Artificial tide generation and its effects on the water environment in the backwater of Three Gorges Reservoir

Hydrodynamic and environmental characteristics of a tributary bay influenced by backwater jacking and intrusions from a main reservoir

“…Additionally, the water temperature near the confluence was less than 20 • C, and the light conditions were poor in January to April and November to December. Temperature and light conditions are important factors in the occurrence of eutrophication, and neither low temperatures nor poor light conditions are conducive to the growth of algae (Singh and Singh, 2015;Romarheim et al, 2015;Paerl et al, 2011;Reynolds, 2006). Physical dynamics play a critical role in estuarine biological production, material transport, and water quality (Kasai et al, 2010).…”

The influence of hydraulic characteristics on algal bloom in three gorges reservoir, China: A combination of cultural experiments and field monitoring

“…Therefore, the effect of the varying hydrodynamic conditions on the algal bloom is the pivot to study the mechanism of algal bloom and develop the control measurements in the TGR (Yang et al, 2013c;Yin et al, 2014). At present, most researchers consider the lower flow velocity in the reservoir tributaries as the key factor to induce the algal bloom (Dai et al, 2013;Sha et al, 2015;Yin et al, 2014). Some scholars have explored the relationship between flow velocity and algae growth and identified a 'critical flow velocity' to control algal bloom (Long et al 2011;Wang et al, 2009a).…”

Microbial community day-to-day dynamics during a spring algal bloom event in a tributary of Three Gorges Reservoir

“…As the largest hydroelectric project in the world to date, the Three Gorges Dam has been impounding water since 2003, reducing water flow, i.e. from 0.5-1 m s -1 to 0.05 m s -1 in the tributaries (Zhang et al, 2020), thus increasing residence time in the main channel and tributaries trapped behind the dam (Sha et al 2015). Nutrients and organic matter constrained in these tributaries have led to serious eutrophication in the reservoir catchment (Yang et al, 2010).…”