Supporting Information Dolédec et al. " The generality of changes in the trait composition of fish and invertebrate communities after flow restoration in a large river (French Rhône)ect" Fig. S1 Observed (standardized; see methods) versus predicted (standardized; see methods) changes in life history (a-f), morphology (g-h), locomotion and dispersal (i-j), and biology and physiology (k-l) trait-category-weighted log-densities in the restored reaches for invertebrate modelled taxa in the main channels with (a) maximum number of descendants per reproductive cycle, (b) reproduction types, (c) maximum potential size, (d) life duration of adults, (e) reproductive techniques, (f) maximum number of reproductive cycles per year, (g) body flexibility of aquatic stages, (h) body form of aquatic stages, (i) dissemination potential (j), locomotion and attachment to substrate of aquatic stages, (k) feeding habits, (l) respiration types of aquatic stages [code for categories includes three letters (see Table 2 for acronyms) and "c" for the Chautagne reach or "p" for the Pierre-Bénite reach]. The line (dashed) of perfect agreement is shown. 5 (a) 5 5 4 4 4 3 3 3 2 2 nd2-c 2 nd3-c nd1-c nd2-p 0 nd4-p nd1-p nd3-p -1 nd4-c 1 1 0 -1 -2 -2 -2 -1 5 observed (d) 0 1 2 3 4 5 (b) 4 1 0 ld5-p ld3-p ld4-p ld1-p ld1-c -2 -1 5 ega-c ld4-c ld2-c ld3-c ld2-p ld5-c 0 1 -1 3 4 (e) 5 two-c 2 1 1 1 -2 -2 -1 5 0 1 2 -2 3 4 5 (c) s2-c 3 2 0 bot-c sin-p sin-c -2 -1 5 4 two-p bot-p 0 1 -1 -2 2 3 4 5 (f) 4 4 3 3 plu-c 2 1 -1 -2 -2 s4-c -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 0 1 2 1 2 3 4 3 4 5 str-c fla-c fla-p -2 -1 5 (i) 5 0 1 2 3 (j) 4 5 clg-c 2 ds1-c ds4-c ds3-c ds1-p ds4-p ds2-p ds3-p 0 1 swr-p clg-p swr-c 0 swo-p clb-c clb-p swo-c bur-p -1 spr-p bur-cspr-c -2 ds2-c 1 2 3 4 5 (k) -2 -1 5 0 1 2 3 4 5 (l) 4 3 ffp-c scr-c gil-c 2 1 ffa-p -1 shr-p shr-c -2 0 str-p -2 0 dep-c uni-p plu-p sem-c -2 -1 -1 1 uni-c 0 sem-p cyl-p 0 sph-p lof-p 2 1 s1-c s5-p s3-p s5-c s1-p s3-c -1 s4-p s2-p 0 nof-p nof-c lof-c hif-p -2 -1 5 cyl-c sph-c 1 3 3 2 -1 2 4 3 0 3 hif-c 4 2 (h) 4 -2 -1 5 3 egt-c ega-p egt-p bud-p egp-p egv-p -1 egf-p bud-c 5 -2 2 4 0 egv-c (g) gil-p aer-c teg-c aer-p pla-p teg-p -1 pla-c ffp-pscr-p 0 pie-p pre-p dep-p pre-c pie-c -2 -1 0 1 2 -2 3 4 5 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 predicted 1 Fig. S2 Observed (standardized; see methods) versus predicted (standardized; see methods) changes in life history (a-l), morphology (m-p), locomotion and dispersal (q-s), and biology and physiology (t-u) trait-category-weighted log-densities in the restored reaches for fish modelled species in the main channels with (a) age at maturity, (b) maximum number of descendants per reproductive cycle, (c) egg size, (d) relative fecundity, (e) growth rate, (f) length of breeding season (g) length at maturity, (h) longevity, (i) reproductive type, (j) maximum number of reproductive cycles per individual, (k) reproduction guild, (l) maximum potential size, (m) body form, (n) minimum drag coefficient, (o) shape coefficient, (p) swimming coefficient, (q) attachment to substrate, (r) upstream migration of adults, (s) drift dispersal by fry, (t) respiration type and (u) feeding habits [code for categories includes three letters (see Table 3) and "c" for the Chautagne reach, "b" for the Belley reach or "p" for the Pierre-Bénite reach]. The line (dashed) of perfect agreement is shown. 2 2 1 am3-c (a)am2-c am1-c am4-p am4-c am3-b am1-p am3-p am2-b am4-b am2-p am1-b 0 -1 1 (b) nd2-c 2 nd3-c nd3-p nd1-c 0 -1 nd2-p nd1-p nd3-b nd1-b nd2-b 1 0 (c) es3-c es3-p es1-c es4-c es4-p es2-b es2-c es4-b es1-p es3-b es1-b es2-p 2 1 -1 -1 -2 -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 2 1 (e) gr2-c gr1-c gr3-p gr3-c gr1-b gr1-p gr3-b gr2-b gr2-p 0 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 2 1 (f) lb2-c lb3-p lb1-c lb3-c lb3-b lb1-p lb1-b lb2-b lb2-p 0 -1 -1 2 1 0 -1 sm2-c (g) sm3-p sm4-c sm2-b sm4-b sm4-p sm1-c sm2-p sm3-c sm3-b sm1-b sm1-p 2 1 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 2 1 0 (i) 2 egp-c ega-c egf-b egp-b egf-c egf-p ega-p egp-p ega-b -1 1 (j) rc5-c rc5-p rc1-c rc4-c rc1-b rc3-c rc1-p rc2-p rc5-b rc2-c rc2-b rc4-p rc4-b rc3-p rc3-b 0 -1 2 1 0 (k) lit-c -1 2 phy-c cat-c phy-p phy-b lit-p lit-b cat-p ost-p ari-p cat-b ari-b ost-b ari-c ost-c 1 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 2 1 (m) str-c cyl-c str-p cyl-p 0 -1 2 fla-p fla-c fla-b 1 (n) cd2-c cd1-c cd2-p 0 cyl-b str-b 2 cd2-b cd1-p -1 1 (o) sh3-c sh1-p sh3-p 0 2 sh4-c sh4-b sh4-p sh2-bsh1-b sh2-p 1 0 sh3-b -2 -2 -2 -3 -3 -3 -3 -4 -4 -4 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 (q) 1 2 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 noa-c att-c opa-c opa-b att-p opa-p noa-p noa-batt-b -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 (r) 1 2 da2-c da1-c da3-c da4-c da3-p da4-p da2-p da3-b da4-b da1-p da2-b da1-b -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 (p) sw1-p sw1-c sw2-c sw2-p 1 2 sw3-c sw3-p sw3-b sw2-b sw1-b -4 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 s2-p s4-c s1-p s4-b s4-p s1-b s1-c s3-b s2-b -1 -2 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 s3-c s3-p s2-c -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 sh1-c sh2-c -1 cd1-b (l) 1 2 -4 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 ld2-b -1 -2 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 ld2-p 0 -2 1 2 1 2 ld3-c ld4-b ld3-p ld1-p ld4-c ld1-b ld4-p ld1-c ld3-b ld2-c -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 -2 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 rf1-p rf1-b rf1-c -4 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 (h) -1 -2 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 rf2-b rf2-p rf3-b rf3-c 0 -2 1 2 rf3-p -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 -3 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 rf2-c -4 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 (d) 0 -3 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 observed 2 (s) 1 2 df3-c df4-c df4-b df4-pdf3-p df2-b df3-b df2-c df1-c df2-p df1-p df1-b -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 (t) 1 2 gil-c gil-p aer-b aer-c aer-p gil-b -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 (u) om-c in-c hb-p om-b om-p hb-bhb-c in-p in-b pr-p pr-c pk-b pk-p pk-c pr-b -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 predicted 3 Fig. S3 Observed (standardized; see method) versus predicted (standardized; see method) changes in life history (a-f), morphology (g-h), locomotion and dispersal (i-j), and biology and physiology (k-l) trait-category-weighted log-densities in the restored reaches for invertebrate modelled taxa in the floodplain channels [see Fig. S1 for further details; code for categories includes three letters (see Table 2 for acronyms)]. The line (dashed) of perfect agreement is shown. (a) 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 (d) nd1-r nd2-r nd3-r nd4-r -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 observed (b) 5 4 ega-r 3 2 bud-r 1 egp-r 0 egv-r egt-r -1 egf-r -2 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 (c) 5 4 s3-r 3 2 1 s2-r s1-r 0 s4-r s5-r -1 -2 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 (g) 5 4 ld5-r 3 2 ld4-r ld2-r 1 0 ld1-r -1 ld3-r -2 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 (e) 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 (h) hif-r nof-r lof-r -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 fla-r 4 3 2 sph-r 1 0 str-r cyl-r -1 -2 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 (i) bot-r sin-r 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 two-r -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 (f) 5 4 3 ds3-r 2 ds1-r 1 0 ds2-r ds4-r -1 -2 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 (j) 5 4 clg-r 3 spr-r 2 1 bur-r 0 swo-r clb-r -1 swr-r -2 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 (k) 5 uni-r 4 3 2 1 0 sem-r plu-r -1 -2 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 scr-r 2 pie-r 1 shr-r ffa-r 0 pre-r ffp-r -1 dep-r -2 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 (l) teg-r gil-r pla-r aer-r -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 predicted 4