How do small dams alter river food webs? A food quality perspective along the aquatic food web continuum
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 …
about the impact of damming on river ecosystems have mostly focused on large dams, with …
Increasing water nutrient reduces the availability of high-quality food resources for aquatic consumers and consequently simplifies river food webs
While eutrophication has led to serious habitat degradation and biotic shifts in freshwater
ecosystems, most current studies have focused on changes in community assemblages …
ecosystems, most current studies have focused on changes in community assemblages …
Assessing the impact of river connectivity on fish biodiversity in the Yangtze River Basin using a multi-index evaluation framework
A Li, J Fan, F Guo, L Carpenter-Bundhoo… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract The Yangtze River Basin, the world's third-largest river basin and a hot spot for
global biodiversity conservation, is facing biodiversity crisis caused by reduced river …
global biodiversity conservation, is facing biodiversity crisis caused by reduced river …
Ecohydraulics-based environmental flow assessment in two arid North African rivers
G Vagenas, C Theodoropoulos, S Moutaouakil… - Science of The Total …, 2024 - Elsevier
North Africa is among the most water-stressed regions in the world; still, the habitat
requirements of its freshwater biota are largely unknown. In this study,(i) we developed …
requirements of its freshwater biota are largely unknown. In this study,(i) we developed …
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 …
habitat conditions. With the global surge in small hydropower plants (SHPs), their impacts on …
Hydroelectric Dams Affect Hyporheic Copepod Diversity
M Di Cicco, E Galmarini, F Cerasoli… - River Research and …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This study investigates the ecological impact of a small hydroelectric power plant (SHPP) on
the hyporheic zone of the venacquaro stream (VEN), a low‐order groundwater‐fed stream in …
the hyporheic zone of the venacquaro stream (VEN), a low‐order groundwater‐fed stream in …
[HTML][HTML] Longitudinal changes on ecological diversity of Neotropical fish along a 1700 km river gradient show declines induced by dams
A López-Rodríguez, M Meerhoff, A D'Anatro… - Perspectives in Ecology …, 2024 - Elsevier
In naturally flowing waters, communities are expected to increase their taxonomic and
functional diversity as well as increase the complexity of food web architecture along the …
functional diversity as well as increase the complexity of food web architecture along the …
Understanding the drivers of fish beta diversity from beaches on a reduced flow stretch in an Amazonian River
AA Jardim Jr, JCG Ortega, RS da Silva… - … Biology of Fishes, 2024 - Springer
In this study, we aimed to identify the factors that drive the patterns in beta diversity of fish
assemblages on the beaches of the Volta Grande do Xingu, a river stretch under the …
assemblages on the beaches of the Volta Grande do Xingu, a river stretch under the …
Feeding ecology of a detritivorous fish in controlled flood pulse area in the Amazon revealed by stomach content and stable isotopes analyses
This study aimed to assess the trophic dynamics of a detritivorous species throughout
various hydrological periods in a reduced flow section, Volta Grande, of the Xingu River …
various hydrological periods in a reduced flow section, Volta Grande, of the Xingu River …