Philosophically, the term 'river health'is useful because it is readily interpreted by the general
public and evokes societal concern about human impacts on rivers. The common goal of …

This paper reviews research on fluxes of carbon in Australian floodplain rivers. Except
where cover is absent, and in-stream gross primary production is> 1 gC m–2 day–1 and …

Now in its second edition, Pollution of Lakes and Rivers provides essential insights into
present-day water quality problems from an international perspective. Explains simply and …

An index of riparian quality useful for the management of streams and rivers is presented.
The purpose of the index is to provide managers with a simple method to evaluate riparian …

Traditionally the assessment of river water quality has been based solely on the
measurement of physical, chemical and some biological characteristics. While these …

Benchmarks provide context and are a critical element of all ecological assessments. Over
the last 25 y, hundreds of papers have been published on various aspects of ecological …

This book is a formal statement of the general principles and application of the Reference
Condition Approach. So in this final chapter we draw together the major points of the book …

The field of lake palaeoecology has undergone significant changes. Powerful quantitative
techniques have been developed to investigate anthropogenic impacts on lakes. Inclusion …

Summary 1 River regulation and abstraction have dramatically altered the natural flow
regime of many rivers world‐wide, but experimental investigations of the biological effects …

Effective tools are needed to measure the 'health'of rivers at scales large enough to be
useful for management. Indicators for assessing the complex of variables that constitutes …