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Hydrogeology and Geography

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Name Downloads File Size
Ezcurra et al. 2019 – A natural experiment reveals the impact of hydroelectric dams on the estuaries of tropical rivers
639 downloads 1.3 MB
Warrick et al. 2019 – World's largest dam removal reverses coastal erosion
641 downloads 4.2 MB
Zeng and Cai 2014 – Analyzing streamflow changes irrigation-enhanced interaction between aquifer and streamflow in the Republic River basin
595 downloads 436.3 KB

Ecology

Name Downloads File Size
Name Downloads File Size
Aguiar et al. 2016 – Riverscapes of hydropower dams – effect of altered flows and historical land-use change
624 downloads 4.1 MB
Benejam et al. 2014 – Ecological impacts of small hydropower plants on headwater stream fish – from individual to community effects
602 downloads 649.5 KB
Casas-Mullet et al. 2016 – Hydropower operations in groundwater-influenced river implications for Atlantic salmon
597 downloads 189.1 KB
Hughes et al. 2008 – Ecological consequences of genetic diversity
641 downloads 252.2 KB
Jansson et al. 2000 – Fragmentation of riparian floras in rivers with multiple dams
563 downloads 30.5 KB

Biogeochemistry and Oceanography

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Name Downloads File Size
Akbarzadeh et al. 2019 – Effects of damming on river nitrogen fluxes – a global analysis
597 downloads 8.7 MB
Frield and Wuest 2001 – Disrupting biogeochemical cycles – Consequences of damming
588 downloads 171.5 KB
Prinsenberg 1991 – Effects of Hydro-Electric Projects on Hudson Bay's Marine and Ice Environments
613 downloads 1 MB
Reckendorfer et al. 2018 – Drawdown flushing in a chain of reservoirs-Effects on grayling populations and implications for sediment management
581 downloads 1 MB
Ye et al. 2003 – Changes in Lena river streamflow hydrology – human impacts versus natural variations
765 downloads 1.5 MB

Greenhouse Gases

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Name Downloads File Size
Tranvik et al. 2009 – Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate
595 downloads 1.2 MB
Wang et al. 2018 – Effects of dams on riverine biogeochemical cycling
554 downloads 2.3 MB

Further Reading Material

Gulf of Maine Research

Name Downloads File Size
Name Downloads File Size
A Model Study of the Seasonal Circulation in the Gulf of Maine
602 downloads 1.1 MB
Coastal Circulation and Physical Oceanography of the Scotian Shelf and the Gulf of Maine
615 downloads 1 MB
Correlations of FIsh Catch and Environmental Factors in the Gulf of Maine
619 downloads 959.6 KB
Vegetation and proximity to the river control amorphous silica storage in ariparian wetland
604 downloads 1.8 MB

Additional Hydropower Research 

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A Review of the Effects of Hydrologic Alteration on Fisheries and Biodiversity and the Management and Conservation of Natural Resources in Regulated River Systems
542 downloads 1.2 MB
Environnmental and social impacts of large cale hydro-electric development – who is listening
614 downloads 2.3 MB
Fragmentation of Andes-to-Amazon connectivity by hydropower dams
597 downloads 5.1 MB
Global-Scale Environmental Effects of Hydrological Alterations – Introduction
565 downloads 341.7 KB
Hydrological alterations with river damming in northern sweden – implications for weathering and river biogeochemistry
570 downloads 1.1 MB
National Geo 1982 Hydro-Quebec Article
561 downloads 2.8 MB
Planning dam portfoliios for low sediment trapping shows limits for sustainable hydropower in Mekong
513 downloads 6.4 MB
Spatial design priciples for sustainable hydropower development in river basins
586 downloads 2.2 MB
Sustainable reservoir operation – can we generate hydropower and preserve ecosystem values
624 downloads 347.2 KB
The interference of hydro-electric power production with natural effects of the north atlantic hydrological cycle on a marine food web
547 downloads 571.4 KB

River Diversions and Cycling 

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Case histories of regulated stream flow an its effects on salmonid populations
551 downloads 3 MB
Effects of river regulation and diversion on marine fish and invertebrates
564 downloads 1.6 MB
Influence of flow diversions on giant freshwater pearl mussel populations in the Ebro River, Spain
570 downloads 250.2 KB
Nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon in riparian ecosystems along the Berg River (South Africa) – the effect of increasing human land use
523 downloads 4.3 MB

Silica Dynamics

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Name Downloads File Size
A trade-off between dissolved and amorphous silica transport during peak flow events
509 downloads 512.5 KB
Biogenic silica – a neglected component of the coupled global continental biogeochemical cycles of carbon and silicon
549 downloads 798 KB
Deforestation causes increased dissolved silicate losses in the hubbard brook experimental forest
581 downloads 161.9 KB
Dissolution of biogenic silica from land to ocean – role of salinity and pH
558 downloads 478.6 KB
Effect of the Silicon Content of Diatoms on Protozoan Grazers
545 downloads 1.8 MB
Groundfish overfishing, diatom decline, and the marine silica cycle – lessons from saanich inlet, canada, and the baltic sea cod crash
573 downloads 1.4 MB
Role of diatoms in silicon cycling and coastal marine food webs
511 downloads 1.4 MB
The Global Biogeochemical Silicon Cycle
571 downloads 238.3 KB
The transport and retention of dissolved silicate by rivers in sweden and finland
521 downloads 121.8 KB
Transport and retention of dissolved silica in rivers of the conterminous USA
557 downloads 47.9 KB