Recent advances in environmental flows science and water management—Innovation in the Anthropocene

AH Arthington, JG Kennen, ED Stein… - Freshwater …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
The implementation of environmental flow regimes offers a promising means to protect and
restore riverine, wetland and estuarine ecosystems, their critical environmental services and …

A framework for hydrologic classification with a review of methodologies and applications in ecohydrology

JD Olden, MJ Kennard, BJ Pusey - Ecohydrology, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Hydrologic classification is one of the most widely applied tasks in ecohydrology. During the
last two decades, a considerable effort has gone into analysis and development of …

The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA): a new framework for develo** regional environmental flow standards

NL Poff, BD Richter, AH Arthington, SE Bunn… - Freshwater …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The flow regime is a primary determinant of the structure and function of aquatic and riparian
ecosystems for streams and rivers. Hydrologic alteration has impaired riverine ecosystems …

Assessing transferability of ecological models: an underappreciated aspect of statistical validation

SJ Wenger, JD Olden - Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Ecologists have long sought to distinguish relationships that are general from those that are
idiosyncratic to a narrow range of conditions. Conventional methods of model validation and …

Preserving the biodiversity and ecological services of rivers: new challenges and research opportunities

ÁH Arthington, RJ Naiman, ME Mcclain… - Freshwater …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Natural biogeochemical processes and diverse communities of aquatic biota regulate
freshwater quantity and quality in ways that are not sufficiently acknowledged nor …

Climate and land-use changes interact to drive long-term reorganization of riverine fish communities globally

L Comte, JD Olden, PA Tedesco, A Ruhi… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - pnas.org
As climate change unfolds, changes in population dynamics and species distribution ranges
are expected to fundamentally reshuffle communities worldwide. Yet, a comprehensive …

Designing flows to resolve human and environmental water needs in a dam-regulated river

W Chen, JD Olden - Nature communications, 2017 - nature.com
Navigating trade-offs between meeting societal water needs and supporting functioning
ecosystems is integral to river management policy. Emerging frameworks provide the …

Classification of natural flow regimes in Australia to support environmental flow management

MJ Kennard, BJ Pusey, JD Olden, SJ Mackay… - Freshwater …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
The importance of hydrologic variability for sha** the biophysical attributes and
functioning of riverine ecosystems is well recognised by ecologists and water resource …

The natural flow regime: A master variable for maintaining river ecosystem health

MS Sofi, SU Bhat, I Rashid, JC Kuniyal - Ecohydrology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Scaling biodiversity responses to hydrological regimes

RJ Rolls, J Heino, DS Ryder, BC Chessman… - Biological …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Of all ecosystems, freshwaters support the most dynamic and highly concentrated
biodiversity on Earth. These attributes of freshwater biodiversity along with increasing …