Small streams constitute the majority of the water courses in a catchment and have specific
characteristics that distinguish them from larger streams and rivers. Despite their small size …

While infiltration source-control technologies are increasingly used to manage the volume,
rate and quality of stormwater runoff, there is little guidance on their role and impact on …

Increasing demand for renewable energy has led to a massive expansion of the small-scale
hydropower plants and particularly those of run-of-river type. Meanwhile, the awareness …

Safe and just Earth system boundaries (ESBs) for surface water and groundwater (blue
water) have been defined for sustainable water management in the Anthropocene. Here we …

Navigating trade-offs between meeting societal water needs and supporting functioning
ecosystems is integral to river management policy. Emerging frameworks provide the …

River health is sustained by time‐based variation in their flows, and the maintenance of
natural flow regime is essential for kee** the rivers healthy. However, the dynamism in …

Determining and understanding relationships between biodiversity and hydrology is a
critical goal in ecology, particularly given biodiversity in the freshwater realm is in crisis …

Sustaining natural levels of base flow is critical to maintaining ecological function as stream
catchments are urbanized. Stream base flow responds variably to urbanization. Base flow or …

Empirical relationships between stream flow and ecological responses (flow–ecology
relationships) are essential for establishing environmental flows and evaluating tradeoffs …

Abstraction, diversion, and storage of flow alter rivers worldwide. In this context, minimum
flow regulations are applied to mitigate adverse impacts and to protect affected river reaches …