Assessment and Research of River Restoration Processes in Regulated Streams of Southeastern Lithuania

摘要

The article deals with the auto-naturalization problems of regulated streams in Lithuania. Research on such streams overgrown with woody vegetation was conducted in the Neris River basin in the Baltic Highlands. We chose to investigate the most urbanized rough terrain area of southeastern Lithuania. The regulated streams found in this area include stretches with a relatively high reserve of hydraulic conductivity. Therefore, with reference to the Water Framework Directive for improving the ecological situation, we assessed the possibilities of promoting the naturalization process.