The hydromorphology and sediment management, as part of the integrated water management and achieving environmental objectives of the river basin in accordance with the WFD, are presented in the case study of the transboundary rural River Basin Sutla. Sutla is the border river between the Republic of Slovenia and the Republic of Croatia, with a cat...
Published in Frontiers in Environmental Science
Rivers worldwide have been transformed into fragmented, impounded, channelized, and flow-regulated ecosystems. These anthropogenic transformations can reduce fish distribution and population status, especially of those species belonging to medium- or long-distance migratory guilds and those dependent on free-flowing rivers and intact sediment and h...
Significant hydrological and morphological changes occur with the construction of hydropower plants. The main modifications are related to changes in the hydrological regime and disturbances of the sediment continuity. This study is based on the Warche River in the northern Ardennes (Belgium), on a 7 km stretch downstream of the Bütgenbach dam buil...
Significant hydrological and morphological changes occur with the construction of hydropower plants. The main modifications are related to changes in the hydrological regime and disturbances of the sediment continuity. This study is based on the Warche River in the northern Ardennes (Belgium), on a 7 km stretch downstream of the Bütgenbach dam buil...
Published in International Journal of Limnology
Odonata assemblages of a lotic ecosystem were analysed. Five different species were identified. Grouping of assemblages showed association with woody debris. Five water quality parameters were significant in determining Odonata assemblages. Results showed that Odonata abundances are strongly affected by river modifications.
Upland rivers across Europe still exhibit undisturbed conditions and represent a treasure that we cannot afford to lose. We hypothesize that the combination of pristine and modified conditions could demonstrate biological responses along the stressor gradients. Thus, the response of aquatic macrophyte communities to anthropogenic stressors along up...
Prečni vodni objekti spadajo med hidromorfološke obremenitve, njihov vpliv pa se kaže na zmanjšani vzdolžni povezanosti vodotoka z vidika prehajanja vodnih organizmov in sedimenta. V obstoječi literaturi se opominja na neskladja med uradnimi evidencami števila prečnih vodnih objektov na vodotokih in dejanskim stanjem na terenu. Ker je za doseganje ...
Published in Frontiers in Water
Fine particulate organic matter (FPOM) accumulated in streambeds is a major component of organic matter budgets in headwater streams and greatly affects productivity and metabolism of stream communities. The spatiotemporal distribution of benthic FPOM in the stream, as well as its quantity and quality, depend on inputs from different source types. ...
River valleys are an essential element of urban space, and play an important role in the functioning of the natural environment and the recreation of city dwellers. Moreover, blue-green infrastructure facilitates healthy urban living. New technologies can contribute significantly to dissemination of messages of environmental protection. We discuss ...
Non-native species introductions affect freshwater communities by changing community compositions, functional roles, trait occurrences and ecological niche spaces. Reconstructing such changes over long periods is difficult due to limited data availability. We collected information spanning 215 years on fish and selected macroinvertebrate groups (Mo...
