@article{fdi:010071912, title = {{F}low intermittence and ecosystem services in rivers of the {A}nthropocene}, author = {{D}atry, {T}hibault and {B}oulton, {A}. {J}. and {B}onada, {N}. and {F}ritz, {K}. and {L}eigh, {C}. and {S}auquet, {E}. and {T}ockner, {K}. and {H}ugueny, {B}ernard and {D}ahm, {C}. {N}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {1. {I}ntermittent rivers and ephemeral streams ({IRES}) are watercourses that cease flow at some point in time and space. {A}rguably {E}arth's most widespread type of flowing water, {IRES} are expanding where {A}nthropocenic climates grow drier and human demands for water escalate. 2. {H}owever, {IRES} have attracted far less research than perennial rivers and are undervalued by society, jeopardizing their restoration or protection. {P}rovision of ecosystem services by {IRES} is especially poorly understood, hindering their integration into management plans in most countries. 3. {W}e conceptualize how flow intermittence governs ecosystem service provision and transfers at local and river-basin scales during flowing, non-flowing and dry phases. {E}ven when dry or not flowing, {IRES} perform multiple ecosystem services that complement those of nearby perennial rivers. 4. {S}ynthesis and applications. {C}onceptualizing how flow intermittence in rivers and streams governs ecosystem services has applied a socio-ecological perspective for validating the ecosystem services of intermittent rivers and ephemeral streams. {T}his can be applied at all flow phases and in assessing impacts of altered flow intermittence on rivers and their ecosystem services in the {A}nthropocene.}, keywords = {{A}nthropocene ; biodiversity ; climate change ; conservation ; ecosystem services ; ephemeral streams ; flow management ; intermittent rivers ; management ; rivers}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {A}pplied {E}cology}, volume = {55}, numero = {1}, pages = {353--364}, ISSN = {0021-8901}, year = {2018}, DOI = {10.1111/1365-2664.12941}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071912}, }