Aquatic connectivity: challenges and solutions in a changing climate

PA Franklin, T Bašić, PI Davison… - Journal of Fish …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The challenge of managing aquatic connectivity in a changing climate is exacerbated in the
presence of additional anthropogenic stressors, social factors, and economic drivers. Here …

Response of streamflow and sediment variability to cascade dam development and climate change in the Sai Gon Dong Nai River basin

BQ Nguyen, D Van Binh, TND Tran, SA Kantoush… - Climate Dynamics, 2024 - Springer
Future changes in streamflow and sediment, influenced by anthropogenic activities and
climate change, have a crucial role in watershed management. This study aimed to quantify …

Mitigating the cumulative effects of hydropower and climate change on riverine fishes

J Bao, WM Twardek, C Zhang, W Li, X Mi… - Reviews in Fish Biology …, 2023 - Springer
Human-induced climate change is already apparent through warming temperatures, altered
precipitation, and greater prevalence of extreme weather events (eg, droughts and floods) …

The human factor in seasonal streamflows across natural and managed watersheds of North America

NK Singh, NB Basu - Nature Sustainability, 2022 - nature.com
While it is established that climate change and human activities (for example, urbanization,
dams) alter streamflows, there exists considerable uncertainty regarding the relative …

The color of environmental noise in river networks

T Tu, L Comte, A Ruhi - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Despite its far-reaching implications for conservation and natural resource management,
little is known about the color of environmental noise, or the structure of temporal …

[HTML][HTML] The effects of longitudinal fragmentation on riverine beta diversity are modulated by fragmentation intensity

D Baldan, D Cunillera-Montcusí, A Funk… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The loss of longitudinal connectivity affects river systems globally, being one of the leading
causes of the freshwater biodiversity crisis. Barriers alter the dispersal of aquatic organisms …

[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 …

Nexus of dams, reservoirs, climate, and the environment: A systematic perspective

J Zhang, Y Shang - International Journal of Environmental Science and …, 2023 - Springer
Reservoirs and dams have complex local, regional, and global connections with the
environment and climate. Dam construction and related hydropower development can …

Spectral signatures of flow regime alteration by dams across the United States

DR Chalise, A Sankarasubramanian, JD Olden… - Earth's …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
River scientists strive to understand how streamflow regimes vary across space and time
because it is fundamental to predicting the impacts of climate change and human activities …

Quantifying dam‐induced fluctuations in streamflow frequencies across the Colorado River Basin

J Hwang, H Kumar, A Ruhi… - Water Resources …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Periodic fluctuations in natural streamflow are a major driver of river ecosystem dynamics
and water resource management. However, most US rivers are impacted both by long‐term …