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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
757 downloads 1.3 MB
Warrick et al. 2019 – World's largest dam removal reverses coastal erosion
757 downloads 4.2 MB
Zeng and Cai 2014 – Analyzing streamflow changes irrigation-enhanced interaction between aquifer and streamflow in the Republic River basin
706 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
739 downloads 4.1 MB
Benejam et al. 2014 – Ecological impacts of small hydropower plants on headwater stream fish – from individual to community effects
725 downloads 649.5 KB
Casas-Mullet et al. 2016 – Hydropower operations in groundwater-influenced river implications for Atlantic salmon
712 downloads 189.1 KB
Hughes et al. 2008 – Ecological consequences of genetic diversity
749 downloads 252.2 KB
Jansson et al. 2000 – Fragmentation of riparian floras in rivers with multiple dams
674 downloads 30.5 KB

Biogeochemistry and Oceanography

Name Downloads File Size
Name Downloads File Size
Akbarzadeh et al. 2019 – Effects of damming on river nitrogen fluxes – a global analysis
709 downloads 8.7 MB
Frield and Wuest 2001 – Disrupting biogeochemical cycles – Consequences of damming
701 downloads 171.5 KB
Prinsenberg 1991 – Effects of Hydro-Electric Projects on Hudson Bay's Marine and Ice Environments
740 downloads 1 MB
Reckendorfer et al. 2018 – Drawdown flushing in a chain of reservoirs-Effects on grayling populations and implications for sediment management
718 downloads 1 MB
Ye et al. 2003 – Changes in Lena river streamflow hydrology – human impacts versus natural variations
961 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
699 downloads 1.2 MB
Wang et al. 2018 – Effects of dams on riverine biogeochemical cycling
662 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
710 downloads 1.1 MB
Coastal Circulation and Physical Oceanography of the Scotian Shelf and the Gulf of Maine
753 downloads 1 MB
Correlations of FIsh Catch and Environmental Factors in the Gulf of Maine
731 downloads 959.6 KB
Vegetation and proximity to the river control amorphous silica storage in ariparian wetland
708 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
660 downloads 1.2 MB
Environnmental and social impacts of large cale hydro-electric development – who is listening
724 downloads 2.3 MB
Fragmentation of Andes-to-Amazon connectivity by hydropower dams
732 downloads 5.1 MB
Global-Scale Environmental Effects of Hydrological Alterations – Introduction
676 downloads 341.7 KB
Hydrological alterations with river damming in northern sweden – implications for weathering and river biogeochemistry
688 downloads 1.1 MB
National Geo 1982 Hydro-Quebec Article
674 downloads 2.8 MB
Planning dam portfoliios for low sediment trapping shows limits for sustainable hydropower in Mekong
637 downloads 6.4 MB
Spatial design priciples for sustainable hydropower development in river basins
704 downloads 2.2 MB
Sustainable reservoir operation – can we generate hydropower and preserve ecosystem values
762 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
656 downloads 571.4 KB

River Diversions and Cycling 

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Case histories of regulated stream flow an its effects on salmonid populations
660 downloads 3 MB
Effects of river regulation and diversion on marine fish and invertebrates
770 downloads 1.6 MB
Influence of flow diversions on giant freshwater pearl mussel populations in the Ebro River, Spain
685 downloads 250.2 KB
Nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon in riparian ecosystems along the Berg River (South Africa) – the effect of increasing human land use
624 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
629 downloads 512.5 KB
Biogenic silica – a neglected component of the coupled global continental biogeochemical cycles of carbon and silicon
683 downloads 798 KB
Deforestation causes increased dissolved silicate losses in the hubbard brook experimental forest
722 downloads 161.9 KB
Dissolution of biogenic silica from land to ocean – role of salinity and pH
670 downloads 478.6 KB
Effect of the Silicon Content of Diatoms on Protozoan Grazers
654 downloads 1.8 MB
Groundfish overfishing, diatom decline, and the marine silica cycle – lessons from saanich inlet, canada, and the baltic sea cod crash
693 downloads 1.4 MB
Role of diatoms in silicon cycling and coastal marine food webs
631 downloads 1.4 MB
The Global Biogeochemical Silicon Cycle
693 downloads 238.3 KB
The transport and retention of dissolved silicate by rivers in sweden and finland
641 downloads 121.8 KB
Transport and retention of dissolved silica in rivers of the conterminous USA
689 downloads 47.9 KB