River Restoration Technologies for the Improvement of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Biodiversity and Functionality of Aquatic Ecosystems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 7474
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Interests: freshwater ecosystems; fish biodiversity; biotic monitoring; ecological assessments; index of biotic integrity; rehabilitation of rivers; water resources protection; eutrophication mechanism; watershed management
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Interests: ecological health; water environment; water pollution control; watershed management; stormwater management; non-point source pollution; priority chemical compounds
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
River health is reflected by the state of biocommunity, biodiversity, and ecosystem function related to the river network and channel morphology. River restoration technologies are effective measures for improving river health and consequent water security for human beings and commonly represent multifaceted interventions to modify the river ecosystem. This Special Issue of Water aims to compile articles in the field of river restoration technologies.
Typically, the core elements of the river ecosystem include the hydrological, physicochemical, and ecological processes in the river and the catchment processes in the river basin, and these are the elements based on which restoration technologies were first established. Dam removal/retrofit, flow modification, floodplain reconnection, and stormwater management highlight hydrological technologies, while bank stabilization, channel reconfiguration, and water quality management intervene in physicochemical processes. Ecological technologies involve fish passage, catchment re-vegetation, instream species management, instream habitat improvement, and establishment of ecological red and blue lines in the riparian area, while optimization of spatial heterogeneity for catchment management may be enhanced by land use control and improved agricultural practices.
In addition to papers on technology application and project implementation, papers on the establishment of ecological red and blue lines, biological evaluation criteria of species biodiversity and biocommunity composition, and interaction networks of river biology in river restoration are welcomed. Moreover, from the perspective of scientific evaluation systems of river restoration technologies, the identification of biotic and abiotic indices based on macroscopic large-extent and long-term spatial/temporal biodiversity investigation are of great importance, as they relate to the premise of technical guidelines for water sustainability, ecological restoration and river health management.
Prof. Dr. Jianhua Li
Dr. Xiaochen Chen
Dr. Dan Li
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- dam removal retrofit
- flow modification
- floodplain reconnection
- bank stabilization
- channel reconfiguration
- fish passage
- catchment and riparian management
- instream species management and habitat improvement
- species biodiversity and community composition
- biotic and abiotic indices
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