River flow regime is believed to have a fundamental effect on riverine biota. It influences key
aquatic processes, including levels of dissolved oxygen, sediment transport and deposition …

Rivers of the large Alpine valleys constitute iconic ecosystems that are highly threatened by
multiple anthropogenic stressors. This stressor mix, however, makes it difficult to develop …

Hydropeaking leads to artificial fluctuations in discharge and corresponding water levels
with pronounced dewatering areas between base and peak flow along gravel bars and …

This paper relates life cycle characteristics of fishes, their environmental tolerances, habitat
requirements, and resilience against hydromorphological disturbances to a recently …

Hydrological variability is considered a major structuring factor for biotic and abiotic
processes in freshwater ecosystems and is of particular importance to fish communities. We …

Aim Highly complex interactions between the hydrosphere and biosphere, as well as
multifactorial relationships, characterize the interconnecting role of streams and rivers …

Increases in the fine sediment supply and fine sediment deposits have been highlighted as
one of the main pressures affecting the ongoing degradation of freshwater pearl mussel …

Habitat suitability modeling is a commonly used methodology to plan and assess in‐stream
habitat enhancement in rivers, such as for the key fish life stages spawning and juvenile …

Stream assessment indices have become increasingly important in quantifying the overall
status of river networks to define specific targets for restoration initiatives. Such an …

Hydropeaking due to operations of storage hydropower plants was highlighted as one of the
main stresses on aquatic ecology by the European Water Framework Directive …