multiple environmental stressors.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La caracterización de la calidad hidromorfológica es la evaluación de la estructura física y el régimen de caudales asociados a los ecosistemas fluviales. Su valor indica el estado de conservación del ecosistema, así como las presiones antrópicas que lo perturban. El presente estudio propone un índice de calidad hidromorfológica cuyo objetivo es establecer las condiciones de referencia en los ríos y manantiales conservados en la cuenca de México. A través de i) la calidad de la cuenca asociada al estado de la zona ribereña, incluyendo la naturalidad de la vegetación, nivel de erosión y uso del suelo en 13 subcuencas (63 sitios); ii) la hidrología, relacionada con las condiciones naturales o de perturbación del cauce; iii) alteraciones antrópicas en la zona de ribera, y iv) la caracterización del nivel trófico. La evaluación final está dividida en cinco clases: alta (&gt; 100), buena (76-99), moderada (51-75), mala (26-50) y pobre (&lt; 25). La evaluación de la calidad hidrológica mostró 44 sitios con una calificación alta (120 a 100 puntos), donde se pueden reconocer las condiciones potenciales de referencia para la cuenca de México. Los 19 sitios restantes tienen condiciones de calidad buena a pobre. La cobertura vegetal estuvo representada por 70% de especies nativas en uno de los tres tipos de bosque: Pinus, Abies y bosque mixto dominado por Quercus. Las modificaciones en la estructura del canal, la extracción y retención de agua y las especies vegetales introducidas fueron las causas que confirmaron el valor moderado de calidad hidromorfológica en la parte media y baja. Se encontró que el valor del índice propuesto estaba significativamente correlacionado con los enriquecimientos de nutrientes con fósforo reactivo soluble y nitrógeno inorgánico disuelto. Por lo tanto, este índice se recomienda para el monitoreo en la cuenca de México y el registro de múltiples estresores ambientales.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[bioindicators]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ecological quality]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mountain rivers]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[riparian vegetation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[reference conditions]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[bioindicadores]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[calidad ecológica]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[condiciones de referencia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ríos de montaña]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[vegetación de ribera]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
</article-meta>
</front><back>
<ref-list>
<ref id="B1">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acosta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ríos]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rieradevall]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Prat]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Propuesta de un protocolo de evaluación de la calidad ecológica de ríos Andinos (CERA) y su aplicación a dos cuencas de Ecuador y Perú]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Limnética]]></source>
<year>2009</year>
<volume>28</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>35-64</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B2">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>Addinsoft</collab>
<source><![CDATA[XLSTAT statistical software]]></source>
<year>2021</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[New York, USA ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Addinsoft]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B3">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.G.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Peri-urbanization, illegal settlements and environmental impact in Mexico City]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Cities]]></source>
<year>2008</year>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<issue>3</issue>
<page-range>133-45</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B4">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Andelman]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fagan]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W.F.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Umbrellas and flagships: Efficient conservation surrogates or expensive mistakes?]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America]]></source>
<year>2000</year>
<volume>97</volume>
<page-range>5954-9</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B5">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ávila-Akerberg]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V.D.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Forest quality in the southwest of Mexico City. Assessment towards ecological restoration of ecosystem services]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<page-range>138</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Freiburg, Germany ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Schriftenreihe des Instituts für Landespflege der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B6">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>APHA</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Standard methods for the examination of water and wastewater]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
<edition>20th</edition>
<page-range>541</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Washington D.C., USA ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[American Public Health Association]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B7">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Barbour]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.T.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gerritse]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Snyder]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B.D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Stribling]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.B.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Rapid bioassessment protocols for use in streams and wadeable rivers: Periphyton, benthic macroinvertebrates, and fish]]></source>
<year>1999</year>
<edition>2nd</edition>
<page-range>337</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Washington, D.C., USA ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Office of Water, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B8">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bouleau]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pont]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Did you say reference conditions? Ecological and socio-economic perspectives on the European Water Framework Directive]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Environmental Science and Policy]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>47</volume>
<page-range>32-41</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B9">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bojorge]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cartajena]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Beltrán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.Y.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Temporal and spatial distribution of macroalgal communities of mountain streams in Valle de Bravo Basin, central México]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hydrobiologia]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<volume>641</volume>
<page-range>159-69</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B10">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bordallo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Casado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Aproximación al establecimiento de una red de referencia para la implantación de la Directiva Marco del Agua en la comunidad de Madrid]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Limnetica]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>31</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>1-12</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B11">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona-Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caro-Borrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[La calidad ecológica de los ríos periurbanos de la Cuenca de México y Distrito Federal]]></article-title>
<person-group person-group-type="editor">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilar]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.G.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[La Ciudad de México en el siglo XXI: realidad y retos]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<page-range>61-9</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Mexico City, Mexico ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Gobierno de la Ciudad de México, Secretaría de Ciencias, Tecnología e Innovación. Miguel Ángel Porrúa]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B12">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona-Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salinas-Camarillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caro-Borrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The Macroalgae Ecological Quality Index (MEQI) in the Basin of Mexico: A proposal of aquatic bioindicators for peri-urban rivers]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad]]></source>
<year>2022</year>
<volume>93</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B13">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caro-Borrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona-Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mazari-Hiriart]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Evaluation of ecological quality in peri-urban rivers in Mexico City: A proposal for identifying and validating reference sites using benthic macroinvertebrates as indicators]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Limnology]]></source>
<year>2015</year>
<volume>74</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>1-16</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B14">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caro-Borrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona-Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Varley]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[De Garay-Arellano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mazari-Hiriart]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Adams]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The potential of local and scientific ecological knowledge as a source of information in a periurban sub-basin: A case study from Mexico City]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Applied Ecology and Environmental Research]]></source>
<year>2017</year>
<volume>15</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<issue>1</issue>
<page-range>541-62</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B15">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Caro-Borrero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona-Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Márquez-Santamaría]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[K.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Perona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Relationships between environmental conditions and macroalgae structure on the benthic macroinvertebrate establishment: Diversity and conservation in rivers of central Spain and Mexico]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of Insect Conservation]]></source>
<year>2021</year>
<volume>25</volume>
<page-range>769-81</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B16">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>CONANP</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Sistema de Información Geográfica]]></source>
<year>2016</year>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Comisión Nacional de Áreas Naturales Protegidas]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B17">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cram]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cotler]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L.M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sommer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[I.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Identificación de los servicios ambientales potenciales de los suelos en el paisaje urbano del Distrito Federal]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Boletín del Instituto de Geografía]]></source>
<year>2008</year>
<volume>66</volume>
<page-range>81-104</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B18">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Dodds]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[W.K.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Misuse of inorganic N and soluble reactive P concentrations to indicate nutrient status of surface waters]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Journal of the North American Benthological Society]]></source>
<year>2003</year>
<volume>22</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>171-81</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B19">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Encalada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rieradevall]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ríos-Touma]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Prat]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Protocolo simplificado y guía de evaluación de la calidad ecológica de ríos andinos (CERA-S)]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<page-range>83</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Quito, Ecuador ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de San Francisco de Quito, Universitat de Barcelona, Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional y Desarrollo, Fondo para la protección del Agua]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B20">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Espinosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sarukhán]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Manual de malezas del Valle de México]]></source>
<year>1997</year>
<page-range>407</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Mexico City, Mexico ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Fondo de Cultura Económica]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B21">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferrusquía-Villafranca]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[I.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Geology of Mexico: A synopsis]]></article-title>
<person-group person-group-type="editor">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramamoorthy]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[T.P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bye]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lot]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Fa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Biological diversity of Mexico, origins and distribution]]></source>
<year>1993</year>
<page-range>3-107</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[New York, USA ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Oxford University Press]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B22">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[García]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Modificaciones al sistema de clasificación climática de Köppen]]></source>
<year>2004</year>
<page-range>98</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Mexico City, Mexico ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Geografía, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B23">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Garófano-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Martínes-Capel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Paredo-Parada]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Marín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.J.O.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Muñoz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Soares]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pinar-Arenas]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.L.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Assessing hydromorphological and floristic patterns along a regulated Mediterranean river: The Serpis River (Spain)]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Limnetica]]></source>
<year>2011</year>
<volume>30</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<issue>2</issue>
<page-range>307-28</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B24">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gore]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.A.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Discharge measurements and stream flow analysis]]></article-title>
<person-group person-group-type="editor">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hauer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lamberti]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G.A.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Methods in streams ecology]]></source>
<year>1996</year>
<page-range>51-78</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[San Francisco, USA ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Academic Press]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B25">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gutiérrez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.T.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Evolución del crecimiento espacial de la Ciudad de México en relación con las regiones geomorfológicas de la Cuenca de México. Capítulo 1]]></article-title>
<person-group person-group-type="editor">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguirre-Gómez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Estudios sobre los remanentes de agua en la Cuenca de México]]></source>
<year>2010</year>
<page-range>15-39</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Mexico City, Mexico ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Geografía, UNAM]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B26">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hering]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Buffagni]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Moog]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[O.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sandin]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sommerhäuser]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Stubauer]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[I.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Johnson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Pinto]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Skoulikidis]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Verdonschot]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zahràdkova]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The development of a system to assess the ecological quality of streams based on macroinvertebrates. Design of the sampling programmed within the AQEM project]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[International Review of Hydrobiology]]></source>
<year>2003</year>
<volume>88</volume>
<numero>3-4</numero>
<issue>3-4</issue>
<page-range>345-61</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B27">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<collab>INEGI</collab>
<source><![CDATA[Cartas topográficas. Serie V, escala 1:50000. Hojas E14B41 (Amecameca), E14B22 (Apan), E14B31 (Chalco), E14B31 (Chagnahuapan), E14A39 (Ciudad de México), E14B12 (Ciudad Sahagún), E14A29 (Cuautitlán), E14B42 (Huejotzingo), E14A49 (Milpa Alta), F14D81 (Pachuca), F14D81 (Polotitlán), E14B32 (San Martín), E14A48 (Tenango), E14A18 (Tepeji), E14B21 (Texcoco), E14B11 (Tizayuca), E14B33 (Tlaxcala), E14B13 (Tlaxco), E14A38 (Toluca), F14D82 (Tulancingo), E14A28 (Villa del Carbón), E14A19 (Zumpango)]]></source>
<year>2013</year>
<publisher-loc><![CDATA[Mexico City, Mexico ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B28">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Kremen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Assessing the indicator properties of species assemblages for natural areas monitoring]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Ecological Applications]]></source>
<year>1992</year>
<volume>2</volume>
<page-range>203-17</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B29">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Legorreta]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Ríos, lagos y manantiales del Valle de México]]></source>
<year>2009</year>
<page-range>364</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Mexico City, Mexico ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Gobierno del Distrito Federal]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B30">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lugo-Hubp]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Mapa geomorfológico del occidente de la cuenca de México]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Investigaciones Geográficas]]></source>
<year>1990</year>
<volume>21</volume>
<page-range>1-19</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B31">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[McGeoch]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.A.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[The selection, testing and application of terrestrial insects as bioindicators]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Biological Review]]></source>
<year>1998</year>
<volume>73</volume>
<page-range>181-201</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B32">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mendoza]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Quevedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bravo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Flores]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[De la Isla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Gavi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[F.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Zamora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[B.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Estado ecológico de los ríos y vegetación ribrereña en el contexto de la nueva ley general de agua de México]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Revista Internacional de Contaminación Ambiental]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>30</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<issue>4</issue>
<page-range>429-36</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B33">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Munné]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Prat]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Defining river types in a Mediterranean area: A methodology for the implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Environmental Assessment]]></source>
<year>2004</year>
<volume>34</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<issue>5</issue>
<page-range>711-29</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B34">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ollero]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ballarín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mora]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Acín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Echeverría]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.T.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Granado]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.I.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[L.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sánchez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Un índice hidrogeomorfológico (IHG) para la evaluación del estado ecológico de sistemas fluviales]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Geographicalia]]></source>
<year>2007</year>
<volume>52</volume>
<page-range>113-41</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B35">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<collab>PE</collab>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[DIRECTIVA 2000/60/CE del Parlamento Europeo y del Consejo de 23 de octubre de 2000, por la que se establece un marco comunitario de actuación en el ámbito de la política de aguas]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Dario Oficial de las Directivas Europeas, Madrid, España]]></source>
<year>2000</year>
<page-range>73</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B36">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Perló]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.A.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[¿Guerra por el agua en el valle de México? Estudio sobre las relaciones hidráulicas entre el Distrito Federal y el Estado de México]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
<page-range>143</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Mexico City, Mexico ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México-Fundación Fredrich Ebert Stiftung]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B37">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Río]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.L.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Bailey]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.C.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Relationship between riparian vegetation and stream benthic communities at three spatial scales]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Hydrobiologia]]></source>
<year>2006</year>
<volume>55</volume>
<page-range>153-60</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B38">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rzedowski]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Calderón]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[G.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Flora fanerogámica del Valle de México]]></source>
<year>2005</year>
<edition>2a</edition>
<page-range>1406</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Michoacán, Mexico ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto de Ecología y Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B39">
<nlm-citation citation-type="book">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sabater]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Donato]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Giorgi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Elosegi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[El río como ecosistema]]></article-title>
<person-group person-group-type="editor">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Elosegi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sabater]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[S.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<source><![CDATA[Conceptos y técnicas en ecología fluvial]]></source>
<year>2009</year>
<page-range>23-37</page-range><publisher-loc><![CDATA[Bilbao, Spain ]]></publisher-loc>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Fundación BBVA]]></publisher-name>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B40">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Salinas-Camarillo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[V.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Carmona-Jiménez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lobo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[E.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Development of the Diatom Ecological Quality Index (DEQI) for peri-urban mountain streams in the Basin of Mexico]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Environmental Science and Pollution Research]]></source>
<year>2020</year>
<volume>28</volume>
<page-range>14555-75</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B41">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<collab>SE</collab>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Norma Mexicana NMX-AA-159-SCFI-2012. Que establece el procedimiento para la determinación del caudal ecológico en cuencas hidrológicas]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Secretaría de Economía. Diario Oficial de la Federación, Mexico, December 2]]></source>
<year>2012</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B42">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<collab>SSA</collab>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Norma Oficial Mexicana NOM-127-SSA1-1994. Límites permisibles de calidad y tratamientos a que debe someterse el agua para su potabilización]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Secretaría de Salud. Diario Oficial de la Federación, Mexico, January 18]]></source>
<year>1996</year>
</nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B43">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Stoddard]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.L.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Larsen]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[D.P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Hawkins]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.P.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Johnson]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.K.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Norris]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[R.H.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Setting expectations for the ecological condition of streams: The concept of reference condition]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Freshwater Bioassessment]]></source>
<year>2006</year>
<volume>16</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<issue>4</issue>
<page-range>1267-76</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B44">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Van Dam]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[H.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mertens]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[A.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Sinkel]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[J.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[A code checklist and ecological indicator values of freshwater diatoms from the Netherlands]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Netherlands Journal of Acuatic Ecology]]></source>
<year>1994</year>
<volume>28</volume>
<page-range>117-33</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
<ref id="B45">
<nlm-citation citation-type="journal">
<person-group person-group-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Villamarín]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[C.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Prat]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[N.]]></given-names>
</name>
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rieradevall]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[M.]]></given-names>
</name>
</person-group>
<article-title xml:lang=""><![CDATA[Caracterización física, química e hidromorfológica de los río altoandinos tropicales de Ecuador y Perú]]></article-title>
<source><![CDATA[Latin American Journal of Aquatic Research]]></source>
<year>2014</year>
<volume>42</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<issue>5</issue>
<page-range>1072-86</page-range></nlm-citation>
</ref>
</ref-list>
</back>
</article>
