Institution: Politechnical University of Valencia & University of Lleida
Semester Course: 1st 
Credits: 2 ECTS
Prerequisites:
Lecturers: F. Martínez Capel and Jorge Alcazar Montero
Web Site: www.udl.es

1. Objectives:
   • To know the principles of river ecosystem functioning and the main techniques and methods for studying the composition, structure, and function of freshwater ecosystems 
   • To know the methods and techniques actually in use for environmental flow assessments, including the field methods and analysis evolved in the physical habitat simulation 
   • To know the main engineering techniques for river rehabilitation and restoration
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2. Programme topics:
   1. Introduction to River Ecology
      • Unit 1- Basis of fluvial ecology
      • Unit2- Biota of the Iberian fluvial ecosystems
   2. Principles of River Rehabilitation
      • Unit3- River Rehabilitation and Restoration. Introduction
      • Unit4- Physical Rehabilitation and Creation of river channels. Guidelines
   3. Monitoring the aquatic environment
      • Unit5- Survey techniques in fluvial ecosystems
   4. Environmental flows
      • Unit6- Environmental Flow Regimes. Methods. Application of the physical habitat simulation and spatial analysis of habitat configuration.
   5. Techniques for banks and in-channel enhancements
      • Unit7- Banks stabilization and revegetation
3. Assessment:
   Course requirements include a course project (30%), a final exam (60%) and other activities related (e.g., field trip and others, 10%)