Riverine macrosystems are described here as watershed‐scale networks of connected and
interacting riverine and upland habitat patches. Such systems are driven by variable …

River-wetland corridors form where a high degree of connectivity between the surface
(rheic) and subsurface (hyporheic) components of streamflow creates an interconnected …

Groundwater discharge generates streamflow and influences stream thermal regimes.
However, the water quality and thermal buffering capacity of groundwater depends on the …

Floodplains perform diverse functions, including attenuation of fluxes of water, solutes, and
particulate material. Critical details of floodplain storage including magnitude, duration, and …

Through their modifications of channels and floodplains, beavers are a premier example of
ecosystem engineers. Historical and stratigraphic records suggest that hundreds of millions …

Rivers and streams, when fully connected to their floodplains, are naturally resilient systems
that are increasingly part of the conversation on nature‐based climate solutions …

Water resources are essential for survival of both the ecosystem and human society in arid
regions. The impact of precipitation on vegetation cover, especially in arid and semiarid …

Rivers are the great shapers of terrestrial landscapes. Very few points on Earth above sea
level do not lie within a drainage basin. Even points distant from the nearest channel are …

Floodplains provide numerous ecosystem services that depend on the spatial heterogeneity,
or patchiness, of the floodplain. Direct and indirect human alterations of rivers can reduce …

The retention capacity for biologically available nitrogen within streams can be influenced by
dynamic hyporheic zone exchange, a process that may act as either a net source or net sink …