Closing the gap between science and management of cold‐water refuges in rivers and streams

FH Mejia, V Ouellet, MA Briggs… - Global Change …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Human activities and climate change threaten coldwater organisms in freshwater
ecosystems by causing rivers and streams to warm, increasing the intensity and frequency of …

Riverscape approaches in practice: Perspectives and applications

CE Torgersen, C Le Pichon, AH Fullerton… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Landscape perspectives in riverine ecology have been undertaken increasingly in the last
30 years, leading aquatic ecologists to develop a diverse set of approaches for …

Effective monitoring of freshwater fish

J Radinger, JR Britton, SM Carlson… - Fish and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater ecosystems constitute only a small fraction of the planet's water resources, yet
support much of its diversity, with freshwater fish accounting for more species than birds …

Ecologically-based criteria for hydropeaking mitigation: A review

M Moreira, DS Hayes, I Boavida, M Schletterer… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Hydroelectric power plants managed in response to sub-daily changes of the electricity
market undergo rapid variations of turbine discharge, entailing quickly fluctuating water …

[HTML][HTML] 100 key questions to guide hydropeaking research and policy

DS Hayes, MC Bruno, M Alp, I Boavida… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
As the share of renewable energy grows worldwide, flexible energy production from peak-
operating hydropower and the phenomenon of hydropeaking have received increasing …

[HTML][HTML] Digitalization and real-time control to mitigate environmental impacts along rivers: Focus on artificial barriers, hydropower systems and European priorities

E Quaranta, MD Bejarano, C Comoglio… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydropower globally represents the main source of renewable energy, and provides several
benefits, eg, water storage and flexibility; on the other hand, it may cause significant impacts …

Characterizing effects of hydropower plants on sub-daily flow regimes

MD Bejarano, Á Sordo-Ward, C Alonso, C Nilsson - Journal of hydrology, 2017 - Elsevier
A characterization of short-term changes in river flow is essential for understanding the
ecological effects of hydropower plants, which operate by turning the turbines on or off to …

Finding navigation cues near fishways

J Elings, S Bruneel, IS Pauwels, M Schneider… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Many fish species depend on migration for various parts of their life cycle. Well‐known
examples include diadromous fish such as salmon and eels that need both fresh water and …

The ups and downs of hydropeaking: a Canadian perspective on the need for, and ecological costs of, peaking hydropower production

KE Smokorowski - Hydrobiologia, 2022 - Springer
Hydropeaking refers to the mode of hydropower dam operation where sub-daily changes in
flow are used to vary the generation of electricity in accordance with demand. A typical …

Integrating two‐dimensional water temperature simulations into a fish habitat model to improve hydro‐and thermopeaking impact assessment

M Antonetti, L Hoppler, D Tonolla… - River Research and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Storage hydropower plants, which are an important component of energy production in
Switzerland, can lead to hydro‐and thermopeaking, affecting river habitats and organisms …