Biological invasions are a global threat to biodiversity especially for aquatic resources. The distribution of alien species is associated with human activities; therefore, exotic tend accumulate near big urban areas through different invasion vectors such as ballast water, hull fouling, aquarium and pet releases. Rhine River region one the most economically important in Europe. Around 60 milli...

River dunes are wavelike features in sandy riverbeds that move slowly a downstream direction. These bedforms shaped by the interaction between flowing water and sand grains at riverbed. Understanding river dune dynamics is essential to determine sediment transport optimize maintenance. Earlier research mainly focused on during high flows; therefore, low-flow hardly understood. In this study, we...

Within impounded sections of the rivers Rhine and Meuse, epibenthic macroinvertebrate communities are impoverished and dominated by non-native invasive species such as the zebra mussel (Dreissena polymorpha) and quagga mussel (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis). In the winter of 2012 management of the water-level resulted in a low-water event in the River Nederrijn, but not in the River Meuse. Lo...

Knowledge of patterns genetic diversity in populations threatened species is vital for their effective conservation. However, destructive sampling should be avoided so as not to additionally increase the risk local population extinction. We exclusively used beetle remains and beetles collected after death analyze regional variation endangered flightless longhorn Iberodorcadion fuliginator borde...

In bifurcating rivers, an intervention aimed at flood risk reduction may trigger a change in discharge distribution and thus influence water levels throughout the entire river system. This article aims assessing impact of interventions on system-wide levels, explicitly accounting for range discharges model parameter uncertainty. An idealized 1D with dimensions Dutch Rhine River is used. The res...