The growing number of artificial structures in estuarine, coastal and marine environments is
causing “ocean sprawl”. Artificial structures do not only modify marine and coastal …

Biotic homogenisation is defined as decreasing dissimilarity among ecological assemblages
sampled within a given spatial area over time. Biotic differentiation, in turn, is defined as …

River networks are hierarchical dendritic habitats embedded within the terrestrial landscape,
with varying connectivity between sites depending on their positions along the network. This …

Aim After environmental disasters, species with large population losses may need urgent
protection to prevent extinction and support recovery. Following the 2019–2020 Australian …

Interest in connectivity has increased in the aquatic sciences, partly because of its relevance
to the Clean Water Act. This paper has two objectives:(1) provide a framework to understand …

Freshwater fish move vertically and horizontally through the aquatic landscape for a variety
of reasons, such as to find and exploit patchy resources or to locate essential habitats (eg …

Drought is a constant and important consequence of natural climatic processes and most
freshwater fishes have adaptations to counter its effects. However, a changing global climate …

Disruption of movement patterns due to alterations in habitat connectivity is a pervasive
effect of humans on animal populations. In many terrestrial and aquatic systems, there is …

Rivers are the great shapers of terrestrial landscapes. Very few points on Earth above sea
level do not lie within a drainage basin. Even points distant from the nearest channel are …

Frequent and severe disruptions of natural river flows associated with human activities
significantly alter hydrological connectivity in large river networks, with deleterious effects on …