Homogenization of regional river dynamics by dams and global biodiversity implications

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 104, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 5732-5737

  Poff, N LeRoy ^a   Olden, Julian D ^b   Merritt, David M ^a,c   Pepin, David M ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Ecosystem sustainability; Environmental template; Natural flow regime

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIODIVERSITY; BIOTA; CLIMATE; DYNAMICS; ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION (SPECIES); GEOLOGY; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIPARIAN ECOSYSTEM; RIVER ECOSYSTEM; UNITED STATES; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECOSYSTEM; RIVER; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY;

BIODIVERSITY; CLIMATE; ECOSYSTEM; RIVERS; WATER MOVEMENTS; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 34347267668     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0609812104     Document Type: Article

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