European rivers are disconnected by more than one million man-made barriers that
physically limit aquatic species migration and contribute to modification of freshwater …

Hydropower plants are an important source of renewable energy. In the near future, high-
head storage hydropower plants will gain further importance as a key element of large-scale …

This study aimed to set out a new methodology for habitat modeling in high‐gradient
streams. The methodology is based on the mesoscale approach of the MesoHABSIM …

Major threats of freshwater systems are river damming and habitat degradation, further
amplified by climate change, another major driver of biodiversity loss. This study aims to …

The development of new strategies for the operation of existing dams is essential for
restoring ecosystems that have already been affected by the construction and current …

Habitat suitability modeling is a commonly used methodology to plan and assess in‐stream
habitat enhancement in rivers, such as for the key fish life stages spawning and juvenile …

In the context of water resources planning and management, the prediction of fish
distribution related to habitat characteristics is fundamental for the definition of …

Considering relationships between environmental factors and aquatic ecosystems,
obtaining a clear understanding of river habitat integrity plays a key role in addressing …

During flood events, river topography and fluvial habitats can change drastically, potentially
affecting the ecological status. In case of multiple floods, whether each single event modifies …

Within the past 30 years there have been two major heatwave events (in 2003 and 2006)
that broke 500-year-old temperature records in Europe. Owing to the growing concern of …