Hydropower impacts on riverine biodiversity
Hydropower is a rapidly develo** and globally important source of renewable electricity.
Globally, over 60% of rivers longer than 500 km are already fragmented and thousands of …
Globally, over 60% of rivers longer than 500 km are already fragmented and thousands of …
The recovery of European freshwater biodiversity has come to a halt
Owing to a long history of anthropogenic pressures, freshwater ecosystems are among the
most vulnerable to biodiversity loss. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment …
most vulnerable to biodiversity loss. Mitigation measures, including wastewater treatment …
Species mixing improves soil properties and enzymatic activities in Chinese fir plantations: A meta-analysis
It is becoming a tendency for multispecies plantations to be promoted worldwide to enhance
carbon sequestration and provide better ecosystem services. Soil physicochemical …
carbon sequestration and provide better ecosystem services. Soil physicochemical …
A synthesis of land use impacts on stream biodiversity across metrics and scales
While land use intensification is a major driver of biodiversity change in streams, the nature
of such changes, and at which scales they occur, have not been synthesized. To synthesize …
of such changes, and at which scales they occur, have not been synthesized. To synthesize …
Flow regulation by dams impacts more than land use on water quality and benthic communities in high-gradient streams in a semi-arid region
MR Calderon, CA Almeida, MB Jofré… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In semi-arid regions, water policy has strongly promoted the construction of water reservoirs
with little or no consideration for their ecological consequences. In order to quantify the effect …
with little or no consideration for their ecological consequences. In order to quantify the effect …
River ecosystem endangerment from climate change-driven regulated flow regimes
Major threats of freshwater systems are river damming and habitat degradation, further
amplified by climate change, another major driver of biodiversity loss. This study aims to …
amplified by climate change, another major driver of biodiversity loss. This study aims to …
[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of reservoir-induced ecological flow with consideration of ecological responses to multiple hydrological alterations: a case study in the Feiyun …
S Zhu, Z Dong, S Wu, G Fu, Z Li, J Meng, Y Shao… - Ecological …, 2023 - Elsevier
With rapid economic and social development, human activities, such as the construction of
reservoirs, have satisfied many needs. However, these activities have also caused changes …
reservoirs, have satisfied many needs. However, these activities have also caused changes …
Responses of macroinvertebrate functional trait structure to river damming: From within-river to basin-scale patterns
Revealing how aquatic organisms respond to dam impacts is essential for river
biomonitoring and management. Traditional examinations of dam impacts on …
biomonitoring and management. Traditional examinations of dam impacts on …
Influence of river regulation and instream habitat on invertebrate assemblage'structure and function
Dams modify geomorphology, water quantity, quality and timing of stream flows affecting
ecosystem functioning and aquatic biota. In this study, we addressed the structural and …
ecosystem functioning and aquatic biota. In this study, we addressed the structural and …
Differential impacts of small hydropower plants on macroinvertebrate communities upstream and downstream under ecological flow
Z Lin, X Qi, M Li, Y Duan, H Gao, G Liu, S Khan… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydropower dams influence freshwater biodiversity by altering river flow patterns and
habitat conditions. With the global surge in small hydropower plants (SHPs), their impacts on …
habitat conditions. With the global surge in small hydropower plants (SHPs), their impacts on …