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| Bending the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss: an emergency recovery plan D Tickner, JJ Opperman, R Abell, M Acreman, AH Arthington, SE Bunn, ... BioScience 70 (4), 330-342, 2020 | 963 | 2020 |
| Sustainable floodplains through large-scale reconnection to rivers JJ Opperman, GE Galloway, J Fargione, JF Mount, BD Richter, S Secchi Science 326 (5959), 1487-1488, 2009 | 441 | 2009 |
| Ecologically Functional Floodplains: Connectivity, Flow Regime, and Scale1 JJ Opperman, R Luster, BA McKenney, M Roberts, AW Meadows JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association 46 (2), 211-226, 2010 | 364 | 2010 |
| Ephemeral floodplain habitats provide best growth conditions for juvenile Chinook salmon in a California river CA Jeffres, JJ Opperman, PB Moyle Environmental biology of fishes 83, 449-458, 2008 | 337 | 2008 |
| A global agenda for advancing freshwater biodiversity research A Maasri, SC Jähnig, MC Adamescu, R Adrian, C Baigun, DJ Baird, ... Ecology Letters 25 (2), 255-263, 2022 | 169 | 2022 |
| Deer herbivory as an ecological constraint to restoration of degraded riparian corridors JJ Opperman, AM Merenlender Restoration Ecology 8 (1), 41-47, 2000 | 167 | 2000 |
| Dam reoperation in an era of climate change RJ Watts, BD Richter, JJ Opperman, KH Bowmer Marine and Freshwater Research 62 (3), 321-327, 2011 | 149 | 2011 |
| The Penobscot River, Maine, USA: A basin-scale approach to balancing power generation and ecosystem restoration JJ Opperman, J Royte, J Banks, LR Day, C Apse Ecology and Society 16 (3), 2011 | 136 | 2011 |
| Planning dam portfolios for low sediment trapping shows limits for sustainable hydropower in the Mekong RJP Schmitt, S Bizzi, A Castelletti, JJ Opperman, GM Kondolf Science advances 5 (10), eaaw2175, 2019 | 118 | 2019 |
| Spatial design principles for sustainable hydropower development in river basins HI Jager, RA Efroymson, JJ Opperman, MR Kelly Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 45, 808-816, 2015 | 98 | 2015 |
| Restoring rivers and floodplains for habitat and flood risk reduction: experiences in multi-benefit floodplain management from California and Germany A Serra-Llobet, SC Jähnig, J Geist, GM Kondolf, C Damm, M Scholz, ... Frontiers in Environmental Science 9, 778568, 2022 | 97 | 2022 |
| Floodplains: Processes and management for ecosystem services JJ Opperman, PB Moyle, EW Larsen, JL Florsheim, AD Manfree Univ of California Press, 2017 | 93 | 2017 |
| The effectiveness of riparian restoration for improving instream fish habitat in four hardwood-dominated California streams JJ Opperman, AM Merenlender North American Journal of Fisheries Management 24 (3), 822-834, 2004 | 91 | 2004 |
| Evidence for the effectiveness of nature-based solutions to water issues in Africa M Acreman, A Smith, L Charters, D Tickner, J Opperman, S Acreman, ... Environmental Research Letters 16 (6), 063007, 2021 | 87 | 2021 |
| Forecasting relative impacts of land use on anadromous fish habitat to guide conservation planning KA Lohse, DA Newburn, JJ Opperman, AM Merenlender Ecological Applications 18 (2), 467-482, 2008 | 83 | 2008 |
| Influence of land use on fine sediment in salmonid spawning gravels within the Russian River Basin, California JJ Opperman, KA Lohse, C Brooks, NM Kelly, AM Merenlender Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences 62 (12), 2740-2751, 2005 | 83 | 2005 |
| From Paris to practice: sustainable implementation of renewable energy goals S Baruch-Mordo, JM Kiesecker, CM Kennedy, JR Oakleaf, JJ Opperman Environmental Research Letters 14 (2), 024013, 2019 | 77 | 2019 |
| The power of rivers: finding balance between energy and conservation in hydropower development J Opperman, G Grill, J Hartmann The Nature Conservancy, Washington, DC, 52, 2015 | 76 | 2015 |
| Save the Mekong Delta from drowning GM Kondolf, RJP Schmitt, PA Carling, M Goichot, M Keskinen, ME Arias, ... Science 376 (6593), 583-585, 2022 | 59 | 2022 |