The River Continuum Concept: lessons from the past and perspectives for the future

A Doretto, E Piano, CE Larson - Canadian Journal of Fisheries …, 2020 - cdnsciencepub.com
The River Continuum Concept (RCC) is a milestone in stream ecology because of its
comprehensive evaluation of the structure and function of lotic ecosystems. Linking stream …

Diverse portfolios: Investing in tributaries for restoration of large river fishes in the Anthropocene

KL Bouska, BD Healy, MJ Moore, CG Dunn… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Rehabilitation of large Anthropocene rivers requires engagement of diverse stakeholders
across a broad range of sociopolitical boundaries. Competing objectives often constrain …

What explains the variation in dam impacts on riverine macroinvertebrates? A global quantitative synthesis

J Wang, C Ding, J Heino, X Jiang, J Tao… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Dams have fragmented rivers and threatened aquatic biodiversity globally. However, the
findings regarding dam impacts on riverine macroinvertebrates vary across regions and …

Flow regulation by dams impacts more than land use on water quality and benthic communities in high-gradient streams in a semi-arid region

MR Calderon, CA Almeida, MB Jofré… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In semi-arid regions, water policy has strongly promoted the construction of water reservoirs
with little or no consideration for their ecological consequences. In order to quantify the effect …

Damming affects riverine macroinvertebrate metacommunity dynamics: Insights from taxonomic and functional beta diversity

J Wang, C Ding, J Tao, X Jiang, J Heino, L Ding… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Understanding ecological processes that drive metacommunity dynamics is essential for
elucidating the mechanisms of community assembly and for guiding biodiversity …

Governing ecological connectivity in cross-scale dependent systems

ATH Keeley, AK Fremier, PAL Goertler, PR Huber… - …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Ecosystem management and governance of cross-scale dependent systems require
integrating knowledge about ecological connectivity in its multiple forms and scales …

Why hydropeaking frequency matters: effects of recurring stranding on fish

DS Hayes, N Bätz, D Tonolla, K Merl, S Auer… - Journal of …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Research and management of hydropeaked rivers largely overlook the ecological impacts of
recurring flow fluctuations, such as fish stranding, on ecosystem health. This article …

[HTML][HTML] Ecological importance of low-order streams to macroinvertebrate community composition in Afromontane headwater streams

A Sitati, MJ Yegon, FO Masese, W Graf - Environmental and Sustainability …, 2024 - Elsevier
Low-order streams contribute to the abiotic and biotic character of large rivers and are
renowned for harboring unique forms of aquatic flora and fauna. However, most studies on …

In situ catchment scale sampling of emerging contaminants using diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT) and traditional grab sampling: a case study of the River …

R Wang, E Biles, Y Li, MD Juergens… - … science & technology, 2020 - ACS Publications
The in situ passive sampling technique, diffusive gradients in thin films (DGT), confronts
many of the challenges associated with current sampling methods used for emerging …

Effects of hydropeaking on drift, stranding and community composition of macroinvertebrates: A field experimental approach in three regulated Swiss rivers

D Tonolla, F Dossi, O Kastenhofer… - River Research and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Hydropeaking operation leads to fluctuations in wetted area between base and peak flow
and increases discharge‐related hydraulic forces (eg flow velocity). These processes …