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

Suding, K. N., Gross, K. L., & Houseman, G. R. (2004) · Trends in Ecology & Evolution · doi:10.1016/j.tree.2003.10.005 · Cited by 1,723

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

Poff, N. L., Richter, B. D., Arthington, A. H., Bunn, S. E., Naiman, R. J., Kendy, E., Acreman, M., Apse, C. D., Bledsoe, B. P., Freeman, M. C., et al. (2009) · Freshwater Biology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2427.2009.02204.x · Cited by 1,645

Standards for ecologically successful river restoration

PALMER, M. A., BERNHARDT, E. S., ALLAN, J. D., LAKE, P. S., ALEXANDER, G., BROOKS, S., CARR, J., CLAYTON, S., DAHM, C. N., FOLLSTAD SHAH, J., et al. (2005) · Journal of Applied Ecology · doi:10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01004.x · Cited by 1,578

Comprehensive Methods For Stream Ecologists

Wipfli, M. S., Hauer, F. R., & Lamberti, G. A. (1997) · Ecology · doi:10.2307/2266075 · Cited by 1,341

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

Marsh, G. P. (1864) · Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution) · doi:10.5962/bhl.title.163042 · Cited by 1,117

Ecological Theory and Community Restoration Ecology

Palmer, M. A., Ambrose, R. F., & Poff, N. L. (1997) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1046/j.1526-100x.1997.00543.x · Cited by 1,116

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

Assessing Restoration of Ecosystem Functioning in Brazilian Subtropical and Tropical Streams

Cunha, D. G. F., Saltarelli, W. A., Bega, J. M. M., Finkler, N. R., Ferreira, M. D. S., Furley, T. H., von Schiller, D., & Dodds, W. K. (2022) · Limnology and Oceanography Bulletin · doi:10.1002/lob.10480 · Cited by 15

Has riparian woody vegetation a positive effect on dispersal and distribution of mayfly, stonefly and caddisfly species?

Arce, A. P., Palt, M., Schletterer, M., & Kail, J. (2023) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2023.163137 · Cited by 15

Scale-Dependent Community Theory for Streams and Other Linear Habitats

Holt, G., & Chesson, P. (2016) · The American Naturalist · doi:10.1086/687525 · Cited by 15

Assessing stream channel restoration: the phased recovery framework

Dyste, J. M., & Valett, H. M. (2019) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.12926 · Cited by 15

Comparing macroinvertebrate assemblages at organic-contaminated river sites with different zinc concentrations: Metal-sensitive taxa may already be absent

Iwasaki, Y., Kagaya, T., & Matsuda, H. (2018) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2018.05.041 · Cited by 15

Transient versus sustained biophysical responses to dam removal

Magilligan, F. J., Nislow, K. H., Dietrich, J., Doyle, H., & Kynard, B. E. (2021) · Geomorphology · doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2021.107836 · Cited by 15

Modeling of streamflow in a 30 km long reach spanning 5 years using OpenFOAM 5.x

Chen, Y., Bao, J., Fang, Y., Perkins, W. A., Ren, H., Song, X., Duan, Z., Hou, Z., He, X., & Scheibe, T. (2022) · Geoscientific model development · doi:10.5194/gmd-15-2917-2022 · Cited by 15

Evaluation on the Restoration Effects in the River Restoration Projects Practiced in South Korea

An, J. H., Lim, B. S., Seol, J., Kim, A. R., Lim, C. H., Moon, J. S., & Lee, C. S. (2022) · Water · doi:10.3390/w14172739 · Cited by 14

Deliberating options for nature-based river development: Insights from a participatory multi-criteria evaluation

Brillinger, M., Scheuer, S., & Albert, C. (2022) · Journal of Environmental Management · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2022.115350 · Cited by 14

Construction of an adaptive river-based recreational network for urban river restoration: A case study of Rencheng District, Jining City, China

Zheng, X., & Wang, F. (2022) · Journal of Cleaner Production · doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.133985 · Cited by 14

Rehabilitation of tropical urban streams improves their structure and functioning

Madureira, K. H., Ferreira, V., & Callisto, M. (2024) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171935 · Cited by 14

Assessing potential anthropogenic drivers of ecological health in Piedmont streams through hierarchical modeling

Miller, J., Paul, M. J., & Obenour, D. R. (2019) · Freshwater Science · doi:10.1086/705963 · Cited by 14

River Restoration: Disappointing, Nascent, Yet Desperately Needed

Pasternack, G. B. (2020) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-12-409548-9.12449-2 · Cited by 14

DNA metabarcoding reveals human impacts on macroinvertebrate communities in polluted headwater streams: Evidence from the Liao River in northeast China

Li, F., Wang, S., Zhang, Y., Zhang, N., Cai, Y., & Yang, Z. (2022) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2022.118929 · Cited by 14

Ecological Models to Infer the Quantitative Relationship between Land Use and the Aquatic Macroinvertebrate Community

Damanik-Ambarita, M. N., Everaert, G., & Goethals, P. L. M. (2018) · Water · doi:10.3390/w10020184 · Cited by 14

Scalable Flux Metrics at the Channel‐Floodplain Interface as Indicators of Lateral Surface Connectivity During Flood Events

Byrne, C. F., Stone, M., & Morrison, R. R. (2019) · Water Resources Research · doi:10.1029/2019wr026080 · Cited by 14

Assessing macroinvertebrate community response to restoration of Big Spring Run: Expanded analysis of before‐after‐control‐impact sampling designs

Smith, R. F., Neideigh, E. C., Rittle, A. M., & Wallace, J. R. (2019) · River Research and Applications · doi:10.1002/rra.3556 · Cited by 14

Biodiversity as a Goal and Driver of Restoration

Naeem, S. (2016) · Island Press/Center for Resource Economics eBooks · doi:10.5822/978-1-61091-698-1_3 · Cited by 14

Rehabilitation scenarios for reservoirs: Predicting their effect on invertebrate communities through machine learning

Jovem‐Azevêdo, D., Bezerra‐Neto, J. F., Molozzi, J., & Feio, M. J. (2020) · River Research and Applications · doi:10.1002/rra.3641 · Cited by 13

Toward natural approaches in restoration: Experiments of co‐evolving physical and biological structures in a self‐organizing step‐pool channel

Chin, A., O’Dowd, A. P., Mendez, P. K., Velasco, K., Florsheim, J. L., Laurencio, L. R., & Leventhal, R. (2021) · River Research and Applications · doi:10.1002/rra.3851 · Cited by 13

Long-term ecological research in freshwaters enabled by regional biodiversity collections, stable isotope analysis, and environmental informatics

Turner, T. F., BART, H. L. J., McCormick, F. H., Besser, A. C., Bowes, R. E., Capps, K. A., DeArmon, E. S., Dillman, C. B., Driscoll, K. P., Dugger, A. L., et al. (2023) · BioScience · doi:10.1093/biosci/biad039 · Cited by 13

Thinking beyond the Bioreactor Box: Incorporating Stream Ecology into Edge-of-Field Nitrate Management

Goeller, B. C., Febria, C. M., Harding, J. S., & McIntosh, A. R. (2016) · Journal of Environmental Quality · doi:10.2134/jeq2015.06.0325 · Cited by 13

The potential role of biotic interactions in stream restoration

White, B. E., McIntosh, A. R., Febria, C. M., & Warburton, H. J. (2021) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.13396 · Cited by 13

Aquatic insect functional diversity and nutrient content in urban streams in a medium‐sized city

Lundquist, M. J., & Zhu, W. (2018) · Ecosphere · doi:10.1002/ecs2.2284 · Cited by 13

We cannot turn back time: a framework for restoring and repairing rivers in the Anthropocene

Greene, R. H., Thoms, M. C., & Parsons, M. E. (2023) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi:10.3389/fenvs.2023.1162908 · Cited by 12

Exploring the Relationships between Tradeoffs and Synergies among Island Ecosystem Service Bundles: A Study on Zhoushan Archipelago Located on the Southeast Coast of China

Xiao, Y., Zhang, H., Ma, K., Perera, H. A. C. C., Ramli, M. Z., & Deng, Y. (2024) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su16010394 · Cited by 12

What are the Political, Social, and Economic Issues in River Restoration? Genealogy and Current Research Issues

Cottet, M., Morandi, B., & Piégay, H. (2021) · Wiley eBooks · doi:10.1002/9781119410010.ch1 · Cited by 12

An integrated approach to support a river ecological network: A case study from the Mediterranean

Nucci, A., Angiolini, C., Manolaki, P., & Vogiatzakis, I. Ν. (2022) · Land Use Policy · doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106217 · Cited by 12

Invertebrate Responses to Restoration across Benthic and Hyporheic Stream Compartments

Robertson, A. L., Perkins, D. M., England, J., & Johns, T. (2021) · Water · doi:10.3390/w13070996 · Cited by 12

Disentangling effects of multiple stressors on matter flow in a lake food web

Wang, S. C., Liu, X., Liu, Y., & Wang, H. (2021) · Ecology and Evolution · doi:10.1002/ece3.7789 · Cited by 12

Native submerged macrophyte distribution in seasonally-flowing, south-western Australian streams in relation to stream condition

Paice, R. L., Chambers, J., & Robson, B. J. (2016) · Aquatic Sciences · doi:10.1007/s00027-016-0488-x · Cited by 12

Plant cover associated with aboveground net primary productivity (ANPP) mediates insect community composition in steppes of Northwest China

Zhao, Z., Reddy, G. V. P., Wei, S., Zhu, M., Zhang, K., Yu, H., Wang, Z., Jiang, Q., & Zhang, R. (2018) · Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology · doi:10.1016/j.aspen.2018.01.017 · Cited by 12

Case studies of riparian and watershed restoration in the southwestern United States—Principles, challenges, and successes

Ralston, B. E., & Sarr, D. A. (2017) · Antarctica A Keystone in a Changing World · doi:10.3133/ofr20171091 · Cited by 12

Community recovery of benthic macroinvertebrates in a stream influenced by mining activity: Importance of microhabitat monitoring

Bae, M., Hwang, Y., Ham, S.-N., Kim, S.-Y., & Kim, E.-J. (2023) · Environmental Research · doi:10.1016/j.envres.2023.116499 · Cited by 11

Governance Conditions for a Successful Restoration of Riverine Ecosystems, Lessons from the Rhine River Basin

Fenten, T., & Dieperink, C. (2024) · Water · doi:10.3390/w16202983 · Cited by 11

Research networks should improve connectivity for halting freshwater insect extinctions

Valente‐Neto, F., Borges, A. C. P., Urbieta, G. L., Samways, M. J., & Roque, F. D. O. (2021) · Ecological Entomology · doi:10.1111/een.13091 · Cited by 11

Application of key ecological attributes to assess early restoration of river floodplain habitats: a case study

Lemke, A. M., Herkert, J. R., Walk, J. W., & Blodgett, K. D. (2017) · Hydrobiologia · doi:10.1007/s10750-017-3261-9 · Cited by 11

Restoring layered geographies: ecology, society and time

Richardson, B. J. (2017) · Griffith Law Review · doi:10.1080/10383441.2017.1348437 · Cited by 11

A rolling stone gathers no eggs: the importance of stream insect egg laying natural history for stream restoration

Jordt, S., & Taylor, B. W. (2021) · Ecology · doi:10.1002/ecy.3331 · Cited by 11

Evaluating Instream Restoration Effectiveness in Reducing Nitrogen Export from an Urban Catchment with a Data‐Model Approach

Lin, L., Reisinger, A. J., Rosi, E. J., Groffman, P. M., & Band, L. E. (2021) · JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association · doi:10.1111/1752-1688.12922 · Cited by 11

Riparian Forests: Longitudinal Biodiversity Islands in Agricultural Landscapes

Giraldo, L. P., Chará, J., Zoraida Calle, D., & Chará‐Serna, A. M. (2022) · Topics in biodiversity and conservation · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-92234-4_6 · Cited by 11

Improving ecosystem health in highly altered river basins: a generalized framework and its application to the Mississippi-Atchafalaya River Basin

McLellan, E. L., Suttles, K. M., Bouska, K. L., Ellis, J. H., Flotemersch, J. E., Goff, M., Golden, H. E., Hill, R. A., Hohman, T. R., Keerthi, S., et al. (2024) · Frontiers in Environmental Science · doi:10.3389/fenvs.2024.1332934 · Cited by 10

Under pressure: assessment of chemical stress on restored river sections using effect‐based methods

Hörchner, S., Moulinec, A., Sundermann, A., Oehlmann, J., & Oetken, M. (2024) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.14206 · Cited by 10

The freshwater pearl mussel Margaritifera margaritifera in Bavaria, Germany—Population status, conservation efforts and challenges

Denic, M., & Geist, J. P. (2017) · Biology Bulletin · doi:10.1134/s1062359017010034 · Cited by 10

Reintroduced Beavers Rapidly Influence the Storage and Biogeochemistry of Sediments in Headwater Streams (Methow River, Washington)

McCreesh, R. K., Fox‐Dobbs, K., Wimberger, P., Woodruff, K., Holtgrieve, G. W., & Pool, T. K. (2019) · Northwest Science · doi:10.3955/046.093.0203 · Cited by 10

Application of the Mesohabitat Simulation System (MesoHABSIM) for Assessing Impact of River Maintenance and Restoration Measures

Suska, K., & Parasiewicz, P. (2020) · Water · doi:10.3390/w12123356 · Cited by 10

Automatic labeling of river restoration project documents based on project objectives and restoration methods

Chen, L., Wang, Y., & Mo, S. (2022) · Expert Systems with Applications · doi:10.1016/j.eswa.2022.116754 · Cited by 10

Incorporating Hydromorphological Assessments in the Fluvial Geomorphology Domain for Transitioning Towards Restorative River Science—Context, Concepts and Criteria

Mondal, S., & Patel, P. P. (2022) · Springer eBooks · doi:10.1007/978-3-031-11181-5_4 · Cited by 10

The influence of nutrients from carcasses of sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) on larval growth and spawner abundance

Weaver, D. M., Coghlan, S. M., & Zydlewski, J. (2018) · Fishery Bulletin · doi:10.7755/fb.116.2.3 · Cited by 10

Toward effective river restoration in Brazil: a systematic review of current practices, regional disparities, and success metrics

Hordones, R. H., Boëchat, I. G., Cunha, D. G. F., Brauns, M., & Gücker, B. (2025) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.70041 · Cited by 9

Wastewater treatment plant effluents as an obstacle to the full recovery of restored river sections

Hörchner, S., Forberg, C., Oehlmann, J., & Oetken, M. (2025) · Environmental Pollution · doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126483 · Cited by 9

An integrated decision driven design framework to support the ecological restoration of rivers

King, M., de Jong, M. V. Z., Piercey, D., Nunn, A. D., & Cowx, I. G. (2021) · Journal of Environmental Planning and Management · doi:10.1080/09640568.2021.1932772 · Cited by 9

Life cycle management of natural infrastructure: assessment of state of practice and current tools

Kurth, M., Piercy, C. D., Jackson, C. R., Lemasson, B. H., & Harris, B. D. (2024) · Frontiers in Built Environment · doi:10.3389/fbuil.2023.1181835 · Cited by 9

Quantifying geomorphic form variation for assessing habitat complexity of river restoration designs

Dawson, C., & Ashmore, P. (2024) · Ecological Engineering · doi:10.1016/j.ecoleng.2024.107437 · Cited by 9

Quantifying links between instream woody habitat and freshwater fish species in south‐eastern Australia to inform waterway restoration

Tonkin, Z., Kitchingman, A. M., Fanson, B. G., Lyon, J., Ayres, R. M., Sharley, J., Koster, W. M., O’Mahony, J., Hackett, G., Reich, P., et al. (2020) · Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems · doi:10.1002/aqc.3352 · Cited by 9

Ecological Drivers of Macroinvertebrate Metacommunity Assembly in a Subtropical River Basin in the Yangtze River Delta, China

Qin, C., Ge, Y., Gao, J., Zhou, S., Yu, J. L., Wang, B., & Datry, T. (2022) · The Science of The Total Environment · doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155687 · Cited by 9

Lessons Learned from an Industry, Government and University Collaboration to Restore Stream Habitats and Mitigate Effects

Jones, N. E., Scrimgeour, G. J., & Tonn, W. M. (2016) · Environmental Management · doi:10.1007/s00267-016-0792-1 · Cited by 9

Water resources of Kakheti and ecological problems

Lomsadze, Z., Makharadze, K., Tsitskishvili, M., & Pirtskhalava, R. P. R. (2017) · Annals of Agrarian Science · doi:10.1016/j.aasci.2017.03.002 · Cited by 9

Hierarchical multi‐taxa models inform riparian vs. hydrologic restoration of urban streams in a permeable landscape

Gwinn, D. C., Middleton, J. A., Beesley, L., Close, P. G., Quinton, B., Storer, T., & Davies, P. M. (2017) · Ecological Applications · doi:10.1002/eap.1654 · Cited by 9

Short-term response of fish assemblages to instream habitat restoration in heavily impacted streams

Manzotti, A. R., Ceneviva‐Bastos, M., Teresa, F. B., & Casatti, L. (2020) · Neotropical Ichthyology · doi:10.1590/1982-0224-2019-0052 · Cited by 9

WHITE PAPER: AN OVERVIEW OF CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORKS, ANALYTICAL APPROACHES AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS IN THE FOOD-ENERGY-WATER NEXUS

Jones, K., Magliocca, N. R., & Hondula, K. L. (2017) · University Libraries (University of Maryland) · doi:10.13016/m2bk10 · Cited by 9

A collaborative research agenda for restoring free-flowing rivers

Stoffers, T., Vuorinen, K. E. M., Schroer, S., Griffith, P., Colls, M., Erős, T., Geist, J. P., Kuemmerlen, M., Schouten, S., van Treeck, R., et al. (2026) · Communications Earth & Environment · doi:10.1038/s43247-026-03428-9 · Cited by 8

Quantification of large-spatial scale and in-stream factors affecting the structure of benthic macroinvertebrate communities in mountain streams

Vallefuoco, F., Vanek, M., Bottarin, R., & Scotti, A. (2024) · Limnologica · doi:10.1016/j.limno.2024.126172 · Cited by 8

Biodiversity in changing environments: An external‐driver internal‐topology framework to guide intervention

Suding, K. N., Collins, C. G., Hallett, L. M., Larios, L., Brigham, L. M., Dudney, J. C., Farrer, E. C., Larson, J. E., Shackelford, N., & Spasojevic, M. J. (2024) · Ecology · doi:10.1002/ecy.4322 · Cited by 8

The Effects of Meander Reconnection and Deflector Installation on the Physicochemical Water Quality

Hons, M., Maris, T., & Schoelynck, J. (2024) · River Research and Applications · doi:10.1002/rra.4384 · Cited by 8

Sustainable water management with a focus on climate change

Shahady, T. (2022) · Elsevier eBooks · doi:10.1016/b978-0-323-99875-8.00020-3 · Cited by 8

A habitat connectivity reality check for fish physical habitat model results and decision‐making for river restoration

Hansen, H. H., Schneider, M., & Hägele, T. (2023) · Ecological Solutions and Evidence · doi:10.1002/2688-8319.12291 · Cited by 8

The Cornwall Beaver Project: navigating the social-ecological complexity of rewilding as a nature-based solution

Jones, M., & Jones, C. (2023) · Frontiers in Conservation Science · doi:10.3389/fcosc.2023.1252275 · Cited by 8

The Effects of Legacy Sediment Removal and Floodplain Reconnection on Riparian Plant Communities

Baltzer, P. J., Moore, J., Salice, C. J., & Beauchamp, V. B. (2024) · Wetlands · doi:10.1007/s13157-023-01768-2 · Cited by 8

Longitudinal stream synoptic (LSS) monitoring to evaluate water quality in restored streams

Malin, J. T., Kaushal, S. S., Mayer, P. M., Maas, C. M., Hohman, S. P., & Rippy, M. A. (2024) · Environmental Monitoring and Assessment · doi:10.1007/s10661-024-12570-w · Cited by 8

Restoration increases transient storages in boreal headwater streams

Marttila, H., Turunen, J., Aroviita, J., Tammela, S., Luhta, P., Muotka, T., & Kløve, B. (2018) · River Research and Applications · doi:10.1002/rra.3364 · Cited by 8

Study of the Effects of Ten-Year Microclimate Regulation Based on Different Vegetation Type Combinations in a City Riparian Zone

Gao, J., Li, D., Jiang, H., Yang, W. L., Deng, G., Wang, X., Zhang, C., & He, C. (2022) · Water · doi:10.3390/w14121932 · Cited by 8

River restoration challenges with a specific view on hydromorphology

Li, J., Hörbinger, S., Weissteiner, C., Peng, L., & Rauch, H. P. (2020) · Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering · doi:10.1007/s11709-020-0665-9 · Cited by 8

Chironomid pupal exuviae communities support the “field of dreams” hypothesis after the riparian vegetation recovery in headwater urban streams

Saulino, H. H. L., Cañedo‐Argüelles, M., Trivinho‐Strixino, S., Gorni, G. R., & Corbi, J. J. (2021) · Ecological Indicators · doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2021.107766 · Cited by 8

The HydroEcoSedimentary tool: An integrated approach to characterise interstitial hydro‐sedimentary and associated ecological processes

Casas‐Mulet, R., Pander, J., Prietzel, M., & Geist, J. P. (2021) · River Research and Applications · doi:10.1002/rra.3819 · Cited by 8

Stream restoration effectively alters functional diversity and composition of riparian plant communities in the southern Rocky Mountains, U.S.A.

Driscoll, K. P., Martinez, L. F., & Turner, T. F. (2025) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.70053 · Cited by 7

An Analysis of Factors Driving Success in Ecological Restoration Projects by a University-Community Partnership

Wood, J. K., Gold, W. G., Fridley, J. L., Ewing, K., & Niyogi, D. K. (2017) · Ecological Restoration · doi:10.3368/er.35.1.60 · Cited by 7

Fine Sediment Removal Influences Biogeochemical Processes in a Gravel-bottomed Stream

Morgan, J. A., Royer, T. V., & White, J. R. (2019) · Environmental Management · doi:10.1007/s00267-019-01187-2 · Cited by 7

Stream restoration produces transitory, not permanent, changes to fish assemblages at compensatory mitigation sites

Stowe, E. S., Petersen, K. N., Rao, S., Walther, E. J., Freeman, M. C., & Wenger, S. J. (2023) · Restoration Ecology · doi:10.1111/rec.13903 · Cited by 7

Restaurer la continuité écologique des cours d’eau : que sait-on et comment passer collectivement à l’action ?

Alp, M., Arnaud, F., Barthélémy, C., Bernez, I. I., Clémens, A., Cottet, M., Dufour, S., Germaine, M., Gramaglia, C., Grivel, S., et al. (2024) · VertigO · doi:10.4000/12ppa · Cited by 7

A Gateway to Successful River Restorations: A Pre-Assessment Framework on the River Ecosystem in Northeast China

Jiang, X. S., Liu, Y., Xu, S., & Qi, W. (2018) · Sustainability · doi:10.3390/su10041029 · Cited by 7

Restoration of Freshwaters: Principles and Practice

Sayer, C. D., Bennion, H., Gurnell, A. M., Goodyer, E., Kotze, D. C., & Lindsay, R. (2018) · Oxford University Press eBooks · doi:10.1093/oso/9780198766384.003.0018 · Cited by 7

Assessing the Functional Response to Streamside Fencing of Pastoral Waikato Streams, New Zealand

Doehring, K., Clapcott, J. E., & Young, R. G. (2019) · Water · doi:10.3390/w11071347 · Cited by 7

Can the Stream Quantification Tool (SQT) Protocol Predict the Biotic Condition of Streams in the Southeast Piedmont (USA)?

Donatich, S., Doll, B. A., Page, J. L., & Nelson, N. G. (2020) · Water · doi:10.3390/w12051485 · Cited by 7

Secondary production of macroinvertebrates as indicators of success in stream rehabilitation

Al‐Zankana, A. F. A., Matheson, T., & Harper, D. M. (2020) · River Research and Applications · doi:10.1002/rra.3762 · Cited by 7

The ecosystem services concept in freshwater conservation and restoration

Dai, Y., Wu, J., Yang, Q., Cheng, S., Liang, W., & Hein, T. I. A. (2023) · Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems · doi:10.1002/aqc.3913 · Cited by 7

Combined effects of immigration potential and habitat quality on diadromous fishes

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