Authorities and planners involved in river restoration projects often tend to focus on the
hydromorphological state of a short river reach or certain aquatic habitats where the pending …

“The water runs the river.” This chapter focuses on the river fiow as the fundamental process
determining the size, shape, structure, and dynamics of riverine ecosystems. We briefiy …

An Erratum has been published for this article in Regulated Rivers: Research and
Management 17 (6) 2001, 311–323. Running water ecology is a young science, the …

In this chapter, the state of the art of the research of fluvial processes and their linkages with
ecology are presented, with a focus on European physical context. European river systems …

Under definitions of 'strong'sustainability, ecosystem protection and the valuation of natural
goods and services figure prominently. These priorities also lie at the heart of the EC Water …

Abstract The European Union‐funded REFORM (REstoring rivers FOR effective catchment
Management) project has developed guidance and tools aimed at making river restoration …

River management and restoration in Italy and France are increasingly considering physical
processes and trends of channel adjustment as a basic knowledge for enhancing river …

A useful way to examine the problem of defining habitat per life stage is to think of
landscapes as being composed of habitat mosaics (LIKENS & BoR-MANN 1974). Indeed …

The term riverine landscape implies a holistic geomorphic perspective of the extensive
interconnected series of biotopes and environmental gradients that, with their biotic …

River restoration is now widely undertaken and may be considered an increasingly
important aspect of river management. Recent developments in European legislation …