Special Profile: River restoration.
Abstract
This special issue contains 6 papers entitled: Standards for ecologically successful river restoration; Stating mechanisms and refining criteria for ecologically successful river restoration: a comment on Palmer et al. (2005) [See Journal of Applied Ecology (2005) 42, 208-217]; Challenges in developing and implementing ecological standards for geomorphic river restoration projects: a practitioner's response to Palmer et al. (2005) [See Journal of Applied Ecology (2005) 42, 208-217]; Effects of stream restoration on ecosystem functioning: detritus retentiveness and decomposition; Predicting plant species' responses to river regulation: the role of water level fluctuations; and Succession of aquatic vegetation driven by reduced water-level fluctuations in floodplain lakes.