Effective Conservation of Desert Riverscapes Requires Protection and Rehabilitation of In-Stream Flows With Rehabilitation Approaches Tailored to Water Availability

• Published in: Frontiers in environmental science Vol. 10
• Main Authors: Pennock, Casey A., Budy, Phaedra, Macfarlane, William W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A 16.05.2022
• Subjects: arid lands; climate change; environmental flow (e-flow); flow regime; native species; rivers

Desert riverscape rehabilitation practitioners must contend with compounding effects of increasing human water demand, persistent drought, non-native species establishment, and climate change, which further stress desert riverine ecosystems such as rivers in the Colorado River basin, United States....