Riparian buffers as a critical landscape feature: Insights for riverscape conservation and policy renovations
MP Graziano, AK Deguire, TD Surasinghe - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Riparian zones are critical for functional integrity of riverscapes and conservation of
riverscape biodiversity. The synergism of intermediate flood-induced disturbances, moist …
riverscape biodiversity. The synergism of intermediate flood-induced disturbances, moist …
Hydropower impacts on riverine biodiversity
Hydropower is a rapidly developing and globally important source of renewable electricity.
Globally, over 60% of rivers longer than 500 km are already fragmented and thousands of …
Globally, over 60% of rivers longer than 500 km are already fragmented and thousands of …
The living planet index (LPI) for migratory freshwater fish: Technical report
S Deinet, K Scott-Gatty, H Rotton, WM Twardek… - 2020 - research.rug.nl
Migratory freshwater fish (ie fish that use freshwater systems, either partly or exclusively)
occur around the world and travel between critical habitats to complete their life cycle. They …
occur around the world and travel between critical habitats to complete their life cycle. They …
Science must embrace traditional and indigenous knowledge to solve our biodiversity crisis
E Ogar, G Pecl, T Mustonen - One Earth, 2020 - cell.com
Traditional and Indigenous knowledge has successfully preserved and restored biodiversity
across the globe. However, its recognition as being as equally valid as Western science as a …
across the globe. However, its recognition as being as equally valid as Western science as a …
Forgotten legacies: Understanding and mitigating historical human alterations of river corridors
E Wohl - Water Resources Research, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Legacies are persistent changes in natural systems resulting from human activities.
Legacies that affect river ecosystems can result from human alterations outside of the river …
Legacies that affect river ecosystems can result from human alterations outside of the river …
From meta‐system theory to the sustainable management of rivers in the Anthropocene
Regional‐scale ecological processes, such as the spatial flows of material, energy, and
organisms, are fundamental for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in river …
organisms, are fundamental for maintaining biodiversity and ecosystem functioning in river …
Threshold constraints on the size, shape and stability of alluvial rivers
The geometry of alluvial river channels both controls and adjusts to the flow of water and
sediment within them. This feedback between flow and form modulates flood risk, and the …
sediment within them. This feedback between flow and form modulates flood risk, and the …
Dam and reservoir removal projects: a mix of social-ecological trends and cost-cutting attitudes
M Habel, K Mechkin, K Podgorska, M Saunes… - Scientific Reports, 2020 - nature.com
The removal of dams and reservoirs may seem to be an unforeseen and sometimes
controversial step in water management. The removal of barriers may be different for each …
controversial step in water management. The removal of barriers may be different for each …
Initial responses of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) and steelhead (Oncorhynchus mykiss) to removal of two dams on the Elwha River, Washington …
GR Pess, ML McHenry, K Denton… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Large dam removal is being used to restore river systems, but questions remain regarding
their outcomes. We examine how the removal of two large dams in the Elwha River, coupled …
their outcomes. We examine how the removal of two large dams in the Elwha River, coupled …
Patterns, drivers, and a predictive model of dam removal cost in the United States
Given the burgeoning dam removal movement and the large number of dams approaching
obsolescence in the United States, cost estimating data and tools are needed for dam …
obsolescence in the United States, cost estimating data and tools are needed for dam …