The potential impact of new Andean dams on Amazon fluvial ecosystems

Increased energy demand has led to plans for building many new dams in the western Amazon, mostly in the Andean region. Historical data and mechanistic scenarios are used to examine potential impacts above and below six of the largest dams planned for the region, including reductions in downstream s...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Forsberg, Bruce R., Melack, John M., Dunne, Thomas, Barthem, Ronaldo B., Goulding, Michael, Paiva, Rodrigo C. D., Sorribas, Mino V., Silva, Urbano L., Weisser, Sabine
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568116/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28832638
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182254
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