Highlights•River impoundment results in fairly predictable changes in fish functional
diversity.•The most vulnerable species have functional traits associated with flowing water …

Studies investigating the local ecological knowledge (LEK) held by fishermen about the
fishing resources have indicated that fishermen's LEK may have the potential to improve …

Most large rivers in South America are fragmented by large dams, and a common
management strategy to mitigate impacts has been construction of fish passes. Recent …

Recent studies have increasingly demonstrated the widespread existence of spatio-
temporal variations in the abundance and distribution of species of freshwater fishes …

Neotropical freshwater fishes are the most diverse on the planet (> 5,500 species), although
nations in Latin America have been negligent regarding their conservation. National policies …

Aluminum smelting consumes large amounts of electricity and helps drive dam-building
worldwide. Brazil plans to build dozens of hydroelectric dams in its Amazon region and in …

Abstract The Santo Antônio and Jirau dams, under construction on the Madeira River, will
have significant impacts, including flooding in Bolivia due to the Jirau reservoir's backwater …

Floodplains are ecosystems which are driven by periodic inundation and oscillation
between terrestrial and aquatic phases. An understanding of such pulsing systems is only …

Tropical rivers and their associated floodplain habitats are dynamic habitat mosaics to which
fishes are challenged to respond in an adaptive manner. Migratory fishes create linkages …

Connectivity links habitats in space and time. It is a key process that facilitates many life-
history functions of myriad species in a variety of contexts over a wide range of scales …