Overcoming Information Limitations for the Prescription of an Environmental Flow Regime for a Central American River
Hydropower dam construction is expanding rapidly in Central America because of the increasing demand for electricity. Although hydropower can provide a low-carbon source of energy, dams can also degrade socially valued riverine and riparian ecosystems and the services they provide. Such degradation...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Resilience Alliance
2010-03-01
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Series: | Ecology and Society |
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Online Access: | http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss1/art6/ |