Cities, and in particular those in coastal low-lying areas, are becoming increasingly
susceptible to climate change, the impact of which is worsened by the tendency for …

Temporary rivers and streams are among the most common and most hydrologically
dynamic freshwater ecosystems. The number of temporary rivers and the severity of flow …

Drift of floating debris is studied with a 2D Lagrangian model with stochastic beaching and
sedimentation of plastics. An ensemble of> 10 10 virtual particles is tracked from …

Protecting the world's freshwater resources requires diagnosing threats over a broad range
of scales, from global to local. Here we present the first worldwide synthesis to jointly …

The impact of human activities on the concentrations and composition of dissolved organic
matter (DOM) and particulate organic matter (POM) was investigated in the Walloon Region …

Riverine floodplains are highly complex, dynamic and diverse ecosystems. At the same time
they are among the world's most threatened ecosystems because of the pervasiveness of …

The hydromorphic regimes that underpinned Old World river-based civilizations are
reviewed in light of recent research. Notable Holocene climatic changes varied from region …

Exploitation of freshwater resources is essential for sustenance of human existence and
alteration of rivers, lakes and wetlands has facilitated economic development for centuries …

Abstract In the Danube River Basin multiple pressures affect the river system as a
consequence of river engineering works, altering both the river hydrodynamics and …

Extensive degradation of ecosystems, combined with the increasing demands placed on the
goods and services they provide, is a major driver of biodiversity loss on a global scale. In …