Freshwater connectivity and the associated flow regime are critical components of the health
of freshwater ecosystems. When freshwater ecosystems are fragmented, the movements …

The number of small reservoirs has increased due to their reduced cost, the availability of
many favourable locations, and their easy access due to proximity. The cumulative impacts …

Rivers support some of Earth's richest biodiversity and provide essential ecosystem services
to society, but they are often fragmented by barriers to free flow. In Europe, attempts to …

Free-flowing rivers (FFRs) support diverse, complex and dynamic ecosystems globally,
providing important societal and economic services. Infrastructure development threatens …

Artificial water storage, originated by the construction of dams, is essential for the
sustainable health and welfare of civilizations since it supplies water for human …

Two decades after the construction of the first major dam, the Mekong basin and its six
riparian countries have seen rapid economic growth and development of the river system …

River dams provide many benefits, including flood control. However, due to constantly
evolving channel morphology, downstream conveyance of floodwaters following dam …

Environmental Flows describes the timing, quality, and quantity of water flows required to
sustain freshwater and estuarine ecosystems and the human well-being and livelihoods that …

This revised and updated edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the
subject, exploring the world's landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the …

Beavers are the archetypal keystone species, which can profoundly alter ecosystem
structure and function through their ecosystem engineering activity, most notably the …