Freshwater Conservation

Freshwater conservation is a conservation discipline dedicated to the protection, restoration, and sustainable management of freshwater aquatic ecosystems and their biological diversity.

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2017–2026

405

Parents

Biodiversity Conservation

Children

Catchment ConservationCatchment ManagementConservation Planning For Freshwater SystemsEnvironmental Flow ManagementFreshwater BiodiversityFreshwater Ecosystem EcologyFreshwater Pollution PreventionFreshwater Species ConservationGroundwater ConservationHabitat Restoration

Publications

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Riverine flood plains: present state and future trends

Klement Tockner, Jack A. Stanford · Environmental Conservation · 2002 · 2.1K citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Biodiversity Conservation, Hydrology +17

Freshwater Ecoregions of the World: A New Map of Biogeographic Units for Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation

Robin Abell, Michele Thieme, Carmen Revenga et al. · BioScience · 2008 · 2K citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecology +17

Freshwater biodiversity conservation: recent progress and future challenges

David L. Strayer, David Dudgeon · Journal of the North American Benthological Society · 2010 · 1.7K citations · Full text

Natural Resources, Biodiversity Conservation, Ecology +17

Monitoring endangered freshwater biodiversity using environmental DNA

Philip Francis Thomsen, Jos Kielgast, Lars Iversen et al. · Molecular Ecology · 2011 · 1.2K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Environmental Sciences +17

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

Natural Resources, Ecology, Water Resources Management +17

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Virgilio Hermoso
Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia, Spain
31 publications · 2K citations
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Manuel Lopes‐Lima
Universidade do Porto, Portugal
26 publications · 2.4K citations
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Simon Linke
Griffith University, Australia
22 publications · 1.5K citations
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Ronaldo Sousa
University of Minho, Portugal
21 publications · 2.2K citations
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Steven J. Cooke
Carleton University, Canada
20 publications · 2.2K citations
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Aquatic Conservation Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems
140 publications · 6.8K citations
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Biological Conservation
61 publications · 4.5K citations
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Freshwater Biology
40 publications · 3.3K citations
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Conservation Biology
30 publications · 2.8K citations
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Hydrobiologia
32 publications · 2.9K citations
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See also Freshwater Conservation
Core Methods	Hydrology Water Quality Convolutional Neural Networks Radiological Risk Assessment Remote Sensing Self-supervised Learning Generative Adversarial Networks Multimodal Analysis Aquatic Environmental Dna Protected Area Design Citizen Science Natural Language Processing Evidence Synthesis Vegetation Management Floodplain Management Wetland Conservation Biology Invasive Species Management Ecosystem-based Management
Threats	Climate Change Aquaculture Air Pollution Dam Construction Fishing Pressure Effects Land-use Change Invasive Species Hydrologic Alteration Effects Habitat Loss Agricultural Nutrient Runoff River Channelization
Assessment Metrics	Functional Diversity Radiological Risk Assessment Environmental Impact Assessment
Governance	Cooperative River Basin Organizations Informal Political Networks Participatory Environmental Decision-making Adaptive Governance Ecosystem-based Management Spatial Governance Economic Incentives
Restoration Targets	Water Filtration Systems Riparian Forest Restoration River Morphodynamics Habitat Connectivity