Jun 1, 2019 · Dam construction decreased the water fungal biomass and richness in reservoirs and downstream reaches, but increased the amount of soil microorganisms in downstream …

Many dams have been built for flood control, saving countless lives....and a curse too! Dams cause serious damage to freshwater ecosystems, affecting both nature and people. Already, in …

Jan 18, 2024 · Dams are massive structures that retain water for domestic use, irrigation, hydroelectricity generation, and for use in industrial processes. However, when dams block the …

Mar 27, 2016 · Dammed rivers create a reservoir upstream from the dam, which spills out into the surrounding environments and floods ecosystems and habitats that once existed there. Such …

Aug 6, 2024 · In the United States, the removal of dams now outpaces the construction of new ones—with more than 1,400 dams decommissioned since the 1970s—and a new study …

Oct 14, 2024 · In this Review, we discuss the impacts of hydropower on aquatic and semi-aquatic species in riverine ecosystems and how these impacts accumulate spatially and temporally …

Aug 13, 2024 · Dam removal is used increasingly to restore aquatic ecosystems and remove unnecessary or high-risk infrastructure. As the number of removals increases, there is a …

Feb 3, 2020 · Nutrient elimination in dam reservoirs modifies global biogeochemical cycles, with consequences to ecosystem structure and function along river networks. The global …

Mar 10, 2022 · My study will determine whether BDAs can play a similar role to Beaver dams in increasing ecosystem resilience to climate change induced drought and wildfire. Figure 4: …

Jan 1, 2001 · Dams have impacts on both upstream and downstream ecosystems. They constitute obstacles for. longitudinal exchange along rivers and disrupt many natural …