Striving for an integrated semi-natural stream-floodplain system as restoration target would
optimally serve biodiversity and the provisioning of ecosystem services. This pursuit is …

Natural flood management (NFM), a subset of nature‐based solutions (NBS) in catchment
management, attempts to utilize and mimic natural processes in the landscape to reduce …

An alteration in the hydrological connectivity reduces the synergistic processes and
interactions between rivers and their floodplains, and changes the distribution of waterbirds …

Abstract The Morphological Quality Index (MQI) and the Morphological Quality Index for
monitoring (MQIm) have been applied to eight case studies across Europe with the objective …

The prediction of the morphological evolution of renaturalized streams is important for the
success of restoration projects. Riparian vegetation is a key component of the riverine …

Fine sediment plays crucial and multiple roles in the hydrological, ecological and
geomorphological functioning of river systems. This study employs a two-dimensional (2D) …

Stream restoration efforts often aim at creating new unconstrained meandering channels
without weirs and bank revetments. In reconstructed streams, the initial morphological …

Meander restoration has become a commonly advocated solution in flood-prone or
ecologically degraded river networks. The long-term impact of such measures on the …

Streams and riparian zones are highly heterogeneous ecosystems. Their high biodiversity is
promoted by variable flow velocities and water depths, strong hydrological gradients and …

Low‐energy streams in peatlands often have a high sinuosity. However, it is unknown how
this sinuous planform formed, since lateral migration of the channel is hindered by relatively …