State of the art, shortcomings and future challenges for a sustainable sediment management in hydropower: A review

C Hauer, B Wagner, J Aigner, P Holzapfel… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
It is predicted that 60% of all new energy investments over the next 20 years will be in
renewables. The estimation for new hydropower production is 25% of all new renewables …

Sediment augmentation for river rehabilitation and management—A review

C Mörtl, G De Cesare - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sediment management is an important part of river rehabilitation and management. Global
case studies provide a growing number of examples of successful sediment augmentation …

[PDF][PDF] The role of sediment and sediment dynamics in the aquatic environment

C Hauer, P Leitner, G Unfer, U Pulg… - … Science for governing …, 2018 - library.oapen.org
The dynamic component in hydrology, sedimentology, and, consequently, river morphology
serves as a backbone for the entire river environment (Maddock 1999). In addition to water …

In situ measurements of fine sediment infiltration (FSI) in gravel‐bed rivers with a hydropeaking flow regime

C Hauer, P Holzapfel, D Tonolla… - Earth Surface …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The overpresence of fine sediment and fine sediment infiltration (FSI) in the aquatic
environment of rivers are of increasing importance due to their limiting effects on habitat …

[HTML][HTML] Review of hydro-morphological management criteria on a river basin scale for preservation and restoration of freshwater pearl mussel habitats

C Hauer - Limnologica, 2015 - Elsevier
Increases in the fine sediment supply and fine sediment deposits have been highlighted as
one of the main pressures affecting the ongoing degradation of freshwater pearl mussel …

Hydrological characterization of hydropeaks in mountain rivers (examples from Southern Pyrenees)

A Tena, F Ville, A Reñe, SM Yarnell… - River Research and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Streamflow in the Ésera and Upper Cinca Rivers (South Central Pyrenees) experiences
alterations in the form of rapid pulses, commonly referred to as hydropeaks, associated with …

Long-term effects and cost-benefit analysis of eight spawning gravel augmentations for Atlantic salmon and Brown trout in Norway

U Pulg, RJ Lennox, S Stranzl, EO Espedal… - Hydrobiologia, 2022 - Springer
River regulation alters flow and sediment regime, habitat availability, and ultimately the
ecological functioning of rivers. Various restoration and mitigation measures have been …

[HTML][HTML] Studies on morphological regime conditions of bi-modal grain size rivers: Challenges and new insights for freshwater pearl mussel habitats

P Flödl, C Hauer - Limnologica, 2019 - Elsevier
Freshwater pearl mussels have high ecological demands on their habitat. For natural
reproduction and distribution, they need a colmation-free porespace in the substrate and …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of re-depositing hydropower trapped sediments at large rivers to improve flood protection and aquatic habitats–Case study Danube/Austria

M Krapesch, C Hauer, P Gmeiner, M Haimann… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Sedimentation in impoundments of run-of-river hydropower plants is an ongoing and
progressing management issue for hydropower operators because of its consequences for …

Evolution of artificial spawning sites for Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and sea trout (Salmo trutta): field studies and numerical modelling in Aurland, Norway

C Hauer, U Pulg, F Reisinger, P Flödl - Hydrobiologia, 2020 - Springer
The presented study investigates the evolution of artificial gravel placements for Atlantic
salmon and sea trout in Aurlandselva in Western Norway. Various monitoring methods have …