The degradation of inland aquatic habitats caused by decades of human activities has led to
worldwide efforts to rehabilitate freshwater habitats for fisheries and aquatic resources. We …

Aquatic resource managers are continually faced with construction or site development
proposals which, if allowed to proceed, would ultimately alter the physical structure and …

Since the publication of the first edition (1994) there have been rapid developments in the
application of hydrology, geomorphology and ecology to stream management. In particular …

Despite decades of research on wood in rivers, the addition of wood as a river restoration
technique remains controversial. We reviewed the literature on natural and placed wood to …

Extensive degradation of ecosystems, combined with the increasing demands placed on the
goods and services they provide, is a major driver of biodiversity loss on a global scale. In …

The assumption that restoring physical habitat heterogeneity will increase biodiversity
underlies many river restoration projects, despite few tests of the hypothesis. With over 6,000 …

Wood plays a major role in creating multiple invertebrate habitats in small streams and large
rivers. In small streams, wood debris dams are instrumental in creating a step and pool …

Summary 1 Wood is increasingly used in restoration projects to improve the
hydromorphological and ecological status of streams and rivers. However, despite their …

Urban stream rehabilitation projects commonly include log placement to establish the types
of habitat features associated with large woody debris (LWD) in undisturbed streams. Six …

Reintroduction of wood in rivers for restoration purposes is now recognized in a positive way
by scientists. Nevertheless, the perception of wood in riverscapes is strongly affected by the …