Worldwide, the ecological condition of streams and rivers has been impaired by agricultural
practices such as broadscale modification of catchments, high nutrient and sediment inputs …

Riparian buffers along streams can intercept eroding soils, contaminants, and nutrients,
improving stream habitats and increasing the health of aquatic communities. Instream and …

Aim Species inhabiting fresh waters are severely affected by climate change and other
anthropogenic stressors. Effective management and conservation plans require advances in …

We tested the hypothesis that spawning-bed enhancement increases survival and growth of
chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) embryos in a regulated California stream with …

Wetland rapid assessment has become popular in a variety of applications. Because rapid
assessments rely on observable field indicators as surrogates for direct measures of …

Although forested riparian buffers can improve stream habitat, there remains debate as to
whether biotic integrity can be maintained by buffers in highly degraded watersheds. To …

The importance of channel non-uniformity to natural hydrogeomorphic and ecological
processes in gravel-bed rivers is becoming increasingly known, but its use in channel …

Agricultural activities within watersheds can have negative effects on river ecosystems, but
numerous conservation practices can be implemented that reduce soil erosion, increase …

Nowadays, the loss of biodiversity in agroecosystems due to the intensification of farming
practices is happening very fast, and therefore, stopping or slowing it down should be a …

The effects of dams and impoundments on downstream fish assemblages have been well
documented, but changes in fish assemblages in upstream tributaries have received little …