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 …

Ecological indicators for stream restoration success

J Pander, J Geist - Ecological indicators, 2013 - Elsevier
Exploitation of freshwater resources is essential for sustenance of human existence and
alteration of rivers, lakes and wetlands has facilitated economic development for centuries …

Diversity in riverine metacommunities: a network perspective

F Altermatt - Aquatic Ecology, 2013 - Springer
The influence of spatial processes on diversity and community dynamics is generally
recognized in ecology and also applied to conservation projects involving forest and …

[HTML][HTML] Freshwater fish biodiversity restoration in floodplain rivers requires connectivity and habitat heterogeneity at multiple spatial scales

T Stoffers, AD Buijse, GW Geerling, LH Jans… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
With a sixth mass extinction looming and freshwater biodiversity declining at unprecedented
rates, evaluating ecological efficacy of river restoration efforts is critical in combatting global …

The river wave concept: integrating river ecosystem models

P Humphries, H Keckeis, B Finlayson - BioScience, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We introduce the river wave concept: a simple, holistic model that unifies river ecosystem
concepts. The river wave concept proposes that river flow can be conceptualized as a series …

Local environmental factors influence beta‐diversity patterns of tropical fish assemblages more than spatial factors

EO López‐Delgado, KO Winemiller… - Ecology, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A major goal in ecology is to understand mechanisms that influence patterns of biodiversity
and community assembly at various spatial and temporal scales. Understanding how …

A prospectus for periphyton: recent and future ecological research

ST Larned - Journal of the North American Benthological …, 2010 - journals.uchicago.edu
The presence, abundance, composition, and growth of periphyton are controlled or
influenced by 5 broad classes of environmental variation: disturbances, stressors, resources …

Metacommunity theory as a multispecies, multiscale framework for studying the influence of river network structure on riverine communities and ecosystems

BL Brown, CM Swan, DA Auerbach… - Journal of the North …, 2011 - journals.uchicago.edu
Explaining the mechanisms underlying patterns of species diversity and composition in
riverine networks is challenging. Historically, community ecologists have conceived of …

Hot spots and hot moments of nitrogen removal from hyporheic and riparian zones: A review

S Zhao, B Zhang, X Sun, L Yang - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
The Earth is experiencing excessive nitrogen (N) input to its various ecosystems due to
human activities. How to effectively and efficiently remove N from ecosystems has been, is …

Endangered river fish: factors hindering conservation and restoration

SJ Cooke, C Paukert, Z Hogan - Endangered species research, 2012 - int-res.com
Globally, riverine fish face many anthropogenic threats including riparian and flood plain
habitat degradation, altered hydrology, migration barriers, fisheries exploitation …