River ecosystem endangerment from climate change-driven regulated flow regimes

RP Rivaes, MJ Feio, SFP Almeida, AR Calapez… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Major threats of freshwater systems are river damming and habitat degradation, further
amplified by climate change, another major driver of biodiversity loss. This study aims to …

[PDF][PDF] River management and environmental water allocation in regulated ecosystems of arid and semi-arid regions–a review

E Atazadeh, A Barton, M Shirinpour… - Fundam. Appl …, 2020 - researchgate.net
Rivers make a significant contribution in providing goods and services for human well-being.
Today, many rivers and streams have been heavily regulated to ensure adequate provision …

Detailed analysis of habitat suitability curves for macroinvertebrates and functional feeding groups

E Szałkiewicz, T Kałuża, M Grygoruk - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Environmental flows have primarily a practical purpose, being an important part of water
management. Despite the widespread use of environmental flows, current studies rarely …

Estimation of least ecological streamflow through long-term habitat evaluation using stream hydrodynamics and water quality factors

J Park, S Jang, R Hong, I Song - Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The objectives of this study were to evaluate aquatic habitat suitability considering stream
hydraulics as well as water quality and to propose a stream ecological flow rate for Zacco …

Linking bait and feeding opportunities to fish foraging habitat for the assessment of environmental flows and river restoration

P Zhang, K Li, Q Liu, R Liu, L Qin, H Wang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The survival of aquatic biota in different life history stages depends on food availability,
water quantity and specific hydrological conditions, and is particularly susceptible in …

Combining UAV-based SfM-MVS photogrammetry with conventional monitoring to set environmental flows: modifying dam flushing flows to improve alpine stream …

SN Lane, A Gentile, L Goldenschue - Remote Sensing, 2020 - mdpi.com
Setting environmental flows downstream of hydropower dams is widely recognized as
important, particularly in Alpine regions. However, the required flows are strongly influenced …

Environmental flows assessment for macroinvertebrates at the river reach scale in different degrees of hydromorphological alteration

E Szałkiewicz, T Kałuża, M Grygoruk - Frontiers in Environmental …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
One of the most commonly used methods of environmental flows assessment is the
approach based on Habitat Suitability Modeling (HSM) and habitat preferences curves …

Hydrological–hydrodynamic nexus for evaluation of fish habitat suitability in the Bhogdoi River, India

A Baruah, A Kumar Sarma, G Hinge - Journal of Hydrologic …, 2021 - ascelibrary.org
Seasonal drying and wetting highly influence ecosystem diversity in intermittent streams.
Hydrological alterations are responsible for the spawning and reproduction of aquatic …

Conceptualization and pilot application of a model-based environmental flow assessment adapted for intermittent rivers

C Theodoropoulos, C Papadaki, L Vardakas… - Aquatic Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Environmental flow assessments (EFAs) are widely researched and applied worldwide.
However, model-based frameworks integrating the flow requirements of multiple ecosystem …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological flow in southern Europe: Status and trends in non-perennial rivers

M Leone, F Gentile, AL Porto, GF Ricci… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
The concept of environmental flows (E-Flows) describes the streamflow that is necessary to
maintain river ecosystems. Although a large number of methods have been developed, a …