Freshwater mussels of the order Unionida are currently one of the most imperiled groups of
organisms in the North American faunal region. Accurate risk assessments and …

The development of hydropower and other infrastructure that disrupts river connectivity
poses a serious threat to highly endemic and genetically distinct freshwater fish species in …

Potadromous fishes are vulnerable to involuntary entrainment through hydropower turbines.
However, turbines can also provide a downstream passage route for potadromous fish …

Our understanding of the factors driving the distribution of metacommunities at different
scales can be obscured by high variation in species composition between sites and a lack of …

Inter‐basin water transfers create new pathways between previously disjunct systems and
communities. If fish movement occurs, it can lead to invasion or altered regional connectivity …

Global hydropower development is one solution proposed to address the increase in energy
needs. However, hydropower-related impacts on riverine ecological systems are not well …

Passage of fishes through hydropower turbines and water pumping stations may cause
mortal injury as the result of exposure to blade strike impact. Laboratory trials of simulated …

Use of surrogacy remains a useful method for prioritizing research on representatives of at-
risk groups of fishes, yet quantifiable evidence in support of its use is generally not available …

In context of transitioning towards renewable energy, hydroelectricity has gained global
relevance. However, hydropower plants have severe impacts on aquatic habitat and biota …

Entrainment at hydropower facilities, where fish (volitionally and nonvolitionally) enter
hydropower infrastructure such as intake towers, can lead to fish becoming stranded for …