Abstract Wetlands (rivers, lakes, bogs, etc.), the biodiversity hotspots, provide habitats for
biology on Earth and play an important role in biodiversity protection around the world …

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 …

River-floodplain ecosystems (RFEs) provide multiple ecosystem services. However, their
importance may be underestimated because they are not summarized yet. In this paper, we …

Temperature is critical in regulating virtually all biological functions in fish. Low temperature
stress (cold shock/stress) is an often‐overlooked challenge that many fish face as a result of …

Freshwater capture fisheries are globally essential for food security and aquatic biodiversity
conservation. The Yangtze River Basin is the third longest and one of the most human …

Dams have made great contributions to human society, facilitating flood control, power
generation, ship**, agriculture, and industry. However, the construction of dams greatly …

Demands on freshwater for human use are increasing globally, but water resource
development (WRD) has substantial downstream impacts on fisheries and ecosystems. Our …

River damming has brought great benefits to flood mitigation, energy and food production,
and will continue to play a significant role in global energy supply, particularly in Asia, Africa …

Dam construction alters flow regimes and can change the composition of aquatic
communities. Using data from three Brazilian hydrographic basins, we tested the hypothesis …

Dams have fragmented rivers and threatened aquatic biodiversity globally. However, the
findings regarding dam impacts on riverine macroinvertebrates vary across regions and …