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Living Rivers: Trends and Challenges in Science and Management

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This paper discusses and summarizes the major conclusions of the special issue entitled ‘Living rivers: trends and challenges in science and management’ of Hydrobiologia/Developments in Hydrobiology. It is structured along three lines: (1) Functioning of river systems; (2) Ecological rehabilitation of river systems; (3) Challenges and obstacles to sustainable management. Sustainable river basin management requires a thorough understanding of natural, physical, chemical and ecological processes as well as socio-economic functioning. Environmental rehabilitation of river systems inevitably requires an ecosystem-based approach involving solutions supported by the public. The challenge is to combine ecological and socio-economic sustainability. Rethinking our efforts in both directions must lead to more innovative solutions than those available at present.

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  1. Department of Animal Ecology and Ecophysiology, Institute for Wetland and Water Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500, GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    G. van der Velde

  2. Department of Environmental Science, Institute for Wetland and Water Research, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500, GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    R. S. E. W. Leuven & A. M. J. Ragas

  3. Centre for Water and Society, Radboud University Nijmegen, P.O. Box 9010, 6500, GL, Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    A. J. M. Smits

  4. Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus Centre for Sustainability and Management, P.O. Box 1738, 3000, DR, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

    A. J. M. Smits

  5. Member of the Netherlands Centre for River Studies (NCR), P.O. Box 177, 2600, MH, Delft, The Netherlands

    G. van der Velde, R. S. E. W. Leuven, A. M. J. Ragas & A. J. M. Smits

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van der Velde, G., Leuven, R.S.E.W., Ragas, A.M.J. et al. Living Rivers: Trends and Challenges in Science and Management. Hydrobiologia 565, 359–367 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10750-005-1925-3

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