Responses of aquatic plants to eutrophication in rivers: a revised conceptual model

MT O'Hare, A Baattrup-Pedersen, I Baumgarte… - Frontiers in plant …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
Compared to research on eutrophication in lakes, there has been significantly less work
carried out on rivers despite the importance of the topic. However, over the last decade …

[HTML][HTML] Small Water Bodies in Great Britain and Ireland: Ecosystem function, human-generated degradation, and options for restorative action

WD Riley, ECE Potter, J Biggs, AL Collins… - Science of the total …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Small, 1st and 2nd-order, headwater streams and ponds play essential roles in
providing natural flood control, trapping sediments and contaminants, retaining nutrients …

Assessing the benefits of forested riparian zones: A qualitative index of riparian integrity is positively associated with ecological status in European streams

FJ Burdon, E Ramberg, J Sargac, MAE Forio… - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
Developing a general, predictive understanding of ecological systems requires knowing
how much structural and functional relationships can cross scales and contexts. Here, we …

Facets and scales in river restoration: Nestedness and interdependence of hydrological, geomorphic, ecological, and biogeochemical processes

LE Polvi, L Lind, H Persson, A Miranda-Melo… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Although river restoration has increased rapidly, observations of successful ecological
recovery are rare, mostly due to a discrepancy in the spatial scale of the impact and the …

Much effort, little success: causes for the low ecological efficacy of restoration measures in German surface waters

DJ Brettschneider, T Spring, M Blumer, L Welge… - Environmental Sciences …, 2023 - Springer
Background For more than 20 years, restoration measures have been conducted on
watercourses in Germany to increase habitat diversity and thus promote biodiversity …

Litter decomposition as an indicator of stream ecosystem functioning at local-to-continental scales: Insights from the European RivFunction project

E Chauvet, V Ferreira, PS Giller, BG Mckie… - Advances in ecological …, 2016 - Elsevier
RivFunction is a pan-European initiative that started in 2002 and was aimed at establishing
a novel functional-based approach to assessing the ecological status of rivers. Litter …

Integrated planning framework for successful river restoration projects: Upscaling lessons learnt from European case studies

NV Angelopoulos, IG Cowx, AD Buijse - Environmental Science & Policy, 2017 - Elsevier
Despite considerable investment in river restoration projects, there is still limited information
on the efficacy and success of river restoration activities. One of the main reasons is poor or …

Examining the utility of river restoration approaches for flood mitigation and channel stability enhancement: a recent review

S Mondal, PP Patel - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2018 - Springer
Increased anthropogenic activities, especially within the river corridor, have progressively
disrupted natural flow regimes and segmented channel–floodplain connectivity. Consequent …

A strategic monitoring approach for learning to improve natural infrastructure

CB van Rees, L Naslund… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Natural infrastructure (NI) development, including ecosystem restoration, is an increasingly
popular approach to leverage ecosystem services for sustainable development, climate …

Monitoring the effectiveness of floodplain habitat restoration: A review of methods and recommendations for future monitoring

P Roni, JE Hall, SM Drenner… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Floodplains are some of the most ecologically important and human‐impacted habitats
throughout the world. Large efforts are underway in North America, Europe, Australia, and …