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Freshwater ecosystems such as rivers and streams rely on connectivity to allow water, nutrients, and species to move freely across the landscape. Research shows that protecting and restoring freshwater corridors helps sustain biodiversity and ecosystem health, especially in fragmented river systems. Maintaining these connections is increasingly recognized as essential for effective conservation planning.
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LandscapeTitleYearJournalDigest
FreshwaterAn integrated approach to balance freshwater connectivity restoration and invasion risk2026Conservation BiologyBalancing freshwater connectivity with invasive species spread
Wetland, Freshwater, Agriculture, UrbanMapping human modification and conservation priorities across critical linkages of the Florida Wildlife Corridor2026Discover ConservationHow to find – and fund – the lands that hold corridors together
Wetland, Freshwater, Grassland, ForestRegional Landscape Conservation Planning: Wildlife, Connectivity, and the Florida Model2026NANew book released on regional landscape conservation planning
Grassland, Wetland, Forest, Ocean, Mountain, FreshwaterSpecies range shifts often speed ahead of their modeled climatic niches2026PNASClimate models often miss the pace of range shifts
FreshwaterCross-ecosystem linkages between freshwater insects and riparian birds across the USA2026Nature Ecology & EvolutionAquatic-terrestrial connectivity sustains communities
Wetland, FreshwaterSea level rise escape planning for Florida’s coastal ecosystems2025Discover ConservationPlanning approaches for coastal connectivity under sea-level rise
FreshwaterNational assessment of river protection in the United States2025Nature SustainabilityRiver connectivity across the U.S.
Forest, Wetland, FreshwaterIndigenous territories and protected areas are crucial for ecosystem connectivity in the Amazon basin2025PNASIndigenous areas provide crucial ecosystem connectivity
FreshwaterThe role of connectivity in conservation planning for species with obligatory interactions: Prospects for future climate scenarios2024Global Change BiologyBarriers to climate connectivity
FreshwaterSequential migrations of diverse fish community provide seasonally prolonged and stable nutrient inputs to a river2024Science AdvancesMigration connects ecosystems through nutrient subsidies
Freshwater, Forest, UrbanCumulative effects on habitat networks: How greedy should we be?2023Biological ConservationCumulative effects on habitat networks: how greedy should we be when conserving connectivity?
FreshwaterColonization of a temperate river by mobile fish following habitat reconnection2023EcosphereLong term recovery for salmonids after dam removal
FreshwaterA new set of metrics and framework to assess the colonization potential of riverscapes by wind-dispersed plant species2023Scientific ReportsNew metrics to assess connectivity in river landscapes
Agriculture, Forest, Urban, Freshwater, WetlandImpacting habitat connectivity of the endangered Florida panther for the transition to utility-scale solar energy2022Journal of Applied EcologyRenewable energy and its impact on landscape connectivity
FreshwaterImpacts of current and future large dams on the geographic range connectivity of freshwater fish worldwide2020Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesDams and climate change interact to alter river connectivity
Freshwater, Wetland, Grassland, DesertUsing landscape connectivity to predict human-wildlife conflict2020Biological ConservationUsing landscape connectivity to predict human-wildlife conflict
Polar, FreshwaterArctic freshwater fish productivity and colonization increase with climate warming2020Nature Climate ChangeWarming temperatures both help and hinder Arctic connectivity
FreshwaterGenomic and fitness consequences of genetic rescue in wild populations2020Current BiologyHuman-assisted migration for the genetic rescue of small populations
Mountain, FreshwaterQuantifying climate-wise connectivity across a topographically diverse landscape2020LandBoth social and landscape networks are needed for effective climate-wise connectivity
Mountain, FreshwaterClimate-wise habitat connectivity takes sustained stakeholder engagement2020LandBoth social and landscape networks are needed for effective climate-wise connectivity
FreshwaterThe combined effects of climate change and river fragmentation on the distribution of Andean Amazon fishes2020Global Change BiologyDams and climate change interact to alter river connectivity
Wetland, FreshwaterClimate change and dam development: Effects on wetland connectivity and ecological habitat in tropical wetlands2020EcohydrologyDams and climate change interact to alter river connectivity
FreshwaterThe role of connectivity in the interplay between climate change and the spread of alien fish in a large Mediterranean river2020Global Change BiologyDams and climate change interact to alter river connectivity
FreshwaterMapping legal authority for terrestrial conservation corridors along streams2020Conservation BiologyPractical guidance to integrate corridor conservation and land ownership
FreshwaterIn-stream habitat and macroinvertebrate responses to riparian corridor length in rangeland streams2020Restoration EcologyHow do you build a corridor for invertebrates?
FreshwaterFragmentation of Andes-to-Amazon connectivity by hydropower dams2018Science AdvancesHydropower dams threaten Andes-to-Amazon river connectivity
Wetland, FreshwaterEvaluating static and dynamic landscape connectivity modelling using a 25-year remote sensing time series2018Landscape EcologyNA
Freshwater, WetlandFloods affect the abundance of invasive Impatiens glandulifera and its spread from river corridors2018Diversity and DistributionsNatural disasters and the science of landscape connectivity
Forest, Wetland, FreshwaterLarge, connected floodplain forests prone to flooding best sustain plant diversity2018EcologyNatural disasters and the science of landscape connectivity
FreshwaterIdentifying riparian climate corridors to inform climate adaptation planning2018PLoS ONERiparian restoration as a way to create climate corridors
Urban, Freshwater, WetlandUrban riparian systems function as corridors for both native and invasive plant species2017Biological InvasionsUrban riparian corridors spread both native and non-native plant species
Ocean, FreshwaterClimate change decouples marine and freshwater habitats of a threatened migratory fish2017Diversity and DistributionsHow will migratory fish adapt to climate change with dams in the way?
Freshwater, Agriculture, Desert, Mountain, Grassland"Restoration economy" strives to protect pollinators, create jobs2016Scientific AmericanPeople both create and benefit from the ecosystem services corridors provide
Forest, Agriculture, Wetland, FreshwaterPrioritization of habitat patches for landscape connectivity conservation differs between least-cost and resistance distances2016Landscape EcologyNA
FreshwaterThe hitchhiker's guide to becoming invasive: exotic mosquitoes spread across a US state by human transport not autonomous flight2016Molecular EcologyExotic mosquitoes invade via human corridors
FreshwaterPredicting the effects of climate change on population connectivity and genetic diversity of an imperiled freshwater mussel, Cumberlandia monodonta (Bivalvia: Margaritiferidae), in riverine systems2016Global Change BiologyThe challenges of maintaining aquatic connectivity under climate change
FreshwaterDry riverbeds: corridors for terrestrial vertebrates2016EcosphereDry riverbeds can act as corridors for terrestrial organisms
FreshwaterAn automated, objective and open source tool for stream threshold selection and upstream riparian corridor delineation2015Environmental Modelling and SoftwareNA
Ocean, FreshwaterHuman impacts on connectivity in marine and freshwater ecosystems assessed using graph theory: a review2015Marine & Freshwater ResearchLet’s review: recent summaries of connectivity research
FreshwaterHabitat connectivity and resident shared predators determine the impact of invasive bullfrogs on native frogs in farm ponds2014Prco Roy Soc BHabitat connectivity impacts interactions between native and invasive species
FreshwaterFreshwater conservation planning under climate change: demonstrating proactive approaches for Australian Odonata2014Journal of Applied EcologyProactive versus reactive approaches to freshwater conservation
FreshwaterDispersal restricts local biomass but promotes the recovery of metacommunities after temperature stress2014OikosThe price of connectivity in stable vs. disturbed conditions
FreshwaterClimate change poised to threaten hydrologic connectivity and endemic fishes in dryland streams2014PNASThe fate of of hydrologic connectivity in the American Southwest
FreshwaterFloodplain rehabilitation as a hedge against hydroclimatic uncertainty in a migration corridor of threatened steelhead2013Conservation BiologyFloodplain rehabilitation as a way to preserve migratory connectivity
Forest, FreshwaterStreams are efficient corridors for plant species in forest metacommunities2013Journal of Applied EcologyStreams can act as high-speed corridors for plants
Forest, Grassland, Agriculture, Urban, FreshwaterDeterminants of extinction-colonization dynamics in Mediterranean butterflies: the role of landscape, climate and local habitat features2013Journal of Animal EcologyHow do habitat, landscape and climate affect population dynamics across different species?
FreshwaterRestoring aquatic ecosystem connectivity requires expanding inventories of both dams and road crossings2013Frontiers in Ecology and the EnvironmentChallenges to riparian connectivity
Desert, FreshwaterIdentifying optimal barriers to halt the invasion of cane toads Rhinella marina in arid Australia2013Journal of Applied EcologyHalting invasive species along a sensitive corridor
FreshwaterFish ladders: safe fish passage or hotspot for predation?2012Neotropical IchthyologyChallenges to riparian connectivity
FreshwaterIncorporating climatic change into ecological connectivity: Climatic Flow Connectivity 2012PLoS ONENA
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