The paper intends to review the current status of low-flow hydrology—a discipline which
deals with minimum flow in a river during the dry periods of the year. The discussion starts …

Recognition of the escalating hydrological alteration of rivers on a global scale and resultant
environmental degradation, has led to the establishment of the science of environmental …

Develo** countries around the world are expanding hydropower to meet growing energy
demand. In the Brazilian Amazon,> 200 dams are planned over the next 30 years, and …

H umans have long been fascinated by the dynamism of free-flowing waters. Yet we have
expended great effort to tame rivers for transportation, water supply, flood control …

1. This paper introduces a new approach for setting streamflow‐based river ecosystem
management targets and this method is called the 'Range of Variability Approach'(RVA). The …

Since the publication of the first edition (1994) there have been rapid developments in the
application of hydrology, geomorphology and ecology to stream management. In particular …

This book describes the underlying water conditions and geologies that support viable
riparia, illustrates the ecological characteristics of riparia, and discusses how riparia are …

The utility of hydrologic indices for describing various aspects of streamflow regimes has
resulted in their increased application in riverine research. Consequently, researchers are …

The conventional approach to river protection has focused on water quality and maintaining
some" minimum" flow that was thought necessary to ensure the viability of a river. In recent …

Highlights•Environmental flows (e-flows) are the quantity, timing, and quality of water flows
required to sustain aquatic ecosystems and human livelihoods.•The holistic e-flows concept …