Sustainable reservoir operation: Can we generate hydropower and preserve ecosystem values?

River Research and Applications

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 340-352

  Jager, Henriette I ^a   Smith, Brennan T ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ecological valuation; Hydropower; Natural flow regime; Optimization; Reservoir operation; Riverine ecosystems; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGICAL IMPACT; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; OPTIMIZATION; RESERVOIR; SUSTAINABILITY;

EID: 42049087820     PISSN: 15351459     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rra.1069     Document Type: Review

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