A review of assessment methods for river hydromorphology

B Belletti, M Rinaldi, AD Buijse, AM Gurnell… - Environmental Earth …, 2015 - Springer
Numerous hydromorphological assessment methods have been developed in different
countries during recent decades, with notable differences in their aims, scales, and …

Drones and digital photogrammetry: from classifications to continuums for monitoring river habitat and hydromorphology

AS Woodget, R Austrums, IP Maddock… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Recently, we have gained the opportunity to obtain very high‐resolution imagery and
topographic data of rivers using drones and novel digital photogrammetric processing …

The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA): a new framework for developing regional environmental flow standards

NL Poff, BD Richter, AH Arthington, SE Bunn… - Freshwater …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The flow regime is a primary determinant of the structure and function of aquatic and riparian
ecosystems for streams and rivers. Hydrologic alteration has impaired riverine ecosystems …

Geodiversity and the ecosystem approach: the contribution of geoscience in delivering integrated environmental management

M Gray, JE Gordon, EJ Brown - Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 2013 - Elsevier
As reflected in the ecosystem approach, conservation strategies for the natural environment
are responding to society's needs and the changing climate. Ecosystem assessments …

A method for the assessment and analysis of the hydromorphological condition of Italian streams: The Morphological Quality Index (MQI)

M Rinaldi, N Surian, F Comiti, M Bussettini - Geomorphology, 2013 - Elsevier
A new index has been developed for the hydromorphological assessment of Italian rivers.
The method was designed to comply with the EU Water Framework Directive requirements …

Biomonitoring of human impacts in freshwater ecosystems: the good, the bad and the ugly

N Friberg, N Bonada, DC Bradley, MJ Dunbar… - Advances in ecological …, 2011 - Elsevier
It is critical that the impacts of environmental stressors on natural systems are detected,
monitored and assessed accurately in order to legislate effectively and to protect and restore …

From natural to degraded rivers and back again: a test of restoration ecology theory and practice

CK Feld, S Birk, DC Bradley, D Hering, J Kail… - Advances in ecological …, 2011 - Elsevier
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 …

Challenges of river basin management: Current status of, and prospects for, the River Danube from a river engineering perspective

H Habersack, T Hein, A Stanica, I Liska, R Mair… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract In the Danube River Basin multiple pressures affect the river system as a
consequence of river engineering works, altering both the river hydrodynamics and …

Assessing the ecological status in the context of the European Water Framework Directive: where do we go now?

Y Reyjol, C Argillier, W Bonne, A Borja… - Science of the Total …, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is now well established as the key
management imperative in river basins across Europe. However, there remain significant …

The effects of climatic fluctuations and extreme events on running water ecosystems

G Woodward, N Bonada, LE Brown… - … of the Royal …, 2016 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Most research on the effects of environmental change in freshwaters has focused on
incremental changes in average conditions, rather than fluctuations or extreme events such …