# Stream restoration improves biodiversity but not necessarily ecosystem functioning

- Source: Phys.org
- Published: 2026-10-22T20:50:01+00:00
- Category: Science
- Original: https://phys.org/news/2026-10-stream-biodiversity-necessarily-ecosystem-functioning.html
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/stream-restoration-improves-biodiversity-but-not-necessarily-ecosystem-e6fbd4/

The EU Nature Restoration Regulation adopted in 2024 establishes the restoration of ecosystem functions as an objective of stream restoration. But can conventional measures that focus primarily on restoring the physical structure of rivers and streams fulfill this task?

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