A dataset of eco-evidence tools to inform early-stage environmental impact assessments of hydropower development.

ABSTRACT: The datasets described herein provide the foundation for a decision support prototype (DSP) toolkit aimed at assisting stakeholders in determining evidence of which aspects of river ecosystems have been impacted by hydropower. The DSP toolkit and its application are presented and described in the article "Evidence-based indicator approach to guide preliminary environmental impact assessments of hydropower development" [1]. Development of the DSP and the output for decision support centralize around 42 river function indicators describing the dimensionality of river ecosystems through six main categories: biota and biodiversity, water quality, hydrology, geomorphology, land cover, and river connectivity. Three main tools are represented in the DSP: A science-based questionnaire (SBQ), an en

SUBMITTER: McManamay RA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7225375 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature