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A natural experiment reveals the impact of hydroelectric dams on the estuaries of tropical rivers
We tested how sediment trapping by hydroelectric dams affects tropical estuaries by comparing two dammed and two undammed rivers on Mexico’s Pacific coast. We found that dams demonstrably affected the stability and productivity of the estuaries. The two rivers dammed for hydroelectricity had a rapid...
Autores principales: | Ezcurra, E., Barrios, E., Ezcurra, P., Ezcurra, A., Vanderplank, S., Vidal, O., Villanueva-Almanza, L., Aburto-Oropeza, O. |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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American Association for the Advancement of Science
2019
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6415951/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30891500 http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aau9875 |
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