Does river restoration result in improved environmental heterogeneity?

Rivers can shape diverse landscapes, determine the spatial connectivity of river and terrestrial life, provide a variety resources services. are often over-bound due to need for flood control irrigation. affected by human disturbance require restoration improve ecosystem services they provide. Environmental heterogeneity is generally considered be non-uniform variation environmental elements in space and/or time. The relationship between variability physical characteristics restored rivers biological communities environment highly complex feedback, studying summarising changes following help refine methodologies monitoring outcomes. This study highlights geomorphology ecology, demonstrates feasibility necessity incorporating indicators into outcome evaluation systems at three levels: hydrological, geomorphological ecological.