Riparian buffers as a critical landscape feature: Insights for riverscape conservation and policy renovations

MP Graziano, AK Deguire, TD Surasinghe - Diversity, 2022 - mdpi.com
Riparian zones are critical for functional integrity of riverscapes and conservation of
riverscape biodiversity. The synergism of intermediate flood-induced disturbances, moist …

Conservation biogeography of freshwater fishes: recent progress and future challenges

JD Olden, MJ Kennard, F Leprieur… - Diversity and …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aim To identify key research questions and challenges that will, if addressed in a timely
manner, significantly advance the field of freshwater fish biogeography and conservation …

A global assessment of inland wetland conservation status

V Reis, V Hermoso, SK Hamilton, D Ward… - Bioscience, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Wetlands have been extensively modified by human activities worldwide. We provide a
global-scale portrait of the threats and protection status of the world's inland wetlands by …

Development of a global inundation map at high spatial resolution from topographic downscaling of coarse-scale remote sensing data

E Fluet-Chouinard, B Lehner, LM Rebelo… - Remote Sensing of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Large-scale estimates of the area of terrestrial surface waters have greatly improved over
time, in particular through the development of multi-satellite methodologies, but the …

Twenty‐five essential research questions to inform the protection and restoration of freshwater biodiversity

M Harper, HS Mejbel, D Longert, R Abell… - Aquatic …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate. Freshwater conservationists
and environmental managers have enough evidence to demonstrate that action must not be …

Influence of multi-source and multi-temporal remotely sensed and ancillary data on the accuracy of random forest classification of wetlands in Northern Minnesota

JM Corcoran, JF Knight, AL Gallant - Remote Sensing, 2013 - mdpi.com
Wetland mapping at the landscape scale using remotely sensed data requires both
affordable data and an efficient accurate classification method. Random forest classification …

Practices and challenges of cultural heritage conservation in historical and religious heritage sites: evidence from North Shoa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

H Mekonnen, Z Bires, K Berhanu - Heritage Science, 2022 - Springer
Cultural heritage treasures are precious communal assets that show the past human legacy.
It depicts present and future way of life as well as cultural values of a society, and enhances …

River fragmentation and flow alteration metrics: a review of methods and directions for future research

S Jumani, MJ Deitch, D Kaplan… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Rivers continue to be harnessed to meet humanity's growing demands for electricity, water,
and flood control. While the socioecological impacts of river infrastructure projects (RIPs) …

Protecting and restoring habitats to benefit freshwater biodiversity

ML Piczak, D Perry, SJ Cooke, I Harrison… - Environmental …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Freshwater biodiversity is under great threat across the globe as evidenced by more severe
declines relative to other types of ecosystems. Some of the main stressors responsible for …

Conservation planning as a transdisciplinary process

B Reyers, DJ Roux, RM Cowling… - Conservation …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Despite substantial growth in the field of conservation planning, the speed and success with
which conservation plans are converted into conservation action remains limited. This gap …