Aging infrastructure coupled with growing interest in river restoration has driven a dramatic
increase in the practice of dam removal. With this increase, there has been a proliferation of …

The practice of dam removal has received increasing attention as a consequence of
maintenance and liability concerns related to the advanced age of many of these structures …

Extensive degradation of ecosystems, combined with the increasing demands placed on the
goods and services they provide, is a major driver of biodiversity loss on a global scale. In …

We synthesized evidence for unintended consequences and trade‐offs associated with the
passage of fishes. Provisioning of fish passageways at dams and dam removals are being …

Managers make decisions regarding if and how to remove dams in spite of uncertainty
surrounding physical and ecological responses, and stakeholders often raise concerns …

The sheer beauty and impressiveness of animal migrations have long puzzled observers
and raised the questions of how these animals find their way, what initiates their migrations …

Although dam removal has been increasingly used as an option in dam management and
as a river restoration tool, there are few studies providing detailed quantitative assessment …

Introduction Ecological restoration through dam removals receives increasing attention from
scientists, environmental managers and policy makers. However, most dam removal …

Habitat fragmentation impedes dispersal of aquatic fauna, and barrier removal is
increasingly used to increase stream network connectivity and facilitate fish dispersal …

Dam removal is often proposed for restoration of anadromous salmonid populations, which
are in serious decline in California. However, the benefits of dam removal vary due to …