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Anthropogenic pressures combined with climate change accelerate the spatial and temporal intermittency of these ecosystems, promoting alterations in ecology and ecosystem functions. This study aimed to assess the ecological status of Ribeira de Silveirinhos, located in the municipalities of Valongo and Gondomar (north of Portugal), using the metrics described in the Water Framework Directive. Thus, five sampling sites were selected along Ribeira de Silveirinhos. Sampling was done in three different periods, spring of 2019 and 2020, and autumn of 2019. At each site, physical and chemical water parameters were measured, and the benthic macroinvertebrates community was characterized. Physical and chemical parameters showed low pH values at upstream sites (where the dry phase occurs and is surrounded by Eucalyptus monoculture) and high concentrations of phosphorus at the downstream sites (subjected to several anthropogenic activities, iron waters, and agriculture). The macroinvertebrate community revealed low values of specific abundance and richness, especially during the dry period. Sensitive taxa (Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera, and Trichoptera) were negatively correlated with flow intermittency. Results showed that Ribeira de Silveirinhos is classified between \u201cpoor\u201d and \u201cmoderate\u201d in terms of ecological status. Intermittent streams are undervalued, so their protection is at risk. Thus, it is important to consider the specific ecological functioning of these ecosystems and to adjust the planning and management models in order to guarantee ecological quality and conservation processes.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/w15010017","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,22]],"date-time":"2022-12-22T02:06:14Z","timestamp":1671674774000},"page":"17","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Intermittent Rivers as a Challenge for Freshwater Ecosystems Quality Evaluation: A Study Case in the Ribeira de Silveirinhos, Portugal"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"15","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9093-6464","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sara","family":"Rodrigues","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Centro Interdisciplinar de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR\/CIMAR), Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leix\u00f5es, Avenida General Norton de Matos S\/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal"}]},{"given":"B\u00e1rbara","family":"Xavier","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0567-4621","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sandra","family":"Nogueira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-6686-9919","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Sara C.","family":"Antunes","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ci\u00eancias, Universidade do Porto, 4169-007 Porto, Portugal"},{"name":"Centro Interdisciplinar de Investiga\u00e7\u00e3o Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR\/CIMAR), Terminal de Cruzeiros do Porto de Leix\u00f5es, Avenida General Norton de Matos S\/N, 4450-208 Matosinhos, Portugal"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,21]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"639","DOI":"10.1016\/j.scitotenv.2017.06.078","article-title":"Combined effects of water stress and pollution on macroinvertebrate and fish assemblages in a Mediterranean intermittent river","volume":"603\u2013604","author":"Kalogianni","year":"2017","journal-title":"Sci. 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