Much effort, little success: causes for the low ecological efficacy of restoration measures in German surface waters

Abstract Background For more than 20 years, restoration measures have been conducted on watercourses in Germany to increase habitat diversity and thus promote biodiversity. However, their ecological efficacy often proved to be limited. While some studies report an increase in species diversity, othe...

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Main Authors: Denise Jasmin Brettschneider, Taschina Spring, Moritz Blumer, Lukas Welge, Andrea Dombrowski, Ulrike Schulte-Oehlmann, Andrea Sundermann, Matthias Oetken, Jörg Oehlmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-04-01
Series:Environmental Sciences Europe
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00736-1