Distinguishing the effects of habitat degradation and pesticide stress on benthic invertebrates using stressor-specific metrics

► SPEARhabitat specifically indicated a distinct habitat degradation gradient. ► SPEARpesticides indicated the run-off potential, a proxy of pesticide contamination ► Both metrics allowed to distinguish between the effects of these two stressors. ► ASPT and EPT metrics again were only correlated to the run-off potential.