In this overview (introductory article to a special issue including 14 papers), we consider all
main types of natural and artificial inland freshwater habitas (fwh). For each type, we identify …

River-wetland corridors form where a high degree of connectivity between the surface
(rheic) and subsurface (hyporheic) components of streamflow creates an interconnected …

Floodplains provide critical ecosystem services; however, loss of natural floodplain functions
caused by human alterations increase flood risks and lead to massive loss of life and …

Wetlands provide many ecosystem services, including sediment and carbon retention,
nutrient transformation, and water quality improvement. Although all wetlands are …

We reviewed the scientific literature on non‐floodplain wetlands (NFWs), freshwater
wetlands typically located distal to riparian and floodplain systems, to determine …

Hydrological connectivity is crucial for the healthy operation of wetland ecosystems.
However, the current design of ecological corridors in wetland biodiversity networks is …

Because of the serious effects of pollution on water supply much closer attention has been
paid to water quality than to other aspects of river integrity. However, channel form and water …

Considerable time and funding have been committed to tackling nonpoint source (NPS)
pollution in agricultural and urban watersheds. Notwithstanding all these efforts, the water …

Intermittent surface connectivity can influence aquatic systems, since chemical and biotic
movements are often associated with water flow. Although often referred to as fill and spill …

Metal pollution in lakes threatens the ecological environment and human health. When
environmental conditions change, heavy metals (HMs) in lake sediments can cause …