| Title | Abstract | Case study(ies) |
|---|---|---|
| Riparian Habitats in BG - Conservation and Restoration of 11 Natura 2000 Riparian and Wetland Habitats in 10 Bulgarian Forests | Project report | Restoration of riparian forests in Bulgaria |
| Vers un schéma de gestion globale de l'Ill domaniale entre Colmar et Strasbourg, Synd'Ill Huttenheim | Presentation of the main problems and challenges of the Ill River. By ecosystem services costs for measures are justified. | River basin management of the Ill, France |
| Case Study: Improvement of the Ecological Status of the River Órbigo (Leon, Spain) | Dissemination material (video) on the restoration project | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| Estrategia Naciional de Restauración de Ríos (ENRR). Demarcacion Hidrográfica del Duero | Descriptive fiche on the participation process carried out within the framework of the Órbigo river restoration project. | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| The Integrated Rhine Programme, flood control and restoration of former floodplains along the upper rhine | Concept Note of the project: legal background, history of the modification of the Rhine, flood risk and near-natural flood protection | Polder management near Altenheim, Germany |
| Publicaciones sobre restauración fluvial | Publications concerning watercourse restoration | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Rechargable sustainability: the key is the storage | Between 2007 and mid-2011, the Tragsa Group has financed the project of R&D DINA-MAR, "Management of Aquifer Recharge within the framework of sustainable development". The project has been centered on studies related to aquifer management from different perspectives and on its potential for consolidation as an effective water management technique. | Managed Aquifer Recharge in Los Arenales (Segovia, Spain) |
| Proyecto para la mejora del estado ecológico del río Órbigo. Tramo I (León). Documento 1_ Memoria (Clave 02.434-229/2111) (Órbigo River ecologic status improvement. Stretch I (León). Document 1 (Technical Report) | Project Report | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| A simple field method for assessing the ecological quality of riparian habitat in rivers and streams: QBR index. | An index of riparian quality useful for the management of streams and rivers is presented. The purpose of the index is to provide managers with a simple method to evaluate riparian habitat quality. The index is easy to calculate and can be used together with any other index of water quality to assess the ecological status of streams and rivers. It may also be a useful tool for defining ‘high ecological status’ under the EC Water Framework Directive. | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| River Habitat Survey in Southern Portugal: Results from 2009 | A DQA define os elementos hidromorfológicos como um dos sustentáculos dos programas de monitorização e sistemas de classificação do estado/potencial ecológico das massas de água Rios e, consequentemente, dos objectivos ambientais e programas de medidas subsequentes. De acordo com o Anexo V da DQA, são considerados três atributos para estes elementos: ● Regime hidrológico; ● Continuidade do Rio; ● Condições morfológicas. |
Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Assessment of instream structures for habitat improvement for two critically endangered fish species | River ecosystems have witnessed a long history of human pressure, particularly the disruption of freshwater fish populations. The awareness of this situation has led to many habitat improvement projects, with a variable degree of success. | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Benchmarking river habitat improvement. | River ecosystems have witnessed a long history of human pressure, particularly the disruption of freshwater fish populations. The awareness of this situation has led to many habitat improvement projects, with a variable degree of success. In natural situations, fish populations co-inhabit throughout the hydrological cycle with different degrees of adequacy, and the sequence of favourable and unfavourable conditions dictates abiotic constraints and biotic interactions that shape the final biological assemblages. We postulate that a part of unsuccessful restoration results is related to insufficient closeness to the natural habitat conditions of the river type that is to be restored, including the naturally adverse periods. | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Contribution to the hydrogeological knowledge of an artificial recharge area based in hydrochemical investigation. Los Arenales site, Duero basin, Spain. | Project site | Managed Aquifer Recharge in Los Arenales (Segovia, Spain) |
| Tramos Bajos del Aragon y del Arga | Factsheet filled with data from Natura 2000 data set | Fluvial and ecosystem restoration of the Arga-Aragon Rivers, Spain |
| Rainfall interception by Sacramento, Urban Forest. | A rainfall interception study was conducted in Oakland, California to determine the partitioning of rainfall and the chemical composition of precipitation, throughfall, and stemflow. Rainfall interception measurements were conducted on a gingko (Ginkgo biloba) (13.5 m tall deciduous tree), sweet gum (Liquidambar styraciflua) (8.8 m tall deciduous), and lemon tree (Citrus limon) (2.9 m tall broadleaf evergreen). The lemon, ginkgo, and sweet gum intercepted 27.0%, 25.2% and 14.3% of gross precipitation, respectively | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Case study:Restoration and conservation of riparian forests | The restoration of habitats in protected area "Reka Maritsa | Riparian forests along the Maritsa river, Bulgaria |
| Landwirtschaftliche und touristische Nutzungsänderungen im Naturschutzgroßprojekt "Lenzener Elbtalaue" (2005 - 2009) Sozio-ökonomische Evaluierung (I) | Project report | Dyke relocation on the river Elbe near Lenzen, Germany |
| Preclassification of Ecological Quality in the Odelouca catchment area and its use in restoration guidelines | The demands of the Water Framework Directive over the next few years imply considerable effort in the conservation and restoration of river reaches based upon the reliable classification of river corridor conservation status that discloses information on causes of degradation. Using an adaptation of the KT Method, originally developed as part of the National Water Plan, a Map of River Corridor Conservation Status was drawn up for the River Odelouca catchment area that included the definition of existing fluvial reaches using geographic and hydrogeomorphological variables which were then assessed according to the presence of anthropogenic pressures | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Riparian and lowland mixed woodlands and longozes | The mixed lowland and riparian forests and longoses are a part of the intrazonal vegetation distributed in the valleys of a number of Bulgarian rivers. Typical is the periodical flooding and in some cases high air humidity. | Riparian forests along the Maritsa river, Bulgaria |
| Proyecto para la mejora del estado ecológico del río Órbigo. Tramo I (León). Anejo 4 (Estudio hidrológico e hidraíºlico). | Project Report | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| EC (92/43/EEC) Council Directive on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild fauna and flora | European Directive http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:31992L0043:EN:HTML |
Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Proyecto para la mejora del estado ecológico del río Órbigo. Tramo I (León). Anejo 5 (Estudio morfológico). | Project Report | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| Auswirkungen der ökologischen Flutungen der Polder Altenheim | Description of the legal background of the Integrated Rhine Programme, the necessity of ecological flooding and its impact on nature | Polder management near Altenheim, Germany |
| La recarga artificial de acuíferos. Marco legal que regula sus aplicaciones. | Se ha realizado un análisis de la legislación vigente con objecto de evaluar en qué grado es contemplada la recarga artificial de acuíferos. Esta se ha llevado a cabo en las principales disposiciones legales, tanto en el ámbito comunitario como en el nacional, relativas a aspectos hidrogeológicos y medioambientales. | Managed Aquifer Recharge in Los Arenales (Segovia, Spain) |
| Ecological assessment of an intermittent Mediterranean river using community structure and function: evaluating the role of different organism groups. | Reliable lotic ecological monitoring requires knowledge of river typology, environmental factors, the effect of stressors known here as 'pressures' and appropriate indicators of anthropogenically induced change. We sampled benthic macroinvertebrate, fish, bird and macrophyte communities along an intermittent Mediterranean river and analysed community structure (relative abundance) and function (metrics) relative to environmental and pressure gradients in order to identify suitable indicator group (s) for future monitoring. | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| LiveDrava - layman's report | This is the layman's report: a short illustrated summary of this restoration project Riparian Ecosystem Restoration of the Lower Drava River in Slovenia, financed by Life+ programme, coordinated by DOPPS Birdlife Slovenia |
LiveDrava - Riparian Ecosystem Restoration of the Lower Drava River in Slovenia |
| Annexe 12 - Planning Schéma de gestion de l'ill 2014-2024 | Overview on costs | River basin management of the Ill, France |
| Danube birds conservation - Conservation of Endangered Bird Species Populations in Natural Habitats of the Danube Inland Delta | The general objective is to improve the conservation status of the floodplain bird species that are protected in the Natura 2000 sites SPA Dunajské luhy (Slovakia) and SPA Szigetkoz (Hungary). The specific objectives of the project are to: -Restore selected wetlands, dried-up river branches and oxbows; -Restore river branch connectivity, water regime and flowing water conditions; -Lease or purchase land following the introduction of appropriate habitat management; -Eliminate fish migration barriers at two strategic points and restore birds†™ food base; -Restore abandoned meadows as feeding and nesting bird habitats; -Restore birds†™ refuges and nesting areas by planting native tree species; -Implement measures preventing unintentional and/or illegal disturbance of the target bird species populations; -Acquire relevant scientific data on target species and their habitats; -Raise awareness among key stakeholders and the public; -Implement additional measures that will make the habitats of target species more attractive for them (e.g. creation of appropriate breeding possibilities). |
Wetland restoration and remeandering in SPA Dunajské luhy (Slovakia) and SPA Szigetkoz (Hungary) |
| Die Deichrückverlegung bei Lenzen an der Elbe | Entire journal dedicated to the project, giving details in particular from a hydraulic perspective. | Dyke relocation on the river Elbe near Lenzen, Germany |
| Artificial groundwater recharge practice in Cyprus: The Yermasoyia aquifer. | The local experience with recharge activities with emphasis on Germasogeia aquifer is presented. These activities have been carried out in order to solve particular problems of augmenting groundwater supply rather than researching the technique itself. | Germasogeia riverbed artificial groundwater recharge in Cyprus |
| One-dimensional Groundwatyer simulation model of the Yermasoyia river aquifer | One -dimensional aquifer model simulating grondwater flow and tracer model simulating transfer of oxygen-18. This work supports report to IAEA. | Germasogeia riverbed artificial groundwater recharge in Cyprus |
| Proyecto para la mejora del estado ecológico del río Órbigo. Tramo I (León). Instrucción para la elaboración y tramitación de los informes de viabilidad previstos en el artículo 46.5 de la Ley de Aguas). [Clave: 02.434-229/2111] | Feasibility Report on actions to be implemented within the framework of the National Strategy on River Restoration | Órbigo River ecological status improvement, Spain |
| Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament: establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy | Directive 2000/60/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2000 establishing a framework for Community action in the field of water policy | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Evaluating the Response of Biological Assemblages as Potential Indicators for Restoration Measures in an Intermittent Mediterranean River. | Bioindicators are essential for detecting environmental degradation and for assessing the success of river restoration initiatives. River restoration projects require the identification of environmental and pressure gradients that affect the river system under study and the selection of suitable indicators to assess habitat quality before, during and after restoration. We assessed the response of benthic macroinvertebrates, fish, bird and macrophyte assemblages to environmental and pressure gradients [...] | Natural bank stabilization and riparian buffer galleries along the Odelouca River, Portugal |
| Hydrogeological studies previous to the artificial recharge of Los Arenales aquifer, Duero basin (Spain) | The intensive rate of groundwater exploitation in several areas of aquifer (Duero basin, Spain) during last four decades has originated a remarkable descent of water heads. As a consequence of this problem, the ministry of Agriculture of Spanish Government (MAPA) began several studies and inquiries based on artificial superficial recharge in order to minimize environmental impacts. | Managed Aquifer Recharge in Los Arenales (Segovia, Spain) |
| 2002-2012, una década de recarga gestionada. Acuífero de la Cubeta de Santiuste (Castilla y Leon) | The book gathers the experience of 10 years of the implementation of managed aquifer recharge in a local aquifer (Cubeta de Santiuste) in Spain. | Managed Aquifer Recharge in Los Arenales (Segovia, Spain) |
| Project RMP5455: Slowing the Flow at Pickering, Final Report to Defra, Forest Research | The Project 'Slowing the Flow at Pickering' implements multiple natural flood risk measures including low level bunds, large woody debris dams, planting riparian and floodplain woodland, planting farm woodland, blocking moorland drains and establishing no-burn buffer zones, blocking forest drains and implementing farm-scale measures. The aim of the project is to show how land management measures can help to reduce flood risk from a river in the town and is implemented in close cooperation with local stakeholders. The project involved both the Pickering Beck and adjacent River Seven catchments, the description of measures described below relate to the former. | Slowing the Flow at Pickering, UK |
| Effect of meander restoration on macroinvertebratebiodiversity: the case of the Borová stream(Blanskí½ Les, Czech Republic) | This study brings a view on the effects of restoration of a formerly channelized small submontane stream situated in the Blanský Les Protected Landscape Area (South Bohemia, Czech Republic) on macroinvertebrate assemblages as an indicator group. The restoration project was carried out during two stages (1998 and 2000). It consisted of excavating a new channel to restore the historic meandering pattern. The evaluation of this project is primarily based on the comparison of composition between pre-restoration (1995) and post-restoration (2000–2003) macroinvertebrate samples focusing on species richness, species composition, and representation of rare Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera species. The analyses showed a substantial increase in species richness that was especially prominent shortly after the restoration intervention. This increase was not only due to the creation of lentic habitats, but was even observed at every single sampling site of the stream. The DCA ordination of species composition of the pre- and post-restoration sites indicated a considerable increase in the between-site diversity. This was apparently caused mainly by the establishing of lentic habitats, whereas diversity of lotic sites showed only a slight increase, which was most prominent during the last year of the sampling period. The shift in the species composition was profound for lotic sites as well. Although the restoration intervention considerably increased species richness and markedly changed species composition, there was no detectable increase of rare or vulnerable Ephemeroptera and Plecoptera species. | Revitalisation of the Borova stream, Czech Republic |
| Naturschutzgroßprojekt Lenzener Elbtalaue | Website of the project. | Dyke relocation on the river Elbe near Lenzen, Germany |