The Thames: Arresting Ecosystem Decline and Building Back Better

The Thames is an iconic river of cultural and historical importance. A cyclical process deterioration during the last two centuries, followed by technology-driven restorations, including major sanitation projects with a third currently underway, has produced detrimental effects on ecosystem. This paper overviews ecology, pollution other anthropogenic pressures, which lead to biodiversity loss proliferation non-native, pollution-tolerant species. article further reviews past current management, sampling assessments trends provides objective overview remediation, restoration monitoring needs, practices research gaps. Here, we argue that work, if maladapted, can be ineffective in improving resilience or have unexpected side make matters worse rather than better. We explain need for broader view management consideration species transplants achieving overall sustainability against backdrop accelerating change Anthropocene.