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Hydrogeology and Geography

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Ezcurra et al. 2019 – A natural experiment reveals the impact of hydroelectric dams on the estuaries of tropical rivers
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Warrick et al. 2019 – World's largest dam removal reverses coastal erosion
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Zeng and Cai 2014 – Analyzing streamflow changes irrigation-enhanced interaction between aquifer and streamflow in the Republic River basin
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Ecology

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Aguiar et al. 2016 – Riverscapes of hydropower dams – effect of altered flows and historical land-use change
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Benejam et al. 2014 – Ecological impacts of small hydropower plants on headwater stream fish – from individual to community effects
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Casas-Mullet et al. 2016 – Hydropower operations in groundwater-influenced river implications for Atlantic salmon
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Hughes et al. 2008 – Ecological consequences of genetic diversity
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Jansson et al. 2000 – Fragmentation of riparian floras in rivers with multiple dams
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Biogeochemistry and Oceanography

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Akbarzadeh et al. 2019 – Effects of damming on river nitrogen fluxes – a global analysis
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Frield and Wuest 2001 – Disrupting biogeochemical cycles – Consequences of damming
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Prinsenberg 1991 – Effects of Hydro-Electric Projects on Hudson Bay's Marine and Ice Environments
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Reckendorfer et al. 2018 – Drawdown flushing in a chain of reservoirs-Effects on grayling populations and implications for sediment management
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Ye et al. 2003 – Changes in Lena river streamflow hydrology – human impacts versus natural variations
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Greenhouse Gases

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Tranvik et al. 2009 – Lakes and reservoirs as regulators of carbon cycling and climate
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Wang et al. 2018 – Effects of dams on riverine biogeochemical cycling
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Further Reading Material

Gulf of Maine Research

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A Model Study of the Seasonal Circulation in the Gulf of Maine
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Coastal Circulation and Physical Oceanography of the Scotian Shelf and the Gulf of Maine
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Correlations of FIsh Catch and Environmental Factors in the Gulf of Maine
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Vegetation and proximity to the river control amorphous silica storage in ariparian wetland
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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
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Environnmental and social impacts of large cale hydro-electric development – who is listening
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Fragmentation of Andes-to-Amazon connectivity by hydropower dams
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Global-Scale Environmental Effects of Hydrological Alterations – Introduction
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Hydrological alterations with river damming in northern sweden – implications for weathering and river biogeochemistry
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National Geo 1982 Hydro-Quebec Article
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Planning dam portfoliios for low sediment trapping shows limits for sustainable hydropower in Mekong
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Spatial design priciples for sustainable hydropower development in river basins
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Sustainable reservoir operation – can we generate hydropower and preserve ecosystem values
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The interference of hydro-electric power production with natural effects of the north atlantic hydrological cycle on a marine food web
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River Diversions and Cycling 

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Case histories of regulated stream flow an its effects on salmonid populations
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Effects of river regulation and diversion on marine fish and invertebrates
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Influence of flow diversions on giant freshwater pearl mussel populations in the Ebro River, Spain
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Nitrogen, phosphorus and silicon in riparian ecosystems along the Berg River (South Africa) – the effect of increasing human land use
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Silica Dynamics

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A trade-off between dissolved and amorphous silica transport during peak flow events
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Biogenic silica – a neglected component of the coupled global continental biogeochemical cycles of carbon and silicon
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Deforestation causes increased dissolved silicate losses in the hubbard brook experimental forest
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Dissolution of biogenic silica from land to ocean – role of salinity and pH
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Effect of the Silicon Content of Diatoms on Protozoan Grazers
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Groundfish overfishing, diatom decline, and the marine silica cycle – lessons from saanich inlet, canada, and the baltic sea cod crash
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Role of diatoms in silicon cycling and coastal marine food webs
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The Global Biogeochemical Silicon Cycle
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The transport and retention of dissolved silicate by rivers in sweden and finland
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Transport and retention of dissolved silica in rivers of the conterminous USA
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