Mike Acreman

TL;DR: The ecological limits of hydrologic alteration (ELOHA) as mentioned in this paper is a framework for assessing environmental flow needs for many streams and rivers simultaneously to foster development and implementation of environmental flow standards at the regional scale.

TL;DR: In this article, a review of various methods for defining environmental flows is presented, including look-up tables, desk-top analysis, functional analysis, and hydraulic habitat modelling, with a simple categorisation of the methods into four types.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a database of 439 published statements on the water quantity functions of wetlands from 169 studies worldwide and provide a benchmark of the aggregated knowledge of wetland influences upon downstream river flows and groundwater aquifers.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present an emergency recovery plan to bend the curve of freshwater biodiversity loss, which includes accelerating implementation of environmental flows; improving water quality; protecting and restoring critical habitats; managing the exploitation of freshwater ecosystem resources, especially species and riverine aggregates; preventing and controlling nonnative species invasions; and safeguarding and restoring river connectivity.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors argue that the former approach is more applicable to natural and semi-natural rivers where the primary objective and opportunity is ecological conservation, and the latter "designer" approach is better suited to modified and managed rivers where return to natural conditions is no longer feasible and the objective is to maximize natural capital as well as support economic growth, recreation, or cultural history.