How do changes in flow magnitude due to hydropower operations affect fish abundance and biomass in temperate regions? A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Altering the natural flow regime, an essential component of healthy fluvial systems, through hydropower operations has the potential to negatively impact freshwater fish populations. Establishing improved management of flow regimes requires better understanding of how fish respond to altered flow components, such as flow magnitude. Based on the results of a recent systematic map on the impacts of flow regime changes on direct outcomes of freshwater or estuarine fish productivity, evidence clusters on fish abundance and biomass responses were identified for full systematic review. The primary goal of this systematic review is to address one of those evidence clusters, with the following research question: how do changes in flow magnitude due to hydropower operations affec

SUBMITTER: Harper M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8813579 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature