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Size-structured habitat selection by arapaima in floodplain lakes of the lower Amazon

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Monitoring framework to evaluate effectiveness of aquatic and floodplain habitat restoration activities for native fish along the Willamette River, northwestern Oregon

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Aquatic habitats in relation to river flow in the Apalachicola River floodplain, Florida

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Spatial patterns of aquatic habitat richness in the Upper Mississippi River floodplain, USA

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Floodplains provide important amphibian habitat despite multiple ecological threats

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Ord's kangaroo rats living in floodplain habitats: Factors contributing to habitat attraction

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In Floodplains, Protecting People Can Also Improve Habitat Health

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Survey results for yellow-billed Cuckoo occupancy and nesting in xeroriparian habitat in southeastern Arizona from 2013 through 2020

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Effects of flow regulation and drought on geomorphology and floodplain habitat along the Colorado River in Canyonlands National Park, Utah

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Breeding population density and habitat use of Swainson's warblers in a Georgia floodplain forest

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Effects of flow regulation on shallow-water habitat dynamics and floodplain connectivity

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S70. Understanding geomorphic processes of the Upper Mississippi and Illinois rivers to support natural resource decision-making

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Amphibian Occupancy in Chehalis River Floodplain

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Assemblage patterns of fish functional groups relative to habitat connectivity and conditions in floodplain lakes

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Hydrologic conditions, habitat characteristics, and occurrence of fishes in the Apalachicola River floodplain, Florida; second annual report of progress, October 1993-September 1994

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Mapping stream and floodplain geomorphometry with the Floodplain and Channel Evaluation Tool

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Managing the Mississippi River floodplain: Achieving ecological benefits requires more than hydrological connection to the river: Chapter

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video thumbnail: Longitudinal connection and habitat rehabilitation, Tryon Creek, Portland, Oregon

Longitudinal connection and habitat rehabilitation, Tryon Creek, Portland, Oregon

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Aquatic vegetation responses to island construction (habitat restoration) in a large floodplain river

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Webinar title slide reading "Setting Habitat Protection and Restoration Priorities in a Warming World: Lessons From Wyoming"

Setting Habitat Protection and Restoration Priorities in a Warming World: Lessons from Wyoming

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video thumbnail: Connecting flood management and salmon habitat improvement, Johnson Creek Schweitzer Natural Area, Portland, Oregon

Connecting flood management and salmon habitat improvement, Johnson Creek Schweitzer Natural Area, Portland, Oregon

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A comparison of avian communities and habitat characteristics in floodplain forests associated with valley plugs and unchannelized streams

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Floodplain forest loss and changes in forest community composition and structure in the upper Mississippi River: A wildlife habitat at risk

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Rehabilitating urban streams for salmon habitat improvement, Johnson Creek Schweitzer Natural Area, Portland, Oregon

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video thumbnail: Recreating baseflow channels, Howards Branch, Baltimore, Maryland

Recreating baseflow channels, Howards Branch, Baltimore, Maryland

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Habitat relationships and nest site characteristics of cavity-nesting birds in cottonwood floodplains

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River Geomorphology, Sediment Storage, Sandbar and Campsite Monitoring in Grand Canyon

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Aquatic habitats in relation to river flow in the Apalachicola River floodplain, Florida

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A small proportion of breeders drive American bullfrog invasion of the Yellowstone River floodplain, Montana

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Importance of floodplain connectivity to fish populations in the Apalachicola River, Florida

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