Streams and rivers are the lifeblood of our planet, biodiversity hotspots and essential for human life: They provide drinking water, offer flood protection and are used to irrigate agricultural areas.

The engineering profession is now in the position to make a substantial contribution to the ''greening'' of the planet through ideas such as ecological engineering. In this retrospective period of ...

Agriculture, loss of habitat or wastewater effluents -- human stressors negatively impact biodiversity in streams and rivers. Very little is known yet about the extent to which their capacity for self ...