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Hydropeaking Effects

Hydropeaking Effects is a hydrological phenomenon characterized by rapid, artificial fluctuations in river discharge and water levels resulting from the intermittent operation of hydropower plants to meet peak electricity demand, thereby disrupting aquatic ecosystems and sediment dynamics.

77

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4K

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257

Authors

106

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Publications per year

2017–2026

30

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Publications

77

Changes in short term river flow regulation and hydropeaking in Nordic rivers

Faisal Bin Ashraf, Ali Torabi Haghighi, Joakim Riml et al. · Scientific Reports · 2018 · 275 citations · Full text

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Quantification of daily peak hydropower effects on aquatic fauna and management to minimize environmental impacts

Otto Moog · Regulated Rivers Research & Management · 1993 · 233 citations

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Flow Management for Hydropower Extirpates Aquatic Insects, Undermining River Food Webs

Theodore A. Kennedy, Jeffrey D. Muehlbauer, Charles B. Yackulic et al. · BioScience · 2016 · 212 citations · Full text

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

Stefan Schmutz, Tor Haakon Bakken, Thomas Friedrich et al. · River Research and Applications · 2014 · 162 citations · Full text

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Downstream environmental effects of dam operations: Changes in habitat quality for native fish species

Alex García, Klaus Jorde, Evelyn Habit et al. · River Research and Applications · 2010 · 148 citations

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Authors

257

  1. KA
    Knut Alfredsen

    Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

    7 publications · 580 citations

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  2. IB
    Isabel Boavida

    University of Lisbon, Portugal

    6 publications · 200 citations

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  3. AN
    António N. Pinheiro

    University of Lisbon, Portugal

    6 publications · 200 citations

    6

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  4. PL
    P. Lavandier

    Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier, France

    5 publications · 274 citations

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  5. RC
    Régis Céréghino

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    4 publications · 217 citations

    4

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Institutions

106

  1. BOKU University

    Vienna, Austria

    10 h-index

    42 publications

    3K citations

  2. Norwegian University of Science and Technology

    Trondheim, Norway

    9 h-index

    20 publications

    1.1K citations

  3. University of Lisbon

    Lisbon, Portugal

    6 h-index

    22 publications

    742 citations

  4. University of Trento

    Trento, Italy

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    498 citations

  5. SINTEF

    Trondheim, Norway

    6 h-index

    10 publications

    743 citations

  6. Fisheries and Oceans Canada

    Ottawa, Canada

    5 h-index

    16 publications

    919 citations

  7. Université Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier

    Toulouse, France

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    608 citations

  8. Fondazione Edmund Mach

    San Michele all'Adige, Italy

    4 h-index

    10 publications

    474 citations

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Venues

  1. River Research and Applications

    14 publications · 685 citations

    13

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  2. The Science of The Total Environment

    9 publications · 405 citations

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  3. Ecohydrology

    5 publications · 219 citations

    5

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  4. Regulated Rivers Research & Management

    4 publications · 387 citations

    4

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  5. Water

    3 publications · 89 citations

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