Ecological Restoration of Streams and Rivers: Shifting Strategies and Shifting Goals

Synthesizing U.S. River Restoration Efforts

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Enhancement of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services by Ecological Restoration: A Meta-Analysis

Beñayas, J. M. R., Newton, A. C., Díaz, A., & Bullock, J. M. (2009) · Science · doi:10.1126/science.1172460 · Cited by 1,868

Alternative states and positive feedbacks in restoration ecology

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

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Standards for ecologically successful river restoration

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Comprehensive Methods For Stream Ecologists

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Man and nature; or, Physical geography as modified by human action

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Ecological Theory and Community Restoration Ecology

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Evaluating Ecological Restoration Success: A Review of the Literature

Wortley, L., Hero, J., & Howes, M. J. (2013) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.12028 · Cited by 1,090

Restoration of ecosystem services and biodiversity: conflicts and opportunities

Bullock, J. M., Aronson, J. C., Newton, A. C., Pywell, R. F., & Beñayas, J. M. R. (2011) · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · doi:10.1016/j.tree.2011.06.011 · Cited by 1,077

Trees and wood: working with natural river processes

Gurnell, A. M., England, J., & Burgess‐Gamble, L. (2018) · Water and Environment Journal · doi:10.1111/wej.12426 · Cited by 36

River restoration and the trophic structure of benthic invertebrate communities across 16 European restoration projects

Kupilas, B., Friberg, N. R., McKie, B. G., Jochmann, M. A., Lorenz, A. W., & Hering, D. (2015) · Hydrobiologia · doi:10.1007/s10750-015-2569-6 · Cited by 35

Conceptual Framework of Connectivity for a National Agroecosystem Model Based on Transport Processes and Management Practices

Arnold, J. G., White, M. J., Allen, P. M., Gassman, P. W., & Bieger, K. (2020) · JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association · doi:10.1111/1752-1688.12890 · Cited by 34

Does habitat restoration enhance spring biodiversity and ecosystem functions?

Lehosmaa, K., Jyväsjärvi, J., Virtanen, R., Rossi, P. M., Rados, D., Chuzhekova, T., Markkola, A., Ilmonen, J., & Muotka, T. (2016) · Hydrobiologia · doi:10.1007/s10750-016-2760-4 · Cited by 34

Where and how to restore in a changing world: a demographic‐based assessment of resilience

Larios, L., Hallett, L. M., & Suding, K. N. (2017) · Journal of Applied Ecology · doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12946 · Cited by 33

How to Improve the Biological Quality of Urban Streams? Reviewing the Effect of Hydromorphological Alterations and Rehabilitation Measures on Benthic Invertebrates

Zerega, A., Simões, N. E., & Feio, M. J. (2021) · Water · doi:10.3390/w13152087 · Cited by 33

A landscape‐scale field experiment reveals the importance of dispersal in a resource‐limited metacommunity

Lancaster, J., & Downes, B. J. (2016) · Ecology · doi:10.1002/ecy.1671 · Cited by 33

Issues of Meander Development: Land Degradation or Ecological Value? The Example of the Sajó River, Hungary

Bertalan, L., Novák, T. J., Németh, Z., Rodrigo‐Comino, J., Kertész, Á., & Szabó, S. (2018) · Water · doi:10.3390/w10111613 · Cited by 33

How Do Biota Respond to Additional Physical Restoration of Restored Streams?

Nilsson, C. F., Sarneel, J. M., Palm, D., Gardeström, J., Pilotto, F., Polvi, L. E., Lind, L. A., Holmqvist, D., & Lundqvist, H. (2016) · Ecosystems · doi:10.1007/s10021-016-0020-0 · Cited by 32

Hydromorphological restoration stimulates river ecosystem metabolism

Kupilas, B., Hering, D., Lorenz, A. W., Knuth, C., & Gücker, B. (2017) · Biogeosciences · doi:10.5194/bg-14-1989-2017 · Cited by 32

Amman (City of Waters); Policy, Land Use, and Character Changes

Gharaibeh, A. A., Al.Zu’bi, E. M., & Abuhassan, L. B. (2019) · Land · doi:10.3390/land8120195 · Cited by 32

Effects of Best Management Practice on Ecological Condition: Does Location Matter?

Holmes, R., Armanini, D. G., & Yates, A. G. (2016) · Environmental Management · doi:10.1007/s00267-016-0662-x · Cited by 32

Urban legacies: Aquatic stressors and low aquatic biodiversity persist despite implementation of regenerative stormwater conveyance systems

Fanelli, R. M., Prestegaard, K. L., & Palmer, M. A. (2019) · Freshwater Science · doi:10.1086/706072 · Cited by 32

Eutrophication dangers the ecological status of coastal wetlands: A quantitative assessment by composite microbial index of biotic integrity

Niu, L., Zou, G., Guo, Y., Li, Y., Wang, C., Hu, Q., Zhang, W., & Wang, L. (2021) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151620 · Cited by 31

Use of Ecohydraulic-Based Mesohabitat Classification and Fish Species Traits for Stream Restoration Design

Schwartz, J. S. (2016) · Water · doi:10.3390/w8110520 · Cited by 31

Long-term monitoring reveals convergent patterns of recovery from mining contamination across 4 western US watersheds

Clements, W. H., Herbst, D. B., Hornberger, M. I., Mebane, C. A., & Short, T. M. (2021) · Freshwater Science · doi:10.1086/714575 · Cited by 30

Restoration as world-making and repair: A pragmatist agenda

Usher, M. D. (2022) · Environment and Planning E Nature and Space · doi:10.1177/25148486221107221 · Cited by 30

A fresh approach reveals how dispersal shapes metacommunity structure in a human‐altered landscape

Downes, B. J., Lancaster, J., Glaister, A., & Bovill, W. D. (2016) · Journal of Applied Ecology · doi:10.1111/1365-2664.12759 · Cited by 30

Evaluating the ecosystem services and benefits of wetland restoration by use of the rapid benefit indicators approach

Mazzotta, M. J., Bousquin, J. J., Berry, W. J., Ojo, C., McKinney, R., Hyckha, K., & Druschke, C. G. (2018) · Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management · doi:10.1002/ieam.4101 · Cited by 30

Development of a geomorphic monitoring strategy for stage 0 restoration in the South Fork McKenzie River, Oregon, USA

Hinshaw, S., Wohl, E., Burnett, J. D., & Wondzell, S. M. (2022) · Earth Surface Processes and Landforms · doi:10.1002/esp.5356 · Cited by 29

Beyond the Edge: Linking Agricultural Landscapes, Stream Networks, and Best Management Practices

Kreiling, R. M., Thoms, M. C., & Richardson, W. B. (2017) · Journal of Environmental Quality · doi:10.2134/jeq2017.08.0319 · Cited by 29

Editorial: Measuring river restoration success: Are we missing the boat?

Collier, K. J. (2017) · Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems · doi:10.1002/aqc.2802 · Cited by 29

Effective restoration of aquatic ecosystems: scaling the barriers

Friberg, N. R., Buijse, A. D., Carter, C., Hering, D., Spears, B. M., Verdonschot, P. F. M., & Moe, T. F. (2016) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water · doi:10.1002/wat2.1190 · Cited by 28

Balancing the international benefits and risks associated with implementation of ecological policy on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, China

Xiao, Y., Xiao, Q., & Zhang, J. (2022) · Gondwana Research · doi:10.1016/j.gr.2022.10.006 · Cited by 27

Integrating Limiting-Factors Analysis with Process-Based Restoration to Improve Recovery of Endangered Salmonids in the Pacific Northwest, USA

Booth, D. B., Scholz, J. G., Beechie, T. J., & Ralph, S. (2016) · Water · doi:10.3390/w8050174 · Cited by 27

Combined effects of local habitat, anthropogenic stress, and dispersal on stream ecosystems: a mesocosm experiment

Turunen, J., Louhi, P., Mykrä, H., Aroviita, J., Putkonen, E., Huusko, A., & Muotka, T. (2018) · Ecological Applications · doi:10.1002/eap.1762 · Cited by 27

Adjustive ecological restoration through stakeholder involvement: a case of riparian landscape restoration on privately owned land with public access

Gamborg, C., Morsing, J., & Raulund‐Rasmussen, K. (2019) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.12955 · Cited by 27

Broaching the brook: Daylighting, community and the ‘stickiness’ of water

Usher, M. D., Huck, J., Clay, G. D., Shuttleworth, E., & Astbury, J. (2020) · Environment and Planning E Nature and Space · doi:10.1177/2514848620959589 · Cited by 26

Forest restoration improves habitat and water quality in tropical streams: A multiscale landscape assessment

Oliveira, P. C. D. R., Gualda, G. A. F., Rossi, G. F., Camargo, A. F. M., Filoso, S., Brancalion, P. H. S., & Ferraz, S. F. D. B. (2025) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.178256 · Cited by 26

The response of hydrophyte growth forms and plant strategies to river restoration

Ecke, F., Hellsten, S. K., Köhler, J., Lorenz, A. W., Rääpysjärvi, J., Scheunig, S., Segersten, J., & Baattrup‐Pedersen, A. (2015) · Hydrobiologia · doi:10.1007/s10750-015-2605-6 · Cited by 26

Extreme events and river biodiversity under climate change

Tonkin, J. D., Siqueira, T., Merder, J., Datry, T., Poff, N. L., Talbot-Jones, J., & Olden, J. D. (2026) · Nature Reviews Biodiversity · doi:10.1038/s44358-026-00131-7 · Cited by 25

A proposed framework to systematically design and objectively evaluate non-dominated restoration tradeoffs for watershed planning and management

Martin, D. M., Hermoso, V., Pantus, F., Olley, J. M., Linke, S., & Poff, N. L. (2016) · Ecological Economics · doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2016.04.007 · Cited by 25

Interbasin water transfer for the rehabilitation of a transboundary Mediterranean stream: An economic analysis

Akron, A., Ghermandi, A., Dayan, T., & Hershkovitz, Y. (2017) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.07.043 · Cited by 25

Resilience and regime shifts: Do novel communities impede ecological recovery in a historically metal‐contaminated stream?

Wolff, B. A., Duggan, S. B., & Clements, W. H. (2019) · Journal of Applied Ecology · doi:10.1111/1365-2664.13503 · Cited by 25

The role of organic amendments in wetland restorations

Scott, B., Baldwin, A. H., Ballantine, K. A., Palmer, M. A., & Yarwood, S. A. (2020) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.13179 · Cited by 25

Connecting ecosystem services science and policy in the field

Ruhl, J. B., Salzman, J., Arnold, C. A., Craig, R. K., Hirokawa, K. H., Olander, L. P., Palmer, M. A., & Ricketts, T. H. (2021) · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment · doi:10.1002/fee.2390 · Cited by 25

Adaptive Management of Urban Ecosystem Restoration: Learning From Restoration Managers in Rhode Island, USA

Hychka, K. C., & Druschke, C. G. (2017) · Society & Natural Resources · doi:10.1080/08941920.2017.1315653 · Cited by 24

Simulating stream response to floodplain connectivity and revegetation from reach to watershed scales: Implications for stream management

Singh, N. K., Wemple, B. C., Bomblies, A., & Ricketts, T. H. (2018) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2018.03.198 · Cited by 24

In‐stream habitat and macroinvertebrate responses to riparian corridor length in rangeland streams

Stanford, B., Holl, K. D., Herbst, D. B., & Zavaleta, E. S. (2019) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.13029 · Cited by 24

Streambank Legacy Sediments in Surface Waters: Phosphorus Sources or Sinks?

Inamdar, S., Sienkiewicz, N., Lutgen, A., Jiang, G., & Kan, J. (2020) · Soil Systems · doi:10.3390/soilsystems4020030 · Cited by 24

Fostering urban transformations in Latin America: lessons around the ecological management of an urban stream in coproduction with a social movement (Buenos Aires, Argentina)

Graziano, M., de Groot, G. S., Pilato, L. D., Sánchez, M. L., Izaguirre, I., & Pizarro, H. N. (2019) · Ecology and Society · doi:10.5751/es-11226-240413 · Cited by 23

Effects of stream restoration by legacy sediment removal and floodplain reconnection on water quality

McMahon, P. L., Beauchamp, V. B., Casey, R. E., Salice, C. J., Bucher, K., Marsh, M., & Moore, J. (2021) · Environmental Research Letters · doi:10.1088/1748-9326/abe007 · Cited by 23

Restoring in‐stream habitat in urban catchments: Modify flow or the channel?

Anim, D. O., Fletcher, T. D., Vietz, G. J., Pasternack, G. B., & Burns, M. J. (2018) · Ecohydrology · doi:10.1002/eco.2050 · Cited by 23

Human disturbance and habitat structure drive Eurasian otter habitat selection in heavily anthropized river basins

Tolrà, A., Ruiz‐Olmo, J., & Riera, J. L. (2024) · Biodiversity and Conservation · doi:10.1007/s10531-024-02826-9 · Cited by 22

Vegetation and Geomorphic Connectivity in Mountain Fluvial Systems

Cienciala, P. (2021) · Water · doi:10.3390/w13050593 · Cited by 22

Urbanization and stream ecosystems: the role of flow hydraulics towards an improved understanding in addressing urban stream degradation

Anim, D. O., & Banahene, P. (2021) · Environmental Reviews · doi:10.1139/er-2020-0063 · Cited by 22

Effectiveness of cattail (Typha spp.) management techniques depends on exogenous nitrogen inputs

Elgersma, K. J., Martina, J. P., Goldberg, D. E., & Currie, W. S. (2017) · Elementa Science of the Anthropocene · doi:10.1525/elementa.147 · Cited by 22

Using a multi-criteria analysis to identify rivers with hydromorphological restoration priority: Braided rivers in the south-eastern Subcarpathians (Romania)

Ioana‐Toroimac, G., Zaharia, L., Minea, G., & Moroșanu, G. A. (2017) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.04.209 · Cited by 22

Influence of a forest preserve on aquatic macroinvertebrates, habitat quality, and water quality in an urban stream

Wilkins, P. M., Cao, Y., Heske, E., & Levengood, J. M. (2015) · Urban Ecosystems · doi:10.1007/s11252-015-0464-6 · Cited by 22

Potential of submerged macrophytes to support food webs in lowland agricultural streams

Paice, R. L., Chambers, J., & Robson, B. J. (2016) · Marine and Freshwater Research · doi:10.1071/mf15391 · Cited by 22

Landscape Ecology and Restoration Processes

Metzger, J. P., & Brancalion, P. H. S. (2016) · Island Press/Center for Resource Economics eBooks · doi:10.5822/978-1-61091-698-1_4 · Cited by 22

Stream macroinvertebrate reintroductions: A cautionary approach for restored urban streams

Clinton, S. M., Hartman, J., Macneale, K. H., & Roy, A. H. (2022) · Freshwater Science · doi:10.1086/721471 · Cited by 21

How does over two decades of active wood reintroduction result in changes to stream channel features and aquatic habitats of a forested river system?

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Evaluating effectiveness of restoration to address current stressors to riverine fish

Rogosch, J. S., Boehm, H. I. A., Tingley, R. W., Wright, K. D., Webb, E. B., & Paukert, C. P. (2024) · Freshwater Biology · doi:10.1111/fwb.14232 · Cited by 21

Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT) trait-based biomonitoring of rivers within the northwestern Rif of Morocco: implications for determining riverine ecosystems ecological health in Africa

Yaagoubi, S. E., Edegbene, A. O., Alami, M. E., Errochdi, S., & Harrak, R. (2024) · Aquatic Sciences · doi:10.1007/s00027-024-01070-1 · Cited by 21

A framework for strategic river restoration in China

Speed, R., Li, Y., Tickner, D., Huang, H., Naiman, R. J., Cao, J., Lei, G., Yu, L., Sayers, P. B., Zhao, Z., et al. (2016) · Water International · doi:10.1080/02508060.2016.1247311 · Cited by 21

How alternative urban stream channel designs influence ecohydraulic conditions

Anim, D. O., Fletcher, T. D., Vietz, G. J., Burns, M. J., & Pasternack, G. B. (2019) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2019.06.095 · Cited by 21

The role of branching in the maintenance of diversity in watersheds

Holt, G., & Chesson, P. (2018) · Freshwater Science · doi:10.1086/700680 · Cited by 20

Evaluating the ecological health of aquatic habitats in a megacity through a multimetric index model based on macroinvertebrates

Wang, C., Zhou, X., Xu, M., Zhang, L., Hou, X., Wang, Z., Yang, Y., & Luo, Y. (2023) · Ecological Indicators · doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2023.110235 · Cited by 20

Do the protection and harnessing of river systems promote the society, economy, and ecological environment of cities? A case study of Xi'an, China

Wang, B., Zhu, J., Gao, M. C., Xie, J., Liu, Y., Lu, N., & Wang, B. (2023) · Sustainable Cities and Society · doi:10.1016/j.scs.2023.104761 · Cited by 20

A cost-effective image processing approach for analyzing the ecohydrology of river corridors

Keys, T. A., Jones, C. N., Scott, D., & Chuquín, D. (2016) · Limnology and Oceanography Methods · doi:10.1002/lom3.10095 · Cited by 20

Urbanisation reduces litter breakdown rates and affects benthic invertebrate structure in Pampean streams

Tagliaferro, M., Giorgi, A., Torremorell, A. M., & Albariño, R. (2019) · International Review of Hydrobiology · doi:10.1002/iroh.201902000 · Cited by 20

General trends in freshwater ecological restoration practice in China over the past two decades: the driving factors and the evaluation of restoration outcome

Wu, J., Dai, Y., & Cheng, S. (2020) · Environmental Sciences Europe · doi:10.1186/s12302-020-00335-4 · Cited by 20

Agricultural Best Management Practice Abundance and Location does not Influence Stream Ecosystem Function or Water Quality in the Summer Season

Pearce, N. J. T., & Yates, A. G. (2015) · Water · doi:10.3390/w7126661 · Cited by 20

Influence of stormwater control measures on water quality at nested sites in a small suburban watershed

Scarlett, R. D., McMillan, S. K., Bell, C. D., Clinton, S. M., Jefferson, A. J., & Rao, P. S. C. (2018) · Urban Water Journal · doi:10.1080/1573062x.2019.1579347 · Cited by 20

Headwater Streams

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Geo‐eco‐hydrology of the Upper Yellow River

Brierley, G., Han, M., Li, X., Li, Z., & Huang, H. Q. (2022) · Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Water · doi:10.1002/wat2.1587 · Cited by 19

Urban river restoration in Hong Kong: Assessment, impact, and improvement strategies

Chen, Y., Wang, Y., Leung, C. C. Y., Hyeon, P. J., & Ding, X. (2023) · Sustainable Cities and Society · doi:10.1016/j.scs.2023.104885 · Cited by 19

Restoration of macroinvertebrates, fish, and habitats in streams following mining subsidence: replicated analysis across 18 mitigation sites

Nuttle, T., Logan, M. N., Parise, D. J., Foltz, D. A., Silvis, J. M., & Haibach, M. R. (2017) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.12502 · Cited by 19

Extracting the Critical Rooting Length in Plant Uprooting by Flow From Pullout Experiments

Bau’, V., Zen, S., Calvani, G., & Perona, P. (2019) · Water Resources Research · doi:10.1029/2019wr025074 · Cited by 19

Urban stream rehabilitation in a densely populated Brazilian metropolis

Macedo, D. R., Callisto, M., Linares, M. S., Hughes, R. M., Romano, B. M. L., Rothe-Neves, M., & Silveira, J. S. (2022) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi:10.3389/fenvs.2022.921934 · Cited by 19

A suburban sediment budget: Coarse‐grained sediment flux through hillslopes, stormwater systems and streams

Russell, K., Vietz, G. J., & Fletcher, T. D. (2019) · Earth Surface Processes and Landforms · doi:10.1002/esp.4685 · Cited by 19

Strategies for Restoring and Managing Ecological Corridors of Freshwater Ecosystem

Lin, Q., Song, Y., Zhang, Y., Hao, J. L., & Zhi, W. (2022) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph192315921 · Cited by 18

Different Conceptualizations of River Basins to Inform Management of Environmental Flows

Gawne, B., Capon, S. J., Hale, J., Brooks, S. S., Campbell, C. J., Stewardson, M. J., Grace, M., Stoffels, R. J., Guarino, F., & Everingham, P. (2018) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi:10.3389/fenvs.2018.00111 · Cited by 18

Toward cross‐realm management of coastal urban ecosystems

Threlfall, C. G., Marzinelli, E. M., Ossola, A., Bugnot, A. B., Bishop, M. J., Lowe, E. C., Imberger, M., Myers, S., Steinberg, P. D., & Dafforn, K. A. (2021) · Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment · doi:10.1002/fee.2323 · Cited by 18

Prioritizing dams for removal to advance restoration and conservation efforts in the western United States

Guetz, K., Joyal, T. J., Dickson, B. G., & Perry, D. M. (2021) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.13583 · Cited by 18

Pericardial effusion and left ventricular function in acute pancreatitis.

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Headwater streams in an urbanizing world

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Re-establishing historic ecosystem links through targeted species reintroduction: Beaver-mediated wetlands support increased bat activity

Hooker, J., Foxley, T., Stone, E., & Lintott, P. R. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175661 · Cited by 17

Water quality change and pollution source accounting of Licun River under long-term governance

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Using performance standards to guide vernal pool restoration and adaptive management

Schlatter, K. J., Faist, A. M., & Collinge, S. K. (2016) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.12326 · Cited by 17

The Role of River Morphodynamic Disturbance and Groundwater Hydrology As Driving Factors of Riparian Landscape Patterns in Mediterranean Rivers

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Stream restoration in Andean cities: learning from contrasting restoration approaches

Sousa, R. D. C. E., & Ríos‐Touma, B. (2017) · Urban Ecosystems · doi:10.1007/s11252-017-0714-x · Cited by 17

Non‐native trout limit native brook trout access to space and thermal refugia in a restored large‐river system

Trego, C. T., Merriam, E. R., & Petty, J. T. (2019) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.12925 · Cited by 17

Stable isotope analysis indicates positive effects of river restoration on aquatic-terrestrial linkages

Kupilas, B., McKie, B. G., Januschke, K., Friberg, N. R., & Hering, D. (2020) · Ecological Indicators · doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106242 · Cited by 17

Women in limnology: From a historical perspective to a present‐day evaluation

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Reviews and syntheses: Variable inundation across Earth's terrestrial ecosystems

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Rewilding watersheds: using nature’s algorithms to fix our broken rivers

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