A natural experiment reveals the impact of hydroelectric dams on the estuaries of tropical rivers-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A natural experiment reveals the impact of hydroelectric dams on the estuaries of tropical rivers

Published:2019-03 Issue:3 Volume:5 Page:
ISSN:2375-2548
Container-title:Science Advances
language:en
Short-container-title:Sci. Adv.

Author:

Ezcurra E.¹^ORCID,Barrios E.²^ORCID,Ezcurra P.³^ORCID,Ezcurra A.⁴^ORCID,Vanderplank S.⁵⁶^ORCID,Vidal O.⁷,Villanueva-Almanza L.¹^ORCID,Aburto-Oropeza O.³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Botany and Plant Biology, UC Riverside, 900 University Ave., Riverside, CA 92521, USA.

2. WWF Mexico, Av. México 51, Col Hipódromo, Cd. México 06100, Mexico.

3. Scripps Institution of Oceanography, UCSD, 8622 Kennel Way, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.

4. Andador Alcantarilla 5, Del. Magdalena Contreras, Cd. México 10580, Mexico.

5. CICESE, Departamento de Biología de la Conservación, Carr. Tijuana-Ensenada 3918, Ensenada, B.C. 22800, Mexico.

6. Adjunct Faculty, San Diego State University, 5500 Campanile Drive, San Diego, CA 92182, USA.

7. Bosque de Granados 141, Col. Bosques de las Lomas, Mexico City 11700, Mexico.

Abstract

Comparison of free versus dammed tropical rivers reveals sediment trapping in dams has devastating consequences for estuaries.

Funder

David and Lucile Packard Foundation

University of California Institute for Mexico and the United States

Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust

Publisher

American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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