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 …
Measures to safeguard and restore river connectivity
Freshwater connectivity and the associated flow regime are critical components of the health
of freshwater ecosystems. When freshwater ecosystems are fragmented, the movements …
of freshwater ecosystems. When freshwater ecosystems are fragmented, the movements …
A freshwater perspective on the United Nations decade for ecosystem restoration
Globally, ecosystems have suffered from anthropogenic stressors as we enter the sixth mass
extinction within the Anthropocene. In response, the UN has declared 2020–2030 the …
extinction within the Anthropocene. In response, the UN has declared 2020–2030 the …
Long-term data show alarming decline of majority of fish species in a Lower Mekong basin fishery
Overexploitation, habitat fragmentation, and flow alteration are major threats to freshwater
biodiversity that can lead to fisheries collapse and species extinction. These threats are …
biodiversity that can lead to fisheries collapse and species extinction. These threats are …
Influences of multiple anthropogenic disturbances coupled with a tailings dam rupture on spatiotemporal variation in fish assemblages of a tropical river
The Mariana disaster, resulting from the rupture of the Fundão tailings storage facility (TSF)
in 2015, was a large‐scale environmental disaster that drastically affected the entire channel …
in 2015, was a large‐scale environmental disaster that drastically affected the entire channel …
[HTML][HTML] Global concerns related to water biology and security: The need for language and policies that safeguard living resources versus those that dilute scientific …
Increasingly, scientists and non-scientists, especially employees of government agencies,
tend to use weak or equivocal language when making statements related to science policy …
tend to use weak or equivocal language when making statements related to science policy …
[HTML][HTML] Seasonal and Size-Related Fish Microhabitat Use Upstream and Downstream from Small Hydropower Plants
Hydropower can have significant impacts on riverine ecosystems due to hydropeaking (ie,
artificial rapid and short-term fluctuations in water flow and water levels downstream and …
artificial rapid and short-term fluctuations in water flow and water levels downstream and …
[HTML][HTML] Sensor Fish Deployments at the Xayaburi Hydropower Plant: Measurements and Simulations
P Romero-Gomez, T Poomchaivej, R Razdan… - Water, 2024 - mdpi.com
Fish protection is a priority in regions with ongoing and planned development of hydropower
production, like the Mekong River system. The evaluation of the effects of turbine passage …
production, like the Mekong River system. The evaluation of the effects of turbine passage …
State of the Art in Designing Fish-Friendly Turbines: Concepts and Performance Indicators
The expanding role of renewable energy sources in the electricity market share implies the
increasing role of hydropower and the exploitation of unharnessed hydraulic potential, in the …
increasing role of hydropower and the exploitation of unharnessed hydraulic potential, in the …
Feasibility study for test rig assessments of fish passage conditions in a Kaplan turbine
The assessment of fish passage conditions in hydroelectric turbines consists of identifying
and quantifying physical magnitudes leading to increased risks of injury of fish passing …
and quantifying physical magnitudes leading to increased risks of injury of fish passing …