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Environmental Flows

Environmental flows is a water resource management regime that prescribes the quantity, timing, and quality of streamflows necessary to maintain the ecological integrity and resilience of aquatic ecosystems.

2.6K

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8.2K

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2017–2026

817

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Publications

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Four billion people facing severe water scarcity

Mesfin M. Mekonnen, Arjen Y. Hoekstra · Science Advances · 2016 · 5.3K citations · Full text

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A global perspective on environmental flow assessment: emerging trends in the development and application of environmental flow methodologies for rivers

Rebecca E. Tharme · River Research and Applications · 2003 · 1.6K citations

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The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA): a new framework for developing regional environmental flow standards

N. LeRoy Poff, Brian D. Richter, Angela H. Arthington et al. · Freshwater Biology · 2009 · 1.6K citations · Full text

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THE CHALLENGE OF PROVIDING ENVIRONMENTAL FLOW RULES TO SUSTAIN RIVER ECOSYSTEMS

Angela H. Arthington, Stuart E. Bunn, N. LeRoy Poff et al. · Ecological Applications · 2006 · 1.2K citations

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Bending the Curve of Global Freshwater Biodiversity Loss: An Emergency Recovery Plan

David Tickner, Jeffrey J. Opperman, Robin Abell et al. · BioScience · 2020 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Authors

8.2K

  1. AH
    Angela H. Arthington

    Griffith University, Australia

    24 publications · 6.9K citations

    21

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  2. MJ
    Michael J. Stewardson

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    25 publications · 1K citations

    17

    h-index

  3. JA
    J. Angus Webb

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    20 publications · 1K citations

    17

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  4. NL
    N. LeRoy Poff

    Colorado State University, United States

    17 publications · 5.4K citations

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  5. BD
    Brian D. Richter

    The Nature Conservancy, United States

    15 publications · 5.3K citations

    15

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Institutions

2.3K

  1. United States Geological Survey

    Reston, United States

    46 h-index

    198 publications

    22.8K citations

  2. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    33 h-index

    229 publications

    11.5K citations

  3. Beijing Normal University

    Beijing, China

    30 h-index

    186 publications

    7.6K citations

  4. Griffith University

    Brisbane, Australia

    29 h-index

    84 publications

    17.9K citations

  5. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    29 h-index

    128 publications

    6.4K citations

  6. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    26 h-index

    99 publications

    8.8K citations

  7. UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology

    Wallingford, United Kingdom

    26 h-index

    58 publications

    10.3K citations

  8. Colorado State University

    Fort Collins, United States

    24 h-index

    60 publications

    10.1K citations

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Venues

  1. River Research and Applications

    96 publications · 7.2K citations

    42

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  2. Water Resources Research

    69 publications · 4.6K citations

    38

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  3. Freshwater Biology

    54 publications · 9.4K citations

    38

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  4. Environmental Science & Technology

    41 publications · 2.9K citations

    33

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  5. The Science of The Total Environment

    61 publications · 3.6K citations

    31

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See also

Environmental Flows

Core Methods

Flow Regimes

Ecological Indicators

Implementation Policies

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