Conservation by restoration: the management concept for a river-floodplain system on the Danube River in Austria

Comparative diversity of aquatic plants in three Central European regions

“…However, this pattern was not evident for red-listed species, which were relatively scarce in the studied habitats ( Figure 2 and Figure 3 ). This is consistent with previous studies showing that high connectivity of lotic waterbodies may lead to more uniform vegetation and overall lower diversity of macrophytes ( Tockner et al., 1998 ; Bornette et al., 1998 , 2001 ). In contrast, small lentic habitats like ponds scattered within a hostile terrestrial matrix face a higher risk of local extinction and a lower likelihood of colonization ( Wright et al., 1997 ).…”

Effects of Lateral Hydrological Connectivity on the Taxonomic and Functional Structure of Fish Communities in Saône River Floodplains (France): Implications for Non‐Native Species Distribution

“…This pattern has been reported in previous studies across Europe, such as in the French Rhône and Rhine Rivers (Ward et al 1999), Austrian Danube River (Ward et al 1999), and German Lippe River (Manfrin et al 2020), as well as in America in the Mississippi River (Miranda 2005). Consistent with previous studies (Tockner et al 1998;Ward et al 1999;Bolland et al 2012;Manfrin et al 2020), fish taxonomic diversity-species richness and diversity indices-declined in floodplain waterbodies with increasing isolation from the main river (from the main channel to plesiopotamic oxbows). Significantly higher species richness and diversity were found in the Saône River main channel compared to plesiopotamic oxbows, whereas parapotamic oxbows exhibited intermediate levels of species richness and diversity.…”

The Tagliamento River: A model ecosystem of European importance

“…Conservation and restoration goals should be compatible with fundamental ecological theory (Stanford et al, 1996;Tockner et al, 1998;Tockner and Stanford, 2002). The fundamental concepts that underpin current scientific knowledge of riverine ecosystems have been formulated over the past two decades.…”