Human barriers fragment three-quarters of all rivers in the Mekong basin

M Li, J Sun, D Baldan, JD Olden, Q Liu, C Ding… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2025 - Elsevier
Rapid expansion of human barriers threatens many of the remaining free-flowing rivers of
the world. The Mekong Basin is an exemplar in this regard with previous studies indicating …

How do small dams alter river food webs? A food quality perspective along the aquatic food web continuum

J Huang, F Guo, MA Burford, M Kainz, F Li… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Damming of rivers poses a significant threat to freshwater ecosystems. Previous studies
about the impact of damming on river ecosystems have mostly focused on large dams, with …

Towards a comprehensive river barrier map** solution to support environmental management

J Sun, MC Lucas, JD Olden, TBA Couto, N Ning… - Nature Water, 2025 - nature.com
The environmental effects of large dams on river connectivity are well recognized and
mapped globally. However, datasets describing the distribution and attributes of smaller …

Irrigation dams threaten Brazilian biodiversity

VM Azevedo-Santos, PM Fearnside, MS Arcifa… - Environmental …, 2024 - Springer
Brazil is among the main contributors to global biodiversity, which, in turn, provides
extensive ecosystem services. Agriculture is an activity that benefits greatly from these …

Differential impacts of small hydropower plants on macroinvertebrate communities upstream and downstream under ecological flow

Z Lin, X Qi, M Li, Y Duan, H Gao, G Liu, S Khan… - Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydropower dams influence freshwater biodiversity by altering river flow patterns and
habitat conditions. With the global surge in small hydropower plants (SHPs), their impacts on …

Small hydropower dam alters the functional structure of macroinvertebrate assemblages in a Neotropical savanna river

PHM do Amaral, DMP de Castro, MS Linares… - Hydrobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Hydropower dams and their reservoirs are major disturbances affecting riverine ecosystems
worldwide. However, most existing knowledge comes from large hydropower systems. We …

Significant expansion of small water bodies in the Dongting Lake region following the impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam

M Tian, J Mao, K Wang, Y Chen, H Gao… - Journal of environmental …, 2025 - Elsevier
Small water bodies (SWBs) are vital for freshwater biodiversity and ecosystem services, yet
they remain underrepresented in research compared to larger water bodies, despite being …

Spatial and temporal taxonomic and functional beta diversity of macroinvertebrate assemblages along a tropical dammed river

DMP Castro, PHM do Amaral, E van den Berg… - Aquatic Sciences, 2025 - Springer
Tropical freshwater ecosystems are essential for supporting biodiversity and providing
crucial ecosystem services. However, these ecosystems face increasing threats from human …

Navigating a broken river: Understanding the ecological consequences of fragmentation on benthic life

MS Sofi, SU Bhat, M Muslim - Ecohydrology, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat fragmentation is emerging as a leading cause of biodiversity decline in riverine
ecosystems. Several natural and human factors contribute to the fragmentation of rivers …