The objective of this systematic review was to clarify, from existing literature, how fish abundance and biomass are impacted by alterations or changes of flow magnitude due to hydroelectric power production (or related operations) to better inform decisions in water resource and fisheries management downstream of these facilities.
Project Collaborators
Meagan Harper – Carleton University, Canada
Trina Rytwinski – Carleton University, Canada
Jessica J. Taylor – Carleton University, Canada
Joseph R. Bennett – Carleton University, Canada
Steven J. Cooke – Carleton University, Canada
Karen E. Smokorowski – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Keith Clarke – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Tom Pratt – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Neil Fisher – Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Canada
Alf Leake – BC Hydro, Canada
Julian Olden – University of Washington, United States of America
Daniel Boisclair – Université de Montréal, Canada
Project status – Complete
CEBC Contact – meaganharper@cmail.carleton
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