[HTML][HTML] Improving river hydromorphological assessment through better integration of riparian vegetation: Scientific evidence and guidelines

MG Del Tánago, V Martínez-Fernández… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
River hydromorphology has long been subjected to huge anthropogenic pressures with
severe negative impacts on related ecosystems' functioning and water quality. Therefore …

A review of assessment methods for river hydromorphology

B Belletti, M Rinaldi, AD Buijse, AM Gurnell… - Environmental Earth …, 2015 - Springer
Numerous hydromorphological assessment methods have been developed in different
countries during recent decades, with notable differences in their aims, scales, and …

Is it safe to remove a dam at the risk of a sprawl by exotic fish species?

DPS Terêncio, FAL Pacheco, LFS Fernandes… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The longitudinal dimension of river connectivity has been significantly disrupted by barriers
to compensate for water demand in the long periods of water scarcity in the Iberian …

Expanding the habitat quality assessment of rivers in Greece using an updated River Habitat Survey toolbox

K Stefanidis, M Naura, T Kouvarda, A Latsiou… - Ecohydrology & …, 2024 - Elsevier
Although most of the EU members have adopted methods for assessing the
hydromorphological quality of lotic ecosystems in line with the Water Framework Directive …

Pressures and status of the riparian vegetation in Greek rivers: Overview and preliminary assessment

A Latsiou, T Kouvarda, K Stefanidis, G Papaioannou… - Hydrology, 2021 - mdpi.com
Riparian zones play an important role in the ecological stability of rivers. In particular, the
quality of the riparian vegetation is a significant component of the hydromorphological …

An assessment of river habitat quality as an indicator of conservation status. A case study in the Northwest of Spain

E Valero, X Álvarez, J Picos - Ecological Indicators, 2015 - Elsevier
There are several methodologies for the characterization and evaluation of river habitats.
The scientific community has made a great effort in designing the best indexes for this …

A comparative evaluation of Hydromorphological assessment methods applied in rivers of Greece

K Stefanidis, T Kouvarda, A Latsiou, G Papaioannou… - Hydrology, 2022 - mdpi.com
The ecological assessment of all surface water bodies in Europe according to the Water
Framework Directive involves the monitoring of biological, physicochemical and …

Review of national methodologies for rivers' hydromorphological assessment: A comparative approach in France, Romania, and Croatia

L Zaharia, G Ioana-Toroimac, GA Moroşanu… - Journal of environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Conducting hydromorphological assessments for evaluating the ecological status of rivers is
a key requirement of the Directive 2000/60/EC (Water Framework Directive–WFD) within …

Hydrological Regime Alteration Assessment in the Context of WFD 2000/60: A European and Global Review

A Mentzafou, P Katsafados, A Papadopoulos… - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
Although the impact of hydrology on the ecological status of surface water bodies has been
highly recognised, the hydrological regime alteration assessment has proven to be a …

Riparian quality and habitat heterogeneity assessment in Cantabrian rivers

J Barquín, D Fernández, M Alvarez-Cabria, F Penas - Limnetica, 2011 - ddd.uab.cat
En este estudio se intentó evaluar la calidad riparia y la heterogeneidad del h'abitat fluvial
como parte de la evaluación del estado de conservación de la Directiva Hábitats (CE, 1992) …