Search for dissertations about: "climate change dams and reservoirs"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words climate change dams and reservoirs.

2. 1. Ecohydrologic impacts of dams : A global assessment

   Author : Catherine Reidy Liermann; Christer Nilsson; Angela Arthington; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; dam; reservoir; river regulation; flow alteration; fragmentation; freshwater biodiversity; Hydrology; Hydrologi;

   Abstract : This dissertation aims to improve our understanding of how dams and reservoirs impact freshwater systems worldwide. The following questions were addressed specifically: 1) what are the spatial patterns and magnitudes of flow regulation and channel fragmentation by dams globally; 2) how are dam impacts distributed biogeographically, and which are the biogeographic regions and taxa most threatened by dam impacts; and 3) how can climate change and dams be expected to interact in basins, and what management actions would mitigate adverse interactions? Results show that the majority of the world’s large river systems are fragmented and have their flow altered by dams. READ MORE

4. 2. Hydrological spreading of metal pollution and wetlands as nature-based solutions

   Author : Josefin Thorslund; Jerker Jarsjö; Mario Schirmer; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Physical Geography; naturgeografi;

   Abstract : The quality of the Earth’s water resources have deteriorated due to human impacts. A key scientific challenge is to understand, quantify and predict the water-borne spreading of pollutants at relevant scales for freshwater management and water quality restoration programs. READ MORE