Meeting the challenges of urban river habitat restoration

Developing a methodology for the River Thames through central London

Bibliographic Data

ID8361941
AuthorsRichard A Francis (0000-0002-4598-0861, King's College London, corresponding author), Robert A Francis, Simon P G Hoggart, Simon Hoggart (0000-0002-9552-5912, King's College London, corresponding author), Angela M Gurnell (0000-0002-7249-8202, King's College London, corresponding author), Chris Coode
Year2008
Volume40
Issue4
Pages435-445
Publication date2008-12-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueArea (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0004-0894 • E-ISSN: 1475-4762
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1475-4762.2008.00826.x
OpenAlexW2024681390
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited40

The River Thames is a heavily engineered urban system in recovery, though absence of habitat in the reaches through central London has restricted recovery in this area, making habitat creation or improvement a restoration priority. Here we discuss the pre‐disturbance Thames, its current ecological status, and then present a methodology for establishing habitat restoration potential through central London. Habitats primarily supporting ecological communities include inter‐tidal foreshore and artificial structures, and novel techniques for improving these habitats are under development. It is hoped that such approaches along the Thames will provide a template for habitat creation along other large urban rivers

Biology · Disturbance (geology) · Environmental resource management · Geography · Habitat · Intertidal zone · Restoration Ecology · Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics · Ecology · Environmental Science · Fish Ecology and Management Studies · Geology · Hydrology and Sediment Transport Processes