Riparian zones possess an unusually diverse array of species and environmental
processes. The ecological diversity is related to variable flood regimes, geographically …

Hydropeaking refers to frequent, rapid and short‐term fluctuations in water flow and water
levels downstream and upstream of hydropower stations. Such fluctuations are becoming …

1. This paper introduces a new approach for setting streamflow‐based river ecosystem
management targets and this method is called the 'Range of Variability Approach'(RVA). The …

Seventy-seven percent of the total water discharge of the 139 largest river systems in North
America north of Mexico, in Europe, and in the republics of the former Soviet Union is …

Recent research has emphasized the importance of riparian ecosystems as centers of
biodiversity and links between terrestrial and aquatic systems. Riparian ecosystems also …

Riparian vegetation composition, structure and abundance are governed to a large degree
by river flow regime and flow‐mediated fluvial processes. Streamflow regime exerts …

R iver floodplains are attrac-tive places to settle for plants, animals and, since, the beginning
of agriculture, people. Human habitation of floodplains is steadily increasing worldwide, as …

Freshwater shore zones are among the most ecologically valuable parts of the planet, but
have been heavily damaged by human activities. Because the management and …

The United States Clean Water Act (CWA; 1972, and as amended, US Code title 33,
sections 1251–1387) provides the long‐term, national objective to “restore and maintain …

Published by the American Geophysical Union as part of the Water Resources Monograph
Series, Volume 14. I wrote this book in response to a need expressed by one of my Ph. D …