Hydropower is commonly considered a renewable energy source. Nevertheless, this does
not imply an absence of impacts on the riverine ecosystem, the extent of which is expected …

Cyprinid fish play a major role in riverine ecosystems because of their high abundance,
variety of life-history patterns, and habitat requirements. The nase (Chondrostoma nasus) is …

Intermittent water releases from hydropower plants, called hydropeaking, negatively affect
river biota. The impacts mainly depend on hydrological alterations, but changes in physical …

Rivers worldwide have been transformed into fragmented, impounded, channelized, and
flow-regulated ecosystems. These anthropogenic transformations can reduce fish …

Downstream displacement and stranding of fish are key impacts in hydropeaked rivers,
adversely affecting the organisms and, subsequently, the population. While these …

Research and management of hydropeaked rivers largely overlook the ecological impacts of
recurring flow fluctuations, such as fish stranding, on ecosystem health. This article …

Juvenile fish are known to be the most impacted during hydropeaking events due to
stranding or uncontrolled drift resulting from changes to water depth and flow velocity. To …

Unnatural changes in river flow patterns resulting from peak‐operating hydropower plants
adversely impact freshwater ecosystems. In particular, the rapid dewatering of shoreline …

Research on how intermittent water releases from hydropower plants affect the early life
stages of fish has advanced in the last years, focusing not only on the direct impacts of rapid …

Hydropeaking mitigation based on down‐ram** thresholds is crucial to avoid stranding of
fish and ensure sustainable hydropower production. However, the risk of stranding is …