The decline of fisheries on the Madeira River, Brazil: The high cost of the hydroelectric dams in the Amazon Basin

Despite being considered beneficial by providing a clean and renewable source of energy, the construction of hydroelectric dams has extremely negative implications for Amazonian fisheries. This study investigated the impacts of the Santo Antônio and Jirau hydroelectric dams on the fishery stocks of...

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Published in:	Fisheries management and ecology Vol. 25; no. 5; pp. 380 - 391
Main Authors:	Santos, Rangel E., Pinto‐Coelho, Ricardo M., Fonseca, Rogério, Simões, Nadson R., Zanchi, Fabrício B.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2018
Subjects:	anthropogenic activities basins biodiversity Brazil Clean energy Dam construction Dams dams (hydrology) energy environmental impact Fish fish fauna Fish stocks Fisheries fisheries statistics Fishing fishing colony fluviometry Hydroelectric dams Hydroelectric power impoundments population dynamics prices Renewable energy sources River basins Rivers Brazil Amazonas Brazil
ISSN:	0969-997X, 1365-2400
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