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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Main Authors: Peter C. Esselman, Jeffrey J. Opperman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2010-03-01
Series:Ecology and Society
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Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol15/iss1/art6/