Response of Fish Communities to Hydrological and Morphological Alterations in Hydropeaking Rivers of Austria

By Stefan Schmutz, T. H. Bakken, Thomas Friedrich, Franz Greimel, A. Harby, M. Jungwirth, Andreas Melcher, G. Unfer, B. Zeiringer. 2015

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Climate change asks for the reduction in the consumption of fossil‐based fuels and an increased share of non‐regulated renewable energy sources, such as solar and wind power. In order to back up a larger share of these intermittent sources, ‘battery services’ are needed, currently provided only in large scale by hydropower, leading to more rapid and frequent changes in flows (hydropeaking) in the downstream rivers. Increased knowledge about the ecosystem response to such operations and design of cost‐effective measures is needed.

Subfields: Ecology, Nature and Landscape Conservation

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