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Hydrogeology and Geography

Name Downloads File Size
Name Downloads File Size
Ezcurra et al. 2019 – A natural experiment reveals the impact of hydroelectric dams on the estuaries of tropical rivers
805 downloads 1.3 MB
Warrick et al. 2019 – World's largest dam removal reverses coastal erosion
865 downloads 4.2 MB
Zeng and Cai 2014 – Analyzing streamflow changes irrigation-enhanced interaction between aquifer and streamflow in the Republic River basin
780 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
841 downloads 4.1 MB
Benejam et al. 2014 – Ecological impacts of small hydropower plants on headwater stream fish – from individual to community effects
779 downloads 649.5 KB
Casas-Mullet et al. 2016 – Hydropower operations in groundwater-influenced river implications for Atlantic salmon
761 downloads 189.1 KB
Hughes et al. 2008 – Ecological consequences of genetic diversity
836 downloads 252.2 KB
Jansson et al. 2000 – Fragmentation of riparian floras in rivers with multiple dams
759 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
817 downloads 8.7 MB
Frield and Wuest 2001 – Disrupting biogeochemical cycles – Consequences of damming
788 downloads 171.5 KB
Prinsenberg 1991 – Effects of Hydro-Electric Projects on Hudson Bay's Marine and Ice Environments
790 downloads 1 MB
Reckendorfer et al. 2018 – Drawdown flushing in a chain of reservoirs-Effects on grayling populations and implications for sediment management
816 downloads 1 MB
Ye et al. 2003 – Changes in Lena river streamflow hydrology – human impacts versus natural variations
1008 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
790 downloads 1.2 MB
Wang et al. 2018 – Effects of dams on riverine biogeochemical cycling
761 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
752 downloads 1.1 MB
Coastal Circulation and Physical Oceanography of the Scotian Shelf and the Gulf of Maine
870 downloads 1 MB
Correlations of FIsh Catch and Environmental Factors in the Gulf of Maine
842 downloads 959.6 KB
Vegetation and proximity to the river control amorphous silica storage in ariparian wetland
808 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
705 downloads 1.2 MB
Environnmental and social impacts of large cale hydro-electric development – who is listening
775 downloads 2.3 MB
Fragmentation of Andes-to-Amazon connectivity by hydropower dams
839 downloads 5.1 MB
Global-Scale Environmental Effects of Hydrological Alterations – Introduction
717 downloads 341.7 KB
Hydrological alterations with river damming in northern sweden – implications for weathering and river biogeochemistry
755 downloads 1.1 MB
National Geo 1982 Hydro-Quebec Article
765 downloads 2.8 MB
Planning dam portfoliios for low sediment trapping shows limits for sustainable hydropower in Mekong
763 downloads 6.4 MB
Spatial design priciples for sustainable hydropower development in river basins
754 downloads 2.2 MB
Sustainable reservoir operation – can we generate hydropower and preserve ecosystem values
846 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
753 downloads 571.4 KB

River Diversions and Cycling 

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Case histories of regulated stream flow an its effects on salmonid populations
716 downloads 3 MB
Effects of river regulation and diversion on marine fish and invertebrates
877 downloads 1.6 MB
Influence of flow diversions on giant freshwater pearl mussel populations in the Ebro River, Spain
757 downloads 250.2 KB
Nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon in riparian ecosystems along the Berg River (South Africa) – the effect of increasing human land use
662 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
725 downloads 512.5 KB
Biogenic silica – a neglected component of the coupled global continental biogeochemical cycles of carbon and silicon
767 downloads 798 KB
Deforestation causes increased dissolved silicate losses in the hubbard brook experimental forest
769 downloads 161.9 KB
Dissolution of biogenic silica from land to ocean – role of salinity and pH
726 downloads 478.6 KB
Effect of the Silicon Content of Diatoms on Protozoan Grazers
752 downloads 1.8 MB
Groundfish overfishing, diatom decline, and the marine silica cycle – lessons from saanich inlet, canada, and the baltic sea cod crash
797 downloads 1.4 MB
Role of diatoms in silicon cycling and coastal marine food webs
729 downloads 1.4 MB
The Global Biogeochemical Silicon Cycle
787 downloads 238.3 KB
The transport and retention of dissolved silicate by rivers in sweden and finland
725 downloads 121.8 KB
Transport and retention of dissolved silica in rivers of the conterminous USA
791 downloads 47.9 KB