In an effort to develop quantitative relationships between various kinds of flow alteration and
ecological responses, we reviewed 165 papers published over the last four decades, with a …

Highlights•Environmental flows (e-flows) are the quantity, timing, and quality of water flows
required to sustain aquatic ecosystems and human livelihoods.•The holistic e-flows concept …

Worldwide, flow regimes are being modified by various anthropogenic impacts and climate
change induces an additional risk. Rising temperatures, declining snow cover and changing …

Environmental flows assessment science focuses largely on defining how modified flow
regimes (from water infrastructure and direct water abstraction) can be managed to conserve …

“The water runs the river.” This chapter focuses on the river fiow as the fundamental process
determining the size, shape, structure, and dynamics of riverine ecosystems. We briefiy …

Empirical relationships between stream flow and ecological responses (flow–ecology
relationships) are essential for establishing environmental flows and evaluating tradeoffs …

The Segura River Basin is one of the most arid and regulated zones in the Mediterranean as
well as Europe that includes four hydrologic river types, according to their natural flow …

Human‐induced changes in river flow regimes are ubiquitous worldwide. Although
numerous case studies have identified negative ecological impacts of changes in different …

Environmental flows are now an important restoration technique in flow-degraded rivers,
and with the increasing public scrutiny of their effectiveness and value, the importance of …

Global change has the potential to affect river flow conditions which are fundamental
determinants of physical habitats. Predictions of the effects of flow alterations on aquatic …