An overview of the hydrology of non‐perennial rivers and streams

M Shanafield, SA Bourke, MA Zimmer… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Non‐perennial rivers and streams are ubiquitous on our planet. Although several metrics
have been used to statistically group or compare streamflow characteristics, there is …

Are global influences of cascade dams affecting river water temperature and fish ecology?

S Soomro, X Shi, J Guo, S Ke, C Hu, M Asad… - Applied Water …, 2023 - Springer
Global warming is affecting animal populations worldwide, through chronic temperature
increases and an increase in the frequency of extreme heatwave events. Reservoirs are …

Drought in intermittent river and ephemeral stream networks

R Sarremejane, ML Messager, T Datry - Ecohydrology, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES), those watercourses that periodically
cease to flow or dry, are the world's most widespread type of river ecosystem. Our …

Designing flow regimes to support entire river ecosystems

JD Tonkin, JD Olden, DM Merritt… - Frontiers in Ecology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Overcoming challenges of water scarcity necessitates creative flow management
approaches that account for multiple, potentially competing water needs of plants and …

Megadroughts pose mega‐risk to native fishes of the American Southwest

KB Gido, MJ Osborne, DL Propst, TF Turner… - Fisheries, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change and a host of other human stressors on aquatic systems in the American
Southwest are rapidly exceeding our ability to conserve native fish diversity. The most …

Diverse portfolios: Investing in tributaries for restoration of large river fishes in the Anthropocene

KL Bouska, BD Healy, MJ Moore, CG Dunn… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Rehabilitation of large Anthropocene rivers requires engagement of diverse stakeholders
across a broad range of sociopolitical boundaries. Competing objectives often constrain …

Fragmentation of lateral connectivity and fish population dynamics in large rivers

RJ Stoffels, P Humphries, NR Bond… - Fish and Fisheries, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Lateral Hydrological Connectivity (LHC) has been extensively fragmented in river–
floodplain ecosystems of the world. Uncertainties about how LHC affects fishes are great …

Flow regimes control the establishment of invasive crayfish and alter their effects on lotic macroinvertebrate communities

KL Mathers, JC White, R Fornaroli… - Journal of Applied …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive non‐native species (INNS) threaten biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
globally. However, there remains a pressing need to understand the environmental factors …

Nowhere to swim: interspecific responses of prairie stream fishes in isolated pools during severe drought

GW Hopper, KB Gido, CA Pennock, SC Hedden… - Aquatic Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Extreme drying can dramatically shift abiotic characteristics of streams and species respond
differently as conditions change. We modified a conceptual model describing responses of …

Dynamic contributions of intermittent and perennial streams to fish beta diversity in dryland rivers

JS Rogosch, JD Olden - Journal of Biogeography, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To determine the role of flow intermittence and species origin in shaping freshwater fish
beta diversity across dryland riverscapes. Location Verde and Little Colorado River basins …