Evidence for lasting alterations to aquatic food webs with short-duration reservoir draining.

Large dams and their respective reservoirs provide renewable energy and water security, but also can profoundly alter riverine ecosystems. Here, we present evidence of changing aquatic food web structure in the seasons following short-duration, extreme manipulation of water levels in a reservoir (i....

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Main Authors: Christina A Murphy, Ivan Arismendi, Gregory A Taylor, Sherri L Johnson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211870