Ecological Engineering

Papers
(The TQCC of Ecological Engineering is 9. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)
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Lessons learned from 25 years of operational large-scale restoration: The Sow-A-Seed project, Sabah, Borneo180
Impacts of forestland vegetation restoration on soil moisture content in humid karst region: A case study on a limestone slope70
Riverine large woody debris introduced for natural flood management leads to rapid improvement in aquatic macroinvertebrate diversity64
Services provided by multifunctional agroecosystems: Questions, obstacles and solutions63
Survival and nutrient supply of seedlings of different tree species at the early stages of afforestation of a hard coal mine dump54
Application of statistical and machine learning approach for prediction of soil quality index formulated to evaluate trajectory of ecosystem recovery in coal mine degraded land53
Rain gardens enhance the taxonomic richness but not the abundance of soil invertebrates in urban ecosystems52
The contribution of bio-economic assessments to better informed land-use decision making: An overview52
Impact of design aspects on iron removal efficiencies from coal mine drainage in full-scale lagoons49
Land-use changes concerning the riparian vegetation in Galela Lake, North Maluku, Indonesia45
Active management of urban fruit orchard meadows is important for insect diversity45
Animal manures and plant residue-based amendments for sustainable rice-wheat production and soil fertility improvement in eastern Uttar Pradesh, North India43
Tree root distribution modelling in different environmental conditions42
Nitrate-N removal rate variabilities in floating treatment wetland mesocosms with diverse planting and carbon amendment designs41
Wildflower strips in the agroecosystem for pollinator biodiversity restoration: Which plant species are capable of self-seeding?39
The variation of soil water content and its driving factors in different melting periods in the Three River Headwaters Region: A implication for vegetation restoration39
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Effect of using construction and demolition waste as substrate on methane and carbon dioxide emissions from green roofs37
Long-term effects of environmental alterations in protected grasslands – Land-use history determines changes in plant species composition37
The effect of artificial reef design on the attraction of herbivorous fish and on coral recruitment, survival and growth36
Interactions among science, environmental policy and public perception in a Mississippi River Delta assimilation wetland36
Evapotranspiration beds as a zero-discharge nature-based solution for wastewater disposal: A review36
Relationships amongst water and sediment qualities, discharge, and allochthonous inputs of intermittent streams in tropical dry climates: Implications on stream management35
Trend and status of the NSFC funded projects for constructed wetlands in the last decade in China35
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Performance evaluation of a channel rehabilitation project on the Lower Missouri River and implications for the dispersal of larval pallid sturgeon34
Are floating treatment wetlands more suitable for retrofitting highway runoff basins than vertical-flow treatment wetlands?33
Restoration on magnetite mine waste substrates using Western Australian native plants only marginally benefited from a commercial inoculant33
Can cheniers protect mangroves along eroding coastlines? – The effect of contrasting foreshore types on mangrove stability32
Dredge-material created coastal marshes are more effective at improving water quality than natural marshes in early-stage development31
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Estimating phosphorus retention capacity of flow-through wetlands31
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Green walls as a novel wastewater treatment option for craft breweries30
Using the Alternative Stable States Framework to understand the persistence of secondary shrubland within a Mexican oak forest with livestock and agricultural legacies30
Assessment of a diel phosphorus pattern's potential to benefit phosphorus retention in the stormwater treatment areas30
On the Leonardo's rule for the assessment of root profile28
Post-treatment of an aerated facultative pond with constructed wetland: First two years of operation in a dairy industry28
Arboreal elements of the agricultural matrix as structural connecting devices in fragmented landscapes – A case study in the Los Tuxtlas Biosphere Reserve28
A Bayesian modeling framework to predict stormwater pollutant reduction in bioretention media27
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Implications of realized niche for the conservation and creation of Potentilla anserina habitat27
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Evolution of three streambanks before and after stabilization and record flooding25
Phytoremediation of soil treated with metalliferous leachate from an abandoned industrial site by Alternanthera sessilis and Ipomoea aquatica: Metal extraction and biochemical responses25
Evaluation of created wetlands as amphibian habitat on a reforested surface mine25
Comparison of constructed wetlands and package type sequencing batch biological treatment plants in rural areas in terms of efficiency and cost in a full-scale example24
Effect of N addition and litter manipulation on plant community productivity in the semiarid sandy grassland24
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OpenFOAM vs FLOW-3D: A comparative study of vertical slot fishway modelling24
Acoustic camera and net surveys reveal that nursery enhancement at living shorelines may be restricted to the marsh platform24
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Habitat change and interspecific associations mediate the response of riparian ground-dwelling arthropod assemblages to flooding in the Three Gorges Reservoir24
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Steady and ebullitive methane fluxes from active, restored and unrestored horticultural peatlands24
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Plant growth of Atriplex portulacoides affected by irrigation amount and substrate type in an extensive green roof system24
Carbon sequestration potential and CO2 fluxes in a tropical forest ecosystem24
Livestock grazing modes induced the rapid differentiation of community recruitment in alpine meadow23
The effectiveness of weed control in a threatened plant community: A grassland case study23
Importance of high severity in a physical removal treatment for controlling invasive Spartina alterniflora23
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Ecological connectivity of the upper Rhône River: Upstream fish passage at two successive large hydroelectric dams for partially migratory species22
Influence of loading rates and feeding conditions on hybrid constructed wetlands integrated with microbial fuel cells22
Utilizing a settling pond-based constructed wetland for the treatment of shrimp aquaculture wastewater – From laboratory to field scale: A case study in Ben Tre Province, Vietnam22
Cooperating for added value: Using participatory game theory in implementing nature-based flood defences22
The impact of socioeconomic factors on vegetation restoration in karst regions: A perspective beyond climate and ecological engineering22
Optimization of fishway attraction flow based on endemic fish swimming performance and hydraulics21
Nitrogen cycling in plant and soil subsystems is driven by changes in soil salinity following coastal embankment in typical coastal saltmarsh ecosystems of Eastern China21
Stabilization of soil organic carbon in the alpine meadow is dependent on the nitrogen deposition level on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau21
Assessing primary vegetation recovery from earthquake-induced landslide scars: A real-time kinematic unmanned aerial vehicle approach21
Periphyton efficiency in phosphorus accumulation affected by phytoplankton dynamics in reservoir for water supply21
Spatiotemporal evolution scenarios and the coupling analysis of ecosystem health with land use change in Southwest China21
Restoration of degraded areas after bauxite mining in the eastern Amazon: Which method to apply?21
Habitat connectivity in agricultural landscapes improving multi-functionality of constructed wetlands as nature-based solutions21
Identification of priority protected areas in Yellow River Basin and detection of key factors for its optimal management based on multi-scenario trade-off of ecosystem services21
Evaluation of a new practical low-cost method for prioritising the remediation of fish passage barriers in resource-deficient settings20
Ecological restoration intensifies evapotranspiration in the Kubuqi Desert20
Biophysical simulation of wetland surface water flow to predict changing water availability in the Everglades20
Identification of optimum afforestation areas considering sustainable management of natural resources, using geo-environmental criteria20
Vegetation recovery of rehabilitated pasture at three coal mine sites following fire disturbance20
Biodiversity of collembola on green roofs: A case study of three cities in Belgium20
The largest constructed treatment wetland project in the world: The story of the Everglades stormwater treatment areas20
Understanding the efficacy of different techniques to manage Chromolaena odorata L., an Invasive Alien Plant in the sub-Himalayan tall grasslands: Toward grassland recovery20
Constant carbon dosing of a pilot-scale denitrifying bioreactor to improve nitrate removal from agricultural tile drainage20
Root biomechanical features and wind erosion resistance of three native leguminous psammophytes for coastal dune restoration19
Aboveground wetland vegetation growth responses to simulated sediment diversion inundation scenarios19
Restored post-mining areas as a potential ecological trap for Odonata?19
Effects of meteorological variables and substrate moisture on evapotranspiration and thermal performance of a green roof in a subtropical climate19
A dynamic flux model for analyses of phosphorus exchange between overlying water and sedimentary deposits of a reservoir in the cold area of north China19
Species selection for optimizing mine land rehabilitation: Integrating functional traits with the minimum set prioritization technique19
Plant nitrogen concentration is more sensitive in response to degradation than phosphorus concentration in alpine meadow19
Soil and water bioengineering in cold rivers: A biogeomorphological perspective18
Living in a material world: Support for the use of natural and alternative materials in coastal restoration and living shorelines18
Scaled versus real-scale tests: Identifying scale and model errors in wave damping through woody vegetation18
Effects of different soil amendments on dredged sediment improvement and impact assessment on reed planting18
Removing 80%–90% of nitrogen and organic contaminants with three distinct passive, lignocellulose-based on-site septic systems receiving municipal and residential wastewater18
Ultrafine (<0.45 μm) particulate SRP fluxes entering and leaving Everglades Stormwater Treatment Areas as a function of STA management and performance18
Effect of greywater treated by horizontal subsurface flow wetlands planted with Chrysopogon zizanioides and Andropogon gayanus on the germination of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) seeds under 18
The type of soil amendment during farming affects the restorability of peatlands18
Evaluating the performance of horizontal sub-surface flow constructed wetlands: A case study from southern India17
Plant communities in wetland mitigation banks surpass the quality of those in the most degraded, naturally occurring wetlands, but fall short of high-quality wetlands17
Compositional shifts in freshwater macroinvertebrate communities over 30 years of urbanization17
Hybrid constructed wetlands system for domestic wastewater treatment under tropical climate: Effect of recirculation strategies on nitrogen removal17
Coupling Scirpus recruitment with Spartina control guarantees recolonization of native sedges in coastal wetlands17
The overall and phased nitrogen leaching from a field bioretention during rainfall runoff events17
Plantation soil inoculation combined with straw checkerboard barriers enhances ectomycorrhizal colonization and subsequent growth of nursery grown Pinus tabulaeformis seedlings in a dryland17
The influence of successional stage on local odonate communities in man-made standing waters17
Effect of stockpiling time on donor-peat hydrophysical properties: Implications for peatland restoration17
Vineyard renewal reduces copper and zinc bioavailability and increases microbial diversity in southern Brazil17
Occurrence and distribution of poly-and perfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in a surface flow constructed wetland16
Vegetated roofs for managing stormwater quantity in cold climate16
The use of gabions as an eco-engineering approach to enhance estuarine fish habitats in urbanised waterways16
A review of the application of constructed wetlands (CWs) and their hydraulic, water quality and biological responses to changing hydrological conditions16
Using saline water drip irrigation and soil matric potential control for tree establishment in coastal saline soil16
Landslide susceptibility assessment using novel hybridized methods based on the support vector regression16
Adsorption and desorption of naphthalene in bioretention cells under cold climate conditions16
Using dredged sediments to support wetland plant development in a constructed delta lake16
Response of earthworm communities to soil engineering and soil isolation in urban landscapes16
The ecological benefits of adding topographic complexity to seawalls vary across estuarine gradients15
Soil carbon storage and its economic values of inland wetlands in Korea15
Increasing the resistance of Mediterranean extensive green roofs by using native plants from old roofs and walls15
Spatiotemporal soil water storage variation comparison between newly formed and untreated gully land sites under a land restoration project and associated implications on land management15
Development of a morphometric connectivity model to mitigate sediment derived from storm-driven shallow landslides15
Inactivation of phosphorus in a highly eutrophic pond using Zeofixer® to eliminate the free-floating aquatic plant (Spirodela polyrhiza)14
Urbanization affects plant species diversity of stormwater ponds in a large German city14
Passive restoration considerably improved the community structure, soil health and carbon stock in the Pine forests of Kashmir Himalaya, India14
Nutrient retention of newly restored wetlands receiving agricultural runoff in a temperate region of North America14
Fate of iron sulfide compounds following simulated wetland sediment deposition14
Seagrass as a nature-based solution for coastal protection14
Effect of lanthanum modified bentonite capping on control of sediment phosphorus and tungsten release14
Evaluation of bacterial community in constructed wetlands treating different sources of wastewater14
Dynamic responses of soil aggregate-associated organic carbon and nitrogen to different vegetation restoration patterns in an agro-pastoral ecotone in northern China14
Effects of hydrological regimes on soil seed banks in the Carex hummock in wetlands: Implications for restoration14
Inter-annual variation in movements and passage of seaward migrating European eels at a shrouded Archimedean screw pumping station14
Climbing ability of European pond turtles sharply declines on slopes steeper than 36°: Implications for shoreline management14
Capability of HYDRUS wetland module to simulate flow and nitrogen removal processes in pilot-scale treatment peatlands under frost and no-frost conditions14
Influence of the in-stream structures and parameters variation on transient storage14
Assessment of the contribution of Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) to urban resilience: application to the case study of Porto14
Marsh boundary degradation into open-water in living shorelines under high-energy conditions14
Microplastics in a horizontal subsurface flow constructed wetland: A Case Study of Denizli/Türkiye14
Hydromechanical behaviour of a slope reinforced by grass roots under rainfall conditions14
Revegetation type affected soil C, N, P stocks and stoichiometry in a reclaimed mine area in Shanxi province, China14
Significant association between soil dissolved organic matter and soil microbial communities following vegetation restoration in the Loess Plateau13
Effect of grazing exclusion on plant communities varies over time in a Tibetan alpine meadow13
Development of a full-scale cost effective mango peel biochar-sand filter based wastewater treatment chamber in Patharpratima in West Bengal13
The native - exotic plant choice in green roof design: Using a multicriteria decision framework to select plant tolerant species that foster beneficial arthropods13
Effects of restorative treatments confirmed in a restored pond13
Planting after shoreline cleanup treatment improves salt marsh vegetation recovery following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill13
Diversity and community composition of nirS-type denitrifying bacteria and ammonia-oxidizing archaea in biofilm samples attached to bio-substrate and abio-substrates in integrated ecological floating 13
Contribution of the root system of Cyperus papyrus and Pontederia sagittata to microplastic removal in floating treatment Wetlands in two urban ponds13
Nature-based mitigation of shoreline erosion risks in tidal marshes created by managed realignment vs. sediment nourishment13
Characteristics of bacterial communities in a rural river water restored by ecological floating beds with Oenathe javanica13
Numerical modelling of hydraulic efficiency and pollution transport in waste stabilization ponds13
Combined treatment of sludge from a wastewater treatment plant and wastewater from a stormwater basin in a Sludge Treatment Reed Bed System during >25 years13
Initiating and upscaling mussel reef establishment with life cycle informed restoration: Successes and future challenges13
Behavioural response of downstream migrating European eel (Anguilla anguilla) to electric fields under static and flowing water conditions13
Soil quality indicators are clearly plant species-specific: Implication for ecosystem management in a semi-arid landscape13
Is forest location more important than forest fragmentation for flood regulation?13
Corrigendum to “Divergent successional trajectories of soil seed bank and post-fire vegetation in a semiarid oak forest: implications for post-fire ecological restoration” [Ecological Engineering Vol 13
Green walls: A form of constructed wetland in green buildings13
Riparian restoration in sandy zones with alfalfa as pioneer plant in initial stage of soil and water bioengineering13
Carbon supplementation and bioaugmentation to improve denitrifying woodchip bioreactor performance under cold conditions13
An ecological water replenishment model of urban lake riparian plant restoration based on the groundwater–vegetation interactions13
Nature based solutions for winery wastewater valorisation13
Investigation of the potential of native wetland plants for removal of nutrients from synthetic stormwater and domestic wastewater13
A potential method using magnetically modified wheat straw biochars for soil Cd extraction13
Corrigendum to “Plant diversity and ecological potential of naturally colonizing vegetation for ecorestoration of fly ash disposal area” [Ecological Engineering 176 (2022) 106533]13
Nitrogen removal in vertical flow constructed wetlands: The influence of recirculation and partial saturation12
Combined effect of biochar addition and temperature on methane absorption of topsoil in a temperate forest, China12
Use of decomposition products of Pontederia crassipes Mart., Solms (water yacinth) for inhibition of cyanobacteria growth: A full-scale study12
Towards the reference ecosystems for quartzitic campo rupestre: Floristic composition and soil relationships12
Hydrodynamic modeling to evaluate the influence of inland navigation channel training works on fish habitats in the Upper Yellow River12
The role of limpets in biodiversity patterns and bioerosion on coastal infrastructure: Insights from Plymouth Breakwater12
Exploring key drivers of Chinese sturgeon spawning sites fragmentation in the Yangtze River: Insights into spawning window12
Guiding migrating salmonid smolts: Experimentally assessing the performance of angled and inclined screens with varying gap widths12
Assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of two fishways with vertical slot openings in an Alpine River (Toce River, northern Italy)12
Soil erosion control in tree plantations on steep slopes: Runoff water and sediment trapping efficiency of riparian grass buffer in mountainous humid tropics12
Forest eco-function restoration and its positive effects on biodiversity improvement in China's ecological conservation programs12
The ecological waterfront design for Bufo bankorensis by using artificial neural network methods12
Deflecting danger: The role of screen angles in fish impingement12
Eco-restoration of degraded lands through trees and grasses improves soil carbon sequestration and biological activity in tropical climates12
Inconsistent bioreceptivity of three mortar mixes in subtidal sites12
Rest grazing from the critical period of soil thawing promotes the propagation of Kobresia humilis in alpine meadow12
Ecosystem service supply and demand relationship and spatial identification of driving threshold in Loess Plateau of China12
Landscape analysis in a municipality in the arc of deforestation of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest12
Soil and Water Bioengineering (SWBE) in Africa: First experience and lessons-learned in Burundi12
Technosols made of urban wastes are suitable habitats for flora and soil macrofauna12
Potential of high-throughput eDNA sequencing of soil fungi and bacteria for monitoring ecological restoration in ultramafic substrates: The case study of the New Caledonian biodiversity hotspot12
The multidimensional influences of environmental factors on carbon storage: Evidence from Zagros Forests of Iran12
Plant growth and nutrient accumulation in Melaleuca quinquenervia and Cymbopogon citratus treating high strength sewage effluent in constructed wetland systems with biochar media12
From native status to functional traits: Rethinking plant selections in global bioretention guidelines12
Understanding how forest ecosystem services are affected by conservation practices and differences in elevation: A study in the Arasbaran biosphere reserve, Iran12
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Effectiveness of sand-fixing measures for restoration of vegetation and mitigation of wind erosion and deposition in a degraded sandy rangeland, northern China11
Unconfined fishway design, implementation, and assessment for the emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides) in the Upper Niagara River, New York11
Biogeochemical response of subtropical treatment wetlands to different flow conditions11
Effects of increasing complexity in biogeochemistry and hydrology on variability of total phosphorus concentration in models of a low flow subtropical wetland11
Experimental and numerical assessment of hydraulic characteristic of a new semi-frustum weir in the pool-weir fishway11
Contrasting two urban wetland parks created for improving habitat and downstream water quality11
Do ecological restoration programs reduce forest fragmentation? Case study of the Three Gorges Reservoir Area, China11
Optimization schemes to significantly improve the upstream migration of fish: A case study in the lower Yangtze River basin11
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A long-term case study indicates improvements in floodplain biodiversity after river restoration11
The influence of passive wedge-wire screen aperture and flow velocity on juvenile European eel exclusion, impingement and passage11
Do fishways stress fish? Assessment of physiological and hydraulic parameters of rainbow trout navigating a novel W-weir fishway11
Assessing performance of local materials for the treatment of dry weather flows in open drains: Results of semi-controlled field experiment research in Bangalore, India11
Restoration of riparian ecosystems posterior to tin mining in the Central Amazon: Restoration indicators and selection of suitable species for planting11
History and performance of the Everglades STA-3/4 periphyton-based stormwater treatment area (PSTA)11
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Evaluation of treatment performance for one constructed wetland in a Swedish forest – A case study with emphasis on brownification mitigation11
Characteristics and applications of hybrid constructed wetlands for low-polluted water: Cased in Bagong River of the Yellow River Watershed, China11
Blue carbon effects of mangrove restoration in subtropics where Spartina alterniflora invaded11
Enhancing the phytoremediation of petroleum-contaminated arid saline-alkali soil through irrigation-intercropping system combined with surfactants11
Dynamics of self-regulatory processes in a lowland river due to seasonal changes in certain hydro-ecological and water quality factors11
Effect of priming on Carex Schmidtii seed germination and seedling growth: Implications for tussock wetland restoration11
Overstorey-understorey interactions reveal trade-offs for achieving competing land-use goals in jarrah forest restored after bauxite mining: Initial prescription and targets affect restoration success11
Experiences of nature-based solutions for mitigating ship-induced erosion in confined coastal waters11
Spatiotemporal changes of forest vegetation after the implementation of a natural forest protection project and underlying driving factors: Case study of a typical natural secondary forest area in the11
Performance and ecological impacts of benthic barriers for the control of an invasive plant in a small urban lake11
Net export of E. coli from a constructed wetland treating agricultural drainage11
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Cobble substrate in a surface bypass reduces bypass acceptance by common roach Rutilus rutilus11
Identifying failure mechanisms of native riparian forest regeneration in a variable-width floodplain using a spatially-distributed riparian forest recruitment model11
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Taxonomic and functional diversity of bird communities in mining areas undergoing passive and active restoration in eastern Amazon11
Stormwater treatment areas of the Florida Everglades ecosystem: Science and applications – Everglades STAs special issue11
Pollutant removal performance of field scale dual-mode biofilters for stormwater, greywater, and groundwater treatment10
Long-term impact of zero-till residue management in post-rainy seasons after puddled rice and cropping intensification on weed seedbank, above-ground weed flora and crop productivity10
Biodiversity loss caused by subsurface pipe drainage is difficult to restore10
An evaluation of corn production within a Wetlaculture™ system at Buckeye Lake, Ohio10
The downstream migration success of Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) smolts through natural and impounded standing waters10
Prediction and valuation of ecosystem service based on land use/land cover change: A case study of the Pearl River Delta10
Micro topography, organic amendments and an erosion control product for reclamation of waste materials at an arctic diamond mine10
Seasonal changes in tree foliage and litterfall composition at reclaimed and unreclaimed post-mining sites10
Does the high density of Psychotria shrubs in the understory influence the natural regeneration of trees?10
Rock fishways: Natural designs for an engineered world10
Mycorrhiza fungi application as a successful tool for worldwide mine land restoration: Current state of knowledge and the way forward10
Ecological performances of exotic and native woody species on coal mine spoil in Indian dry tropical region10
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Sediment analysis and modelling based approach for optimal allocation of riverine sandbar for socio economic benefits10
Constructed wetlands for the treatment of combined sewer overflow upstream of centralized wastewater treatment plants10
Restoration effects of sediment supply by sediment sluicing dam operations on macroinvertebrate assemblages in the Mimi River, Japan10
An efficient fish migration modeling method integrating the random forest and Eulerian–Lagrangian–agent method for vertical slot fishways10
Bigger than expected: Species- and size-specific passage of fish through hydropower screens10
Nature-based solutions to mitigate early marsh-edge erosion in a coastal wetland10
Comparative analysis of bioretention design strategies for urban runoff infiltration: a critical overview10
The effects of large-scale breakwaters on shoreline vegetation10
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