Global-Scale Environmental Effects of Hydrological Alterations: Introduction
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- 1 January 2000
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in BioScience
- Vol. 50 (9), 746-751
- https://doi.org/10.1641/0006-3568(2000)050[0746:gseeoh]2.0.co;2
Abstract
Ubiquitous hydrological alterations—dam construc tion and associated water diversion, exploitation of groundwater aquifers, stream channelization, and inter catchment water transfer—are producing global-scale effects on the environment. The articles in this special issue of BioScience highlight the cumulative effects of hydrological alterations associated with dam and reservoir development. Such information is critical for deciding whether, when, and where the next major hydrological project will be built; it can also warn us about impending environmental impacts.Keywords
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