Assessing the Impacts of Hydropeaking on River Benthic Macroinvertebrates: A State-of-the-Art Methodological Overview

As the global demand for renewable electricity grows, hydropower development of river basins increases across the world. Hydropeaking, i.e., streamflow alteration consisting of daily or subdaily rapid and marked discharge fluctuations, can affect river reaches below hydropower units. Environmental e...

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Main Authors: Francesca Salmaso, Livia Servanzi, Giuseppe Crosa, Silvia Quadroni, Paolo Espa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Environments
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3298/8/7/67