Influence of the Three Gorges Dam on the transport and sorting of coarse and fine sediments downstream of the dam

Y Yang, J Zheng, L Zhu, H Zhang, J Wang - Journal of Hydrology, 2022 - Elsevier
River hydrology and geomorphology are largely influenced by human activities. The
operation of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD), which is the largest global hydropower project …

Rapid changes to global river suspended sediment flux by humans

EN Dethier, CE Renshaw, FJ Magilligan - Science, 2022 - science.org
Rivers support indispensable ecological functions and human health and infrastructure. Yet
limited river sampling hinders our understanding of consequential changes to river systems …

Map** the world's free-flowing rivers

G Grill, B Lehner, M Thieme, B Geenen, D Tickner… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Free-flowing rivers (FFRs) support diverse, complex and dynamic ecosystems globally,
providing important societal and economic services. Infrastructure development threatens …

From the headwater to the delta: A synthesis of the basin-scale sediment load regime in the Changjiang River

L Guo, N Su, I Townend, ZB Wang, C Zhu, X Wang… - Earth-Science …, 2019 - Elsevier
Many large rivers in the world delivers decreasing sediment loads to coastal oceans owing
to reductions in sediment yield and disrupted sediment deliver. Understanding the sediment …

Response of streamflow and sediment variability to cascade dam development and climate change in the Sai Gon Dong Nai River basin

BQ Nguyen, D Van Binh, TND Tran, SA Kantoush… - Climate Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
Future changes in streamflow and sediment, influenced by anthropogenic activities and
climate change, have a crucial role in watershed management. This study aimed to quantify …

Hindcasting harmful algal bloom risk due to land-based nutrient pollution in the Eastern Chinese coastal seas

H Wang, AF Bouwman, J Van Gils, L Vilmin… - Water Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Harmful algal blooms (HABs) have been increasing in frequency, areal extent and duration
due to the large increase in nutrient inputs from land-based sources to coastal seas, and …

Riverine transport and water-sediment exchange of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) along the middle-lower Yangtze River, China

Z Zhao, X Gong, L Zhang, M **, Y Cai… - Journal of Hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
We examined the riverine transport of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) based on
their spatial-temporal distributions in water and sediments from the mainstream along the …

Long-term (1980–2015) changes in net anthropogenic phosphorus inputs and riverine phosphorus export in the Yangtze River basin

M Hu, Y Liu, Y Zhang, H Shen, M Yao, RA Dahlgren… - Water Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Quantitative information on long-term net anthropogenic phosphorus inputs (NAPI) and its
relationship with riverine phosphorus (P) export are critical for develo** sustainable and …

[HTML][HTML] Sedimentation and its response to management strategies of the Three Gorges Reservoir, Yangtze River, China

S Ren, B Zhang, WJ Wang, Y Yuan, C Guo - Catena, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract The Three Gorges Dam (TGD), on the upper valley of the Yangtze River, China, is
the largest water conservancy and power generation project in the world. Problematic …

Role of delta‐front erosion in sustaining salt marshes under sea‐level rise and fluvial sediment decline

SL Yang, X Luo, S Temmerman… - Limnology and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Accelerating sea‐level rise and decreasing riverine sediment supply are widely considered
to lead to global losses of deltaic marshes and their valuable ecosystem services. However …