Restoration efforts should be built on a sound foundation of research and planning. The following are stream-related resources of interest from the scientific community.
- Where Rivers are Born: The Scientific Imperative for Defending Small Streams and Wetlands (American Rivers) (2007)
Journal Articles Evaluating the Utility of Different Stream Mitigation Indicators
- Fritz, Johnson and Walters. (2008). Physical indicators of hydrologic permanence in forested headwater streams.
- Fritz et al. (2009). Can bryophytes be used to characterize hydrologic permanence in forested headwater streams?
- Johnson et al. (2009). Larval salamanders and channel geomorphology are indicators of hydrologic permanence in forested headwater streams.