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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Main Authors: Bruce R Forsberg, John M Melack, Thomas Dunne, Ronaldo B Barthem, Michael Goulding, Rodrigo C D Paiva, Mino V Sorribas, Urbano L Silva, Sabine Weisser
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5568116?pdf=render