Beaver: Nature's ecosystem engineers

RE Brazier, A Puttock, HA Graham… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Beavers have the ability to modify ecosystems profoundly to meet their ecological needs,
with significant associated hydrological, geomorphological, ecological, and societal impacts …

Levees don't protect, they disconnect: A critical review of how artificial levees impact floodplain functions

RL Knox, EE Wohl, RR Morrison - Science of the Total Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the recognition of floodplain importance in the scientific community, floodplains are
not afforded the same legal protection as river channels. In the United States alone, flood …

Green infrastructure: The future of urban flood risk management?

D Green, E O'Donnell, M Johnson… - Wiley …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Urban flooding is a key global challenge which is expected to become exacerbated under
global change due to more intense rainfall and flashier runoff regimes over increasingly …

Rediscovering, reevaluating, and restoring lost river-wetland corridors

E Wohl, J Castro, B Cluer, D Merritts… - Frontiers in Earth …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
River-wetland corridors form where a high degree of connectivity between the surface
(rheic) and subsurface (hyporheic) components of streamflow creates an interconnected …

[HTML][HTML] Improving river hydromorphological assessment through better integration of riparian vegetation: Scientific evidence and guidelines

MG Del Tánago, V Martínez-Fernández… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
River hydromorphology has long been subjected to huge anthropogenic pressures with
severe negative impacts on related ecosystems' functioning and water quality. Therefore …

Beaver dams attenuate flow: A multi‐site study

A Puttock, HA Graham, J Ashe… - Hydrological …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Beavers can profoundly alter riparian environments, most conspicuously by creating dams
and wetlands. Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) populations are increasing and it has been …

Design criteria for process-based restoration of fluvial systems

DC Ciotti, J Mckee, KL Pope, GM Kondolf… - Bioscience, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Process-based restoration of fluvial systems removes human constraints on nature to
promote ecological recovery. By freeing natural processes, a resilient ecosystem may be …

Truths of the Riverscape: Moving beyond command-and-control to geomorphologically informed nature-based river management

G Brierley, K Fryirs - Geoscience Letters, 2022 - Springer
Truths of the Riverscape refer to the use of geomorphological principles to inform
sustainable approaches to nature-based river management. Across much of the world a …

[HTML][HTML] Threats, biodiversity drivers and restoration in temperate floodplain forests related to spatial scales

A Havrdová, J Douda, J Doudová - Science of the Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Floodplain forests offer a diversity of habitats and resources for a very wide range of plant
and animal species. They also offer many benefits to humankind and are considered …

Beaver: The North American freshwater climate action plan

CE Jordan, E Fairfax - Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Rivers and streams, when fully connected to their floodplains, are naturally resilient systems
that are increasingly part of the conversation on nature‐based climate solutions …