Stream ecosystems are increasingly impacted by multiple stressors that lead to a loss of
sensitive species and an overall reduction in diversity. A dominant paradigm in ecological …

Restoration schemes often rely on the assumption that enhancing habitat complexity
through addition of in‐stream structures such as boulders and woody debris leads to …

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

Faced with widespread degradation of riverine ecosystems, stream restoration has greatly
increased. Such restoration is rarely planned and executed with inputs from ecological …

Extensive degradation of ecosystems, combined with the increasing demands placed on the
goods and services they provide, is a major driver of biodiversity loss on a global scale. In …

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

The world's population is increasingly urban, and streams and rivers, as the low lying points
of the landscape, are especially sensitive to and profoundly impacted by the changes …

Summary 1 In the face of continuing anthropogenic stressors to freshwater systems world‐
wide, the natural resilience and resistance of the freshwater ecosystems that enables them …

Inappropriate land use practices, pollutants, exploitation, and overpopulation have simplified
stream habitats and degraded water quality worldwide. Management agencies are now …

The assumption that restoring physical habitat heterogeneity will increase biodiversity
underlies many river restoration projects, despite few tests of the hypothesis. With over 6,000 …