The distinction often made between active and passive restoration approaches is a false
dichotomy that persists in much research, policy, and financial structures today. We explore …

Despite the recognition of floodplain importance in the scientific community, floodplains are
not afforded the same legal protection as river channels. In the United States alone, flood …

Connectivity describes the efficiency of material transfer between geomorphic system
components such as hillslopes and rivers or longitudinal segments within a river network …

Connectivity describes the degree to which matter and organisms can move among spatially
defined units in a natural system. River connectivity is typically described in longitudinal …

This revised and updated edition continues to provide a comprehensive introduction to the
subject, exploring the world's landforms from a broad systems perspective. It covers the …

Aging infrastructure coupled with growing interest in river restoration has driven a dramatic
increase in the practice of dam removal. With this increase, there has been a proliferation of …

Rivers are dynamic components of the terrestrial carbon cycle and provide important
functions in ecosystem processes. Although rivers act as conveyers of carbon to the oceans …

Our capacity to predict trajectories of ecosystem degradation and recovery is limited,
especially when impairments are caused by multiple stressors. Recovery may be fast or …

With a sixth mass extinction looming and freshwater biodiversity declining at unprecedented
rates, evaluating ecological efficacy of river restoration efforts is critical in combatting global …

In the twenty‐first century, fluvial geomorphologists are ideally placed to use their science in
an applied manner, and provide guidance on environmental issues of concern …