Abstract The Water Framework Directive (WFD) is now well established as the key
management imperative in river basins across Europe. However, there remain significant …

The conservation of biological diversity is closely linked with the fate of the world's cities.
While the protection of sensitive and threatened species and habitats has often taken place …

Projection of future changes in river flow regimes and their impact on river ecosystem health
is a major research challenge. This paper assesses the implications of projected future shifts …

For millennia, water resources management has been strongly linked to the economic,
social, and environmental development of civilizations and, later, nations. Harnessing water …

Fragmentation of freshwater systems is one of the more common human‐induced impacts
on the environment, and one of the most dramatic because it leads to disconnections among …

Historical and present day disturbances have contributed to long-term changes in the extent,
composition, and structure of Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) floodplain forests …

Abstract The Upper Mississippi River System (UMRS) is a large and diverse river system
that changes character along its 1,200 mile network of rivers and canals and 2.6 million …

Topography underpins natural processes ranging from incident solar radiation to overland
flow and water pooling. Despite the influence of topography on natural processes, especially …

The ecological effectiveness and success of river restoration strongly depend on the
resources invested in planning. Unfortunately, this trend of restoration engineering is …

The many impacts of increasing human populations and urban expansion on streams in the
urban environment, collectively described as the urban stream syndrome, is well …