How to restore riverbanks in natural ecosystems with many people using ecological services at the same time?
Pedro Joaquín Gutiérrez-Yurrita Most of Mexico is not a territory characterized by great rivers, but rather, for temporary creeks and rivers with permanent riverbeds but with big seasonal fluctuations. The hydroperiod in these zones are very important, being outlined a rapid phase of rise, a period of stabilization of currents with big flows, a phase of water decrease that is very slow and finally, a period in which the river has very few water and slow current. These fluctuations are difficult to predict and rarely are similar in ecological spirals at a short time, for what the use of the river bank, riparian and flow resources is chaotic and disordered. Local populations composed in many cases by indigenous communities are the owners of the land and by law, of the natural resources of the land. So they are using their resources as much as they can. In addition, the rivers in better condition of conservation, including his hydrological basin, are located in places with many social pro
