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How Big of an Effect Do Small Dams Have? Using Geomorphological Footprints to Quantify Spatial Impact of Low-Head Dams and Identify Patterns of Across-Dam Variation

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  • Jane S Fencl
  • Martha E Mather
  • Katie H Costigan
  • Melinda D Daniels

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Longitudinal connectivity is a fundamental characteristic of rivers that can be disrupted by natural and anthropogenic processes. Dams are significant disruptions to streams. Over 2,000,000 low-head dams (

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  • Jane S Fencl & Martha E Mather & Katie H Costigan & Melinda D Daniels, 2015. "How Big of an Effect Do Small Dams Have? Using Geomorphological Footprints to Quantify Spatial Impact of Low-Head Dams and Identify Patterns of Across-Dam Variation," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(11), pages 1-22, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0141210
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0141210
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