Rivers have been diminished, simplified, and degraded globally by the concentration of
agriculture, transportation, and development in valley bottoms over decades and centuries …

Modifications to landscapes and flow regimes of rivers have altered the function,
biodiversity, and productivity of freshwater ecosystems globally. Reestablishing …

Abstraction, diversion, and storage of flow alter rivers worldwide. In this context, minimum
flow regulations are applied to mitigate adverse impacts and to protect affected river reaches …

Ecological restoration has grown rapidly and now encompasses not only classic ecological
theory but also utilitarian concerns, such as preparedness for climate change and …

The dynamic nature of alluvial floodplain rivers is a function of flow and sediment regimes
interacting with the physiographic features and vegetation cover of the landscape. During …

Across much of the industrialized world, rivers that were physically transformed and
ecologically ruined to facilitate industrial and agricultural development are now the focus of …

Freshwater ecosystems and aquatic biodiversity are threatened globally by five pervasive
processes–water pollution, flow modification, destruction or degradation of habitat …

River management based solely on physical science has proven to be unsustainable and
unsuccessful, evidenced by the fact that the problems this approach intended to solve (eg …

Understanding socio-ecological characteristics associated with rivers and their catchments,
and using that understanding to effectively manage and restore river ecosystems, is an …

The ancient Greek philosopher Heraclitus famously asserted that one can never step into
the same river twice, thus providing a physical metaphor for life's constant change. The …