Floodplains are species‐rich environments often strongly impacted by human activities. In
particular, the negative effects of progressive and rapid disconnection of secondary channels …

Dispersal is an essential process in population and community dynamics, but is difficult to
measure in the field. In freshwater ecosystems, information on biological traits related to …

Restoration of river hydromorphology often has limited detected effects on river biota. One
frequently discussed reason is that the restored river length is insufficient to allow populations …

Switzerland plans to restore 4000 km of rivers by 2090. Despite the immense investment
costs, river restoration benefits have not been valued in monetary terms, and a cost-benefit …

Despite a general recognition that benthic macroinvertebrates respond to changes in hydrological
connectivity within floodplain ecosystems, no consensus about patterns in community …

Rivers and floodplains are among the most threatened ecosystems. Hydroelectric power
plants and embankments have reduced the hydrological connectivity between rivers and their …

European rivers are highly degraded and restoration efforts are becoming more frequent.
However, only few restoration projects have been rigorously evaluated so far. We investigated …

Large river floodplains potentially include the full range of freshwater ecosystems from
permanently flowing channels to temporary pools and springs. Attempts to restore such complex …

Intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams (IRES) are dynamic ecosystems that shift between
aquatic and terrestrial states. IRES are widespread, abundant and increasing in extent, but …

More than one‐third of the world's rivers cease to flow and go dry on a periodic basis—so‐called
intermittent rivers. The frequency and duration of flow intermittency in running waters …