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A Meta-Analysis of Environmental Tradeoffs of Hydropower Dams in the Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok (3S) Rivers of the Lower Mekong Basin
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| Title | A Meta-Analysis of Environmental Tradeoffs of Hydropower Dams in the Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok (3S) Rivers of the Lower Mekong Basin |
| Creator | Null, Sarah E. Farshid, Ali Goodrum, Gregory Gray, Curtis A. Lohani, Sapana Morrisett, Christina N. Prudencio, Liana Sor, Ratha |
| Description | In Mekong riparian countries, hydropower development provides energy, but also threatens biodiversity, ecosystems, food security, and an unparalleled freshwater fishery. The Sekong, Sesan, and Srepok Rivers (3S Basin) are major tributaries to the Lower Mekong River (LMB), making up 10% of the Mekong watershed but supporting nearly 40% of the fish species of the LMB. Forty-five dams have been built, are under construction, or are planned in the 3S Basin. We completed a meta-analysis of aquatic... |
| Date | 2020-12-30T08:00:00Z |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Identifier | https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/wats_facpub/1130 info:doi/10.3390/w13010063 https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/context/wats_facpub/article/2152/viewcontent/WATSfacpub2020_NullFarshidGoodrum_MetaAnalysisEnvironmental.pdf |
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| Source | Watershed Sciences Faculty Publications |
| Publisher | Hosted by Utah State University Libraries |
| Contributor | MDPI AG |
| Subject | 3S Basin Biodiversity Connectivity Fish Hydrologic alteration Hydropower planning |
