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1 Kennard, M. J.; Arthington, A. H.; Pusey, B. J.; Harch, B. D. 2005. Are alien fish a reliable indicator of river health? Freshwater Biology, 50:174-193.
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: P 7140 Record No: H036210)
2 Arthington, A. H.; Tharme, Rebecca E.; Brizga, S. O.; Pusey, B. J.; Kennard, M. J. 2004. Environmental flow assessment with emphasis on holistic methodologies. In Welcomme, R. L.; Petr, T. (Ed.), Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on the Management of Large Rivers for Fisheries, Volume 2: Sustaining Livelihoods and Biodiversity in the New Millennium, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia,11-14 February 2003. Bangkok, Thailand: FAO. RAP. pp.37-65. (RAP publication 2004/17)
(Location: IWMI-HQ Call no: IWMI 574.5 G000 ART Record No: H036335)
3 Bunn, S. E.; Arthington, A. H.. 2002. Basic principles and ecological consequences of altered flow regimes for aquatic biodiversity. Environmental Management, 30(4):492-507.
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 7930 Record No: H040267)
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4 Arthington, A. H.; Baran, E.; Brown, C. A.; Dugan, P.; Halls, A. S.; King, J.M .; Minte-Vera, C. V.; Tharme, Rebecca E.; Welcomme, R. L. 2007. Water requirements of floodplain rivers and fisheries: existing decision support tools and pathways for development. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). 68p. (Comprehensive Assessment of Water Management in Agriculture Research Report 017) [doi: https://doi.org/10.3910/2009.376]
Fisheries ; Rivers ; Flood plains ; Hydrology ; Ecology ; Models ; Decision support tools ; Environmental impact assessment ; Methodology ; Databases
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: IWMI 577.64 G000 ART Record No: H040368)
http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/Assessment/files_new/publications/CA%20Research%20Reports/CARR17.pdf
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H040368.pdf
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5 Arthington, A. H.. 1994. A holistic approach to water allocation to maintain the environmental values of Australian streams and rivers: a case history. Mitt. Internat. Verein. Limnol.; Mitteilungen Internationale Vereinigung für Theoretische und Angewandte Limnologie, 24: 165-177.
Rivers ; Ecology ; Water allocation ; Water quality ; Fish ; Irrigation water ; Ecosystems ; Environmental flows / Australia / Queensland / Barker-Barambah Creek
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: P 8006 Record No: H041278)
6 Anderson, E. P.; Jackson, S.; Tharme, R. E.; Douglas, M.; Flotemersch, J. E.; Zwarteveen, M.; Lokgariwar, C.; Montoya, M.; Wali, A.; Tipa, G. T.; Jardine, T. D.; Olden, J. D.; Cheng, L.; Conallin, J.; Cosens, B.; Dickens, Chris; Garrick, D.; Groenfeldt, D.; Kabogo, J.; Roux, D. J.; Ruhi, A.; Arthington, A. H.. 2019. Understanding rivers and their social relations: a critical step to advance environmental water management. WIREs Water, 6(6):1-21. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1381]
Rivers ; Environmental flows ; Water management ; Human relations ; Social conditions ; Freshwater ; Water allocation ; Water governance ; Indigenous peoples ; Living standards ; Cultural values ; Ecological factors ; Ecosystems ; Declarations ; Case studies / Honduras / India / Canada / New Zealand / Australia / Patuca River / Ganga River / Athabasca River / Murray-Darling Basin / Kakaunui River / Orari River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H049329)
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/wat2.1381
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H049329.pdf
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River flows connect people, places, and other forms of life, inspiring and sustaining diverse cultural beliefs, values, and ways of life. The concept of environmental flows provides a framework for improving understanding of relationships between river flows and people, and for supporting those that are mutually beneficial. Nevertheless, most approaches to determining environmental flows remain grounded in the biophysical sciences. The newly revised Brisbane Declaration and Global Action Agenda on Environmental Flows (2018) represents a new phase in environmental flow science and an opportunity to better consider the co-constitution of river flows, ecosystems, and society, and to more explicitly incorporate these relationships into river management. We synthesize understanding of relationships between people and rivers as conceived under the renewed definition of environmental flows. We present case studies from Honduras, India, Canada, New Zealand, and Australia that illustrate multidisciplinary, collaborative efforts where recognizing and meeting diverse flow needs of human populations was central to establishing environmental flow recommendations. We also review a small body of literature to highlight examples of the diversity and interdependencies of human-flow relationships—such as the linkages between river flow and human well-being, spiritual needs, cultural identity, and sense of place—that are typically overlooked when environmental flows are assessed and negotiated. Finally, we call for scientists and water managers to recognize the diversity of ways of knowing, relating to, and utilizing rivers, and to place this recognition at the center of future environmental flow assessments.
7 Lynch, A. J.; Cooke, S. J.; Arthington, A. H.; Baigun, C.; Bossenbroek, L.; Dickens, Chris; Harrison, I.; Kimirei, I.; Langhans, S. D.; Murchie, K. J.; Olden, J. D.; Ormerod, S. J.; Owuor, M.; Raghavan, R.; Samways, M. J.; Schinegger, R.; Sharma, S.; Tachamo-Shah, R.-D.; Tickner, D.; Tweddle, D.; Young, N.; Jahnig, S. C. 2023. People need freshwater biodiversity. WIREs Water, 10(3):e1633. [doi: https://doi.org/10.1002/wat2.1633]
Freshwater ecosystems ; Biodiversity conservation ; Ecosystem services ; Nature-based solutions ; Fisheries ; Health ; Education ; Genetic resources ; Climate change ; Cultural factors ; Recreation ; Water purification ; Nutrient cycles ; Catchment areas / Asia / Europe / North America / South America / South Africa / Australia / Uganda / Lower Mekong River Basin / Hindu-Kush Himalayan Region / Amazon River / Laurentian Great Lakes / Parana-Paraguay Corridor
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H051734)
https://wires.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/wat2.1633
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https://vlibrary.iwmi.org/pdf/H051734.pdf
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Freshwater biodiversity, from fish to frogs and microbes to macrophytes, provides a vast array of services to people. Mounting concerns focus on the accelerating pace of biodiversity loss and declining ecological function within freshwater ecosystems that continue to threaten these natural benefits. Here, we catalog nine fundamental ecosystem services that the biotic components of indigenous freshwater biodiversity provide to people, organized into three categories: material (food; health and genetic resources; material goods), nonmaterial (culture; education and science; recreation), and regulating (catchment integrity; climate regulation; water purification and nutrient cycling). If freshwater biodiversity is protected, conserved, and restored in an integrated manner, as well as more broadly appreciated by humanity, it will continue to contribute to human well-being and our sustainable future via this wide range of services and associated nature-based solutions to our sustainable future.
8 Arthington, A. H.; Tickner, D.; McClain, M. E.; Acreman, M. C.; Anderson, E. P.; Babu, S.; Dickens, Chris W. S.; Horne, A. C.; Kaushal, N.; Monk, W. A.; O’Brien, G. C.; Olden, J. D.; Opperman, J. J.; Owusu, Afua G.; Poff, N. L.; Richter, B. D.; Salinas-Rodríguez, S. A.; Shamboko Mbale, B.; Tharme, R. E.; Yarnell, S. M. 2023. Accelerating environmental flow implementation to bend the curve of global freshwater biodiversity loss. Environmental Reviews, 27p. (Online first) [doi: https://doi.org/10.1139/er-2022-0126]
Environmental flows ; Freshwater ; Biodiversity ; Ecosystem services ; Resilience ; Rivers ; Water availability ; Water users ; Stakeholders ; Climate change ; Constraints ; Legislation ; Regulations ; Monitoring ; Funding ; Socioeconomic aspects ; Ecological factors ; Infrastructure ; Human resources ; Capacity development ; Training ; Case studies / USA / Guatemala / Mexico / Canada / UK / South Africa / Zambia / India / China / Australia / Putah Creek Tributary / Usumacinta River / Peace-Athabasca Delta / Savannah River / Roanoke River / Great Brak River Estuary / Olifants River / Luangwa River / Nile River Basin / Ramganga River / Yangtze River / Lower Goulburn River
(Location: IWMI HQ Call no: e-copy only Record No: H052092)
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Environmental flows (e-flows) aim to mitigate the threat of altered hydrological regimes in river systems and connected waterbodies and are an important component of integrated strategies to address multiple threats to freshwater biodiversity. Expanding and accelerating implementation of e-flows can support river conservation and help to restore the biodiversity and resilience of hydrologically altered and water-stressed rivers and connected freshwater ecosystems. While there have been significant developments in e-flow science, assessment, and societal acceptance, implementation of e-flows within water resource management has been slower than required and geographically uneven. This review explores critical factors that enable successful e-flow implementation and biodiversity outcomes in particular, drawing on 13 case studies and the literature. It presents e-flow implementation as an adaptive management cycle enabled by 10 factors: legislation and governance, financial and human resourcing, stakeholder engagement and co-production of knowledge, collaborative monitoring of ecological and social-economic outcomes, capacity training and research, exploration of trade-offs among water users, removing or retrofitting water infrastructure to facilitate e-flows and connectivity, and adaptation to climate change. Recognising that there may be barriers and limitations to the full and effective enablement of each factor, the authors have identified corresponding options and generalizable recommendations for actions to overcome prominent constraints, drawing on the case studies and wider literature. The urgency of addressing flow-related freshwater biodiversity loss demands collaborative networks to train and empower a new generation of e-flow practitioners equipped with the latest tools and insights to lead adaptive environmental water management globally. Mainstreaming e-flows within conservation planning, integrated water resource management, river restoration strategies, and adaptations to climate change is imperative. The policy drivers and associated funding commitments of the Kunming–Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework offer crucial opportunities to achieve the human benefits contributed by e-flows as nature-based solutions, such as flood risk management, floodplain fisheries restoration, and increased river resilience to climate change.
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