Freshwater biodiversity, from fish to frogs and microbes to macrophytes, provides a vast
array of services to people. Mounting concerns focus on the accelerating pace of biodiversity …

Fluvial riparian vegetation (RV) links fluvial and terrestrial ecosystems. It is under significant
pressure from anthropogenic activities, and, therefore, the management and restoration of …

Globally, collapse of ecosystems—potentially irreversible change to ecosystem structure,
composition and function—imperils biodiversity, human health and well‐being. We examine …

The global response to warming of 1.5 oC comprises transitions in land and ecosystem,
energy, urban and infrastructure, and industrial systems. The feasibility of mitigation and …

Despite its well-established negative impacts on society and biodiversity, eutrophication
continues to be one of the most pervasive anthropogenic influences along the freshwater to …

Riparian zones are critical for functional integrity of riverscapes and conservation of
riverscape biodiversity. The synergism of intermediate flood-induced disturbances, moist …

Research on climate change adaptation has increased in number and significance since the
1970s. Yet, the volume of information on adaptation is now difficult to manage given its vast …

The topics assessed in this chapter were last assessed by the IPCC in 2007, principally in
WGII AR4 Chapters 3 (Kundzewicz et al., 2007) and 4 (Fischlin et al., 2007), but also in WGII …

Abstract Changes in Earth's climate are accelerating, prompting increasing calls to ensure
that investments in ecological restoration and nature conservation accommodate such …

Riparian zones are among the most valuable ecosystems on the earth. They act as the
ecological engineers that improve river health through delivering a range of ecosystem …