Much effort has been devoted to developing, constructing and refining fish passage facilities
to enable target species to pass barriers on fluvial systems, and yet, fishway science …

Aquatic invasive species (AIS) are one of the principal threats to freshwater biodiversity.
Exclusion barriers are increasingly being used as a management strategy to control the …

The prolonged history of industrialization, flood control, and hydropower production has led
to the construction of 80,000 dams across the US generating significant hydrologic …

Proposed hydropower dams at more than 350 sites throughout the Amazon require strategic
evaluation of trade-offs between the numerous ecosystem services provided by Earth's …

Human activities create threats that have consequences for freshwater ecosystems and, in
most watersheds, observed ecological responses are the result of complex interactions …

Artificial barriers are one of the main threats to river ecosystems, resulting in habitat
fragmentation and loss of connectivity. Yet, the abundance and distribution of most artificial …

Environmental flows (e‐flows) are powerful tools for sustaining freshwater biodiversity and
ecosystem services, but their widespread implementation faces numerous social, political …

Hydropower continues to expand globally as the power sector transitions away from carbon-
intensive fossil fuels. New dam sites vary widely in the magnitude of their adverse effects on …

Incorporation of concepts from landscape ecology into understanding and managing
riverine ecosystems has become widely known as riverscape ecology. Riverscape ecology …

Aging infrastructure and growing interests in river restoration have led to a substantial rise in
dam removals in the United States. However, the decision to remove a dam involves many …