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Optimizing the dammed: Water supply losses and fish habitat gains from dam removal in California
DigitalCommons@USU
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Optimizing the dammed: Water supply losses and fish habitat gains from dam removal in California |
| Creator | Null, Sarah Medellin-Azuara, Josue Escriva-Bou, Alvar Lent, Michelle Lund, Jay R |
| Description | Dams provide water supply, flood protection, and hydropower generation benefits, but also harm native species by altering the natural flow regime and degrading aquatic and riparian habitat. Restoring some rivers reaches to free-flowing conditions may restore substantial environmental benefits, but at some economic cost. This study uses a systems analysis approach to preliminarily evaluate removing rim dams in California's Central Valley to highlight promising habitat and unpromising economic... |
| Date | 2014-01-01T08:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Identifier | http://works.bepress.com/sarah_null/35 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479714000395 |
| Source | Sarah E. Null |
| Publisher | SelectedWorks |
| Subject | Life Sciences |
