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The potential impact of new Andean dams on Amazon fluvial ecosystems

Increased energy demand has led to plans for building many new dams in the western Amazon, mostly in the Andean region. Historical data and mechanistic scenarios are used to examine potential impacts above and below six of the largest dams planned for the region, including reductions in downstream s...

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Autores principales: Forsberg, Bruce R., Melack, John M., Dunne, Thomas, Barthem, Ronaldo B., Goulding, Michael, Paiva, Rodrigo C. D., Sorribas, Mino V., Silva, Urbano L., Weisser, Sabine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5568116/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28832638
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182254