Hydropower is commonly considered a renewable energy source. Nevertheless, this does
not imply an absence of impacts on the riverine ecosystem, the extent of which is expected …

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 …

Globally, rivers are increasingly being subjected to various levels of physical alteration and
river regulation to provide humans with services such as hydropower, freshwater, flood …

Hydropeaking dam operation and water extractions for irrigation have been broadly stated
as alterations to natural flow regimes, which have also been noticed in the Biobío …

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 …

Hydropeaking related to hydropower operations produces adverse ecological effects that
depend on its interaction with the channel morphology. A first quantitative attempt is …

Hydropeaking, defined as rapid and frequent changes in flow to optimize hydropower
production, is an increasingly common procedure negatively affecting lotic habitats in …

We investigated diel habitat use of fish covering the littoral and pelagic zones of the Římov
Reservoir (Czech Republic) and analyzed the influence of predator presence and of shifting …

Hydrologic alteration due to hydropeaking reservoir operations is a main concern
worldwide. Subdaily environmental flow constraints (ECs) on operations can be promising …

Hydropeaking has negative effects on aquatic biota, but the causal relationships have not
been studied extensively, especially when hydropeaking occurs in combination with other …