Species-Richness Responses to Water-Withdrawal Scenarios and Minimum Flow Levels: Evaluating Presumptive Standards in the Tennessee and Cumberland River Basins

Species-Richness Responses to Water-Withdrawal Scenarios and Minimum Flow Levels: Evaluating Presumptive Standards in the Tennessee and Cumberland River Basins

Water-resource managers are challenged to balance growing water demand with protecting aquatic ecosystems and biodiversity. Management decisions can benefit from improved understanding of water-withdrawal impacts on hydrologic regimes and ecological assemblages. This study used ecological limit func...

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Main Authors: Lucas J. Driver, Jennifer M. Cartwright, Rodney R. Knight, William J. Wolfe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Water
Subjects:
environmental flows
water management
water withdrawal
fish species richness
streamflow alteration
withdrawal threshold
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/12/5/1334

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