Water temperature is one of the main abiotic factors affecting the structure and functioning of
aquatic ecosystems and its alteration can have important effects on biological communities …

Hydroelectric power plants managed in response to sub-daily changes of the electricity
market undergo rapid variations of turbine discharge, entailing quickly fluctuating water …

Flow is a major driver of processes sha** physical habitat in streams and a major
determinant of biotic composition. Flow fiuctuations play an important role in the survival and …

The accumulation of fine sediments in rivers is a pernicious problem with wide‐ranging
consequences for the healthy functioning of rivers throughout the world. It is linked to a …

River water temperature is a key control of many physical and bio-chemical processes in
river systems, which theoretically depends on multiple factors. Here, four different machine …

Hydropower plants are an important source of renewable energy. In the near future, high-
head storage hydropower plants will gain further importance as a key element of large-scale …

A characterization of short-term changes in river flow is essential for understanding the
ecological effects of hydropower plants, which operate by turning the turbines on or off to …

This article proposes and demonstrates a new classification system of fish population level
effects of hydropeaking operations in rivers. The classification of impacts is developed along …

Sudden instream releases of hypolimnetic water from hydropower plants [ie hydropeaking
(HP)] can cause abrupt temperature variations [ie thermopeaking (TP)], typically on a daily …

Storage hydropower plants, which are an important component of energy production in
Switzerland, can lead to hydro‐and thermopeaking, affecting river habitats and organisms …