2018
DOI: 10.1002/fee.1746
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Global proliferation of small hydropower plants – science and policy

Abstract: Large‐scale electricity policies that embrace renewable resources have led to continued investments in hydropower. Despite evolving viewpoints regarding the sustainability of large hydropower installations, there has been a major increase in support for the widespread development of small hydropower plants (SHPs). A global synthesis reveals that 82,891 SHPs are operating or are under construction (11 SHPs for every one large hydropower plant) and that this number is estimated to triple if all potential generat… Show more

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“…However, these new areas should also consider freshwater environments and biodiversity because they are subject to a variety of human disturbances (e.g., Alho & Sabino, 2011;Vitule et al, 2015;Garcia, Ribeiro, Roque, Ochoa-Quintero, & Laurance, 2017). For example, a large number of small-and medium-sized dams have been planned or are under construction in Brazil and in other South American countries (Zarfl, Lumsdon, Berlekamp, Tydecks, & Tockner, 2015); hydropower expansion can irreversibly damage biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (Couto & Olden, 2018;Linares, Callisto, & Marques, 2018;Nogueira, Oliveira, & Britto, 2008;Winemiller et al, 2016).…”
Section: The Need For More Pa Smentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, these new areas should also consider freshwater environments and biodiversity because they are subject to a variety of human disturbances (e.g., Alho & Sabino, 2011;Vitule et al, 2015;Garcia, Ribeiro, Roque, Ochoa-Quintero, & Laurance, 2017). For example, a large number of small-and medium-sized dams have been planned or are under construction in Brazil and in other South American countries (Zarfl, Lumsdon, Berlekamp, Tydecks, & Tockner, 2015); hydropower expansion can irreversibly damage biodiversity and ecosystem functioning (Couto & Olden, 2018;Linares, Callisto, & Marques, 2018;Nogueira, Oliveira, & Britto, 2008;Winemiller et al, 2016).…”
Section: The Need For More Pa Smentioning
confidence: 99%
“…In many watersheds, snowpack is a natural reservoir that disperses cool, snow-fed runoff throughout the landscape in the spring and summer (e.g., Knowles and Cayan 2002). In addition, dams and artificial reservoirs have proliferated globally and, by retaining waters, altered the timing and magnitude of downstream flow and temperature Naiman 2009, Couto andOlden 2018). In some watersheds, managers can control the amount and temperature (by sourcing water from portions of thermoclines) of waters released from reservoirs to facilitate favorable conditions for fish downstream (e.g., Danner et al 2012).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…& Layman, 2011), culverts (MacPherson, Sullivan, Foote, & Stevens, 2012) and dams (Couto & Olden, 2018) can constrain both upstream and downstream movement of riverine fish (Calles & Greenberg, 2009). How riverine fish respond to artificial barriers depends on a variety of factors such as location and permeability of the barrier, and fish life history traits especially size and mobility (Cooney & Kwak, 2013).…”
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confidence: 99%