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Restoring land–water transition areas to stimulate food web development is mediated by the hydrological connectivity

Ecological Indicators
Land-water transition areas play an important role in the functioning of both aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Enhancing habitat complexity and heterogeneity by restoring or adding land–water transition areas to degraded aquatic ecosystems can be ...
Hui Jin, Casper H.A. van Leeuwen, Elisabeth S. Bakker   +2 more
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Forensic Hydraulic Analysis of Floodplain Connectivity Driven by Historical Beaver Dams in Colorado Headwater Streams

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT As ecosystem engineers, beavers (Castor canadensis) modify river corridor form through dam building. When beavers are removed from a river corridor, their unmaintained dams wash out, altering the stream's hydrologic regime. The assumption that beaver dams increase floodplain connectivity is frequently presumed but has not been directly ...
Kayla Schultz, Ryan R. Morrison, Sara Rathburn, Connor Mertz, Nicholas Christensen   +4 more
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Hydrological Connectivity of Distributary‐Confluence Geomorphic Unit: A Case Study of H‐Shaped Features Within River Networks

Water Resources Research
The H‐shaped feature, characterized by a single connecting channel (CC) linking two inflows, is a common geomorphological unit in delta river networks.
Xifen Chen, Huan Liu, Leiping Ye, Jie Ren, Zhaohui Deng, Jiaxue Wu   +5 more
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A Multi‐Method Approach to Assessing Barrier Effectiveness in Preventing the Spread of Invasive Signal Crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus)

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Relieving barriers and increasing free flowing rivers is a global imperative to restore habitat connectivity for migratory fish stocks. While reducing river fragmentation will certainly improve biodiversity, the spread of non‐native species throughout a river system may be facilitated as an inadvertent outcome.
Matthew Harwood, Andrew W. Bray, Karis A. Woolfenden, Paul D. Stebbing, Alison M. Dunn, Josie South   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Seasonally flooded landscape connectivity and implications for fish in the Napo Moist Forest: A high-resolution mapping approach

Global Ecology and Conservation
The Amazon River Basin's fish diversity is shaped by its dynamic flood-pulse system, critical for hydrological and ecological connectivity. This study examines the Napo Moist Forest (NMF) ecoregion, mapping permanent and seasonally flooded areas from ...
Francisco Cuesta, Marco Calderón-Loor, Paulina Rosero, Marlon Calispa, Hedi Zisling, Yunierkis Pérez-Castillo, Gabriela Echevarría, Blanca Ríos-Touma   +7 more
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Application of a Presumptive Standards Approach to Evaluate Environmental Flows in a Highly Regulated River Basin

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The presumptive standards approach to environmental flows offers a method to develop interim guidelines for ecological and social‐cultural flow needs. The approach is based on deriving acceptable percent‐of‐flow limits based on naturalised flows (the absence of depletion or alteration of flow), and it can be an effective precursor to a full ...
Jennifer Lento, Wendy A. Monk, Fuad Yassin, Mustakim Ali, Hayley Carlson, Saman Razavi, Timothy D. Jardine   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Role of Sediment Supply on Fish Habitat Dynamics of a Morphologically Active River Widening

River Research and Applications, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Restoration measures, such as river widening, aim to reactivate key morphodynamic processes, which are critical drivers of fluvial habitat dynamics. While some evidence supports the important role of sediment supply on river widening's morphology, its link to fish habitat availability and dynamics remains unclear.
Mahmoud O. M. Awadallah, Francesco Caponi, David F. Vetsch, Robert M. Boes, Davide Vanzo   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

A holistic framework for wetland placement and ecosystem service delivery by integrating landscape connectivity and participatory decision analysis in two Swedish catchments

Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies
Study region: This study focuses on two catchments in Uppsala County, Sweden, Hågaån and Enköpingsån, which differ in landscape morphology, land use, and hydrological characteristics. Both catchments drain into Lake Mälaren, a vital water resource in the
Amir Rezvani, Marco Cavalli, Stefano Crema, Faruk Djodjic, Martyn Futter, Carla Sofia Santos Ferreira, Pan Haozhi, Zahra Kalantari   +7 more
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Climate‐Driven Mangrove Dieback and Recovery: A Case Study in Albert and Leichhardt Rivers, Australia

Remote Sensing in Ecology and Conservation, EarlyView.
Cycles of dieback and recovery drove mangrove forest dynamics at the Albert and Leichhardt Rivers (Gulf of Carpentaria, Queensland, Australia) over 36 years (1987–2023). Landward margins were the most affected by reduced tidal inundation when the alignment of low lunar declination suppressed tidal range and extreme El Niño phases lowered mean sea level.
Rogerio Victor S. Gonçalves, Emma Asbridge, Jeffrey J. Kelleway, Richard Lucas, Kerrylee Rogers   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Soil erosion responses to climate change in a tropical monsoon‐dominated river basin ‐ A geospatial perspective

River, EarlyView.
Climate change is projected to intensify soil erosion in the Chalakkudy River Basin, with bare lands and steep uplands emerging as the most vulnerable hotspots under high‐emission scenarios. Forested areas showed greater resistance to soil erosion, highlighting the importance of targeted soil conservation for sustainable watershed management in ...
Sisira Uppengal, Anu David Raj, Balakrishnan Padmavathi, P. O. Nameer, Jayapal Gopalan Nair   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source