[HTML][HTML] Ecological assessment of the world's first shaft hydropower plant

J Knott, M Mueller, J Pander, J Geist - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Efforts to increase the share of renewable energies and to reduce the negative ecological
impacts of hydropower use are driving the development of novel hydropower technologies …

[PDF][PDF] Experimental comparison of fish mortality and injuries at innovative and conventional small hydropower plants

M Mueller, J Knott, J Pander, J Geist - J. Appl. Ecol, 2022 - innsieme.org
Resolving the controversy about hydropower is only possible based on reliable data on its
ecological effects, particularly fish welfare. 2. Herein, we propose a comprehensive …

Surface bypass as a means of protecting downstream-migrating fish: lack of standardised evaluation criteria complicates evaluation of efficacy

EM Klopries, ZD Deng, TU Lachmann… - Marine and …, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
Surface bypasses are downstream migration structures that can help reduce hydropower-
induced damage to migrating fish. However, no comprehensive design concept that …

Assessing turbine passage effects on internal fish injury and delayed mortality using X-ray imaging

M Mueller, K Sternecker, S Milz, J Geist - PeerJ, 2020 - peerj.com
Knowledge on the extent and mechanisms of fish damage caused by hydropower facilities is
important for the conservation of fish populations. Herein, we assessed the effects of …

Multi-species assessment of injury, mortality, and physical conditions during downstream passage through a large archimedes hydrodynamic screw (Albert canal …

IS Pauwels, R Baeyens, G Toming, M Schneider… - Sustainability, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fish passing downstream through hydraulic structures and turbines may be exposed to an
elevated risk of injury and mortality. The majority of live fish studies are single-species …

Landscape design toward urban resilience: Bridging science and physical design coupling sociohydrological modeling and design process

Y Kwak, B Deal, G Mosey - Sustainability, 2021 - mdpi.com
Given that evolving urban systems require ever more sophisticated and creative solutions to
deal with uncertainty, designing for resilience in contemporary landscape architecture …

Physical and hydraulic forces experienced by fish passing through three different low-head hydropower turbines

CA Boys, BD Pflugrath, M Mueller… - Marine and …, 2018 - CSIRO Publishing
Knowing the kinds of physical stress experienced by fish passing through hydropower
turbines can help optimise technologies and improve fish passage. This paper assesses the …

Evaluation of thermal-based physiological indicators for determining water-stress thresholds in drip-irrigated 'Regina'cherry trees

M Carrasco-Benavides, S Espinoza-Meza… - Irrigation Science, 2024 - Springer
This work aimed to assess the performance of different thermal infrared (TIR)-based
physiological indicators (PI) as an alternative to the stem water potential (Ψs) and stomatal …

What is the relationship between ecosystem services and urbanization? A case study of the mountainous areas in Southwest China

L Peng, X Wang - Journal of Mountain Science, 2019 - Springer
China is undergoing a rapid urbanization process, and urbanization will have a direct impact
on regional ecosystems and affect regional ecosystem services. Considering the …

The effects of simulated hydropower turbine rapid decompression on two Neotropical fish species

JR Kerr, ALF Castro, NO Melo, JA Daniels… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Barotrauma is a major cause of injury and mortality of fish as they pass through hydropower
turbines. Current understanding of hydropower related barotrauma is biased towards …