Ecosystem Responses to Dam Removal Complex, but Predictable

ENN
Feb 21, 2019, 12:30 pm47 pts
In the United States, the removal of dams now outpaces the construction of new ones—with more than 1,400 dams decommissioned since the 1970s—and a new study (link is external) suggests that the ecosystem effects of dam removal can be predicted.

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