2022 Early Hearing Detection & Intervention Virtual Conference
March 13 - 15, 2022
5/24/2018 | 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | DAMS LARGE AND SMALL: ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS ON THE WORLD’S TROPICAL RIVER SYSTEMS | 430 B
DAMS LARGE AND SMALL: ECOSYSTEM IMPACTS ON THE WORLD’S TROPICAL RIVER SYSTEMS
While in the US and Europe we increasingly contemplate removing our aging dams, the construction of new dams throughout the tropics and subtropics has increased greatly in the past decade, a trend that is expected to grow. These include mega-projects such as Brazil’s Belo Monte dam but also numerous medium sized and smaller dams, many representing the first impoundments of free-flowing river systems. I provide an overview of the trends and issues associated with dams on tropical rivers, some of which are unique to lowland floodplain rivers in tropical climates. Rather than focus further on the well known impacts of large dams, I will also discuss the burgeoning development of small hydropower facilities on lower order streams. This talk introduces a session about how research can contribute to better decision-making about when and where to build dams in the Amazon and other tropical river systems.
- Amazon Andes
- Tropical Rivers
- Connectivity
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Stephen Hamilton
(), Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, hamilton@caryinstitute.org;
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