How strong is the evidence–based on macroinvertebrate community responses–that river restoration works?

AFA Al-Zankana, T Matheson, DM Harper - Ecohydrology & Hydrobiology, 2020 - Elsevier
We reviewed river rehabilitation studies published from 1984 to 2019 to identify factors that
might limit effective rehabilitation. This encompasses 89 papers that reported outcomes of …

A review of ecological restoration research in the global south and north to promote knowledge dialogue

SA Ballari, C Roulier, EA Nielsen… - Conservation and …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
To determine global trends in ecological restoration (ER) research, we conducted a
geographically-explicit English-language literature review. We assessed a representative …

Short-term effects of substrate surface structure on macroinvertebrates community structure and functional characteristics

Y Gao, L Rong, X Zhao, X Wang, C Lin, L Cao… - Ecological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Stones are one of the important natural materials in soil bioengineering and are widely used
in river ecosystem restoration projects. After stones are introduced into the river channel …

Time from treatment initiation to HIV viral suppression in public care facilities in Brazil: A nationwide linked databases cohort

MIB Nemes, AP Sayuri Sato, B Reis-Santos… - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Objectives To analyze the time between antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation and the first
HIV viral load (VL) test< 40 copies—time to suppression (TS)—in a cohort of persons aged≥ …

Gravel augmentation increases spawning utilization by anadromous salmonids: a case study from California, USA

SC Zeug, K Sellheim, C Watry, B Rook… - River research and …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Anadromous salmonid diversity and abundance worldwide have been adversely impacted
by anthropogenic forces, and millions of dollars are spent each year on stream habitat …

Water quality shapes the community structure of zoobenthos in rivers but only has a minor effect on the fatty acid composition of zoobenthos and salmonids

P Kesti, U Strandberg, S Taipale… - River Research and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many river ecosystems in the boreal zone have faced remarkable changes due to intensive
human activities, including land‐use changes in the catchments and channelization …

Boulder ramps as a restoration measure: Increasing in the resilience of mountain freshwater ecosystems to environmental changes

A Bylak, J Szmuc, E Hałoń, K Kukuła - Science of The Total Environment, 2025 - Elsevier
Mountain environments, as biodiversity hotspots, are subject to numerous anthropological
pressures. In mountain areas, a common threat to stream biocenoses is the timber industry …

A mechanistic model linking insect (Hydropsychidae) silk nets to incipient sediment motion in gravel‐bedded streams

LK Albertson, LS Sklar, P Pontau… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Plants and animals affect stream morphodynamics across a range of scales, yet including
biological traits of organisms in geomorphic process models remains a fundamental …

Chalk stream restoration: Physical and ecological responses to gravel augmentation

LA Dolman, AS Vowles, PS Kemp - PloS one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
To mitigate the morphological and ecological impacts of direct (eg dredging) and indirect (eg
damaged river function) sediment loss, gravel augmentation is commonly practiced in river …

Responses of fishes and lampreys to the re‐creation of meanders in a small English chalk stream

JD Champkin, GH Copp, CD Sayer… - River research and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
River rehabilitation initiatives have become commonplace in European water courses as a
result of European Union Water Framework Directive requirements. However, the short‐term …