River Restoration: Monitoring Effects and Methods

This lecture by the instructor Robin Schroff focuses on river restoration, specifically on monitoring the effects of restoration efforts using indicators such as habitat diversity, bank structure, water depth, flow velocity, and substrate composition. The lecture covers the methodology of assessing river health, the importance of habitat diversity for biodiversity, and the legal framework for river restoration in Switzerland. Schroff also introduces a digital mapping tool for field data collection and guides students through an exercise evaluating data from a river restoration project. The lecture emphasizes the need for efficient monitoring methods to accelerate and improve restoration efforts, especially in the face of climate change.