Energy, water and fish: biodiversity impacts of energy-sector water demand in the United States depend on efficiency and policy measures.

Rising energy consumption in coming decades, combined with a changing energy mix, have the potential to increase the impact of energy sector water use on freshwater biodiversity. We forecast changes in future water use based on various energy scenarios and examine implications for freshwater ecosyst...

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Main Authors: Robert I McDonald, Julian D Olden, Jeffrey J Opperman, William M Miller, Joseph Fargione, Carmen Revenga, Jonathan V Higgins, Jimmie Powell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3503977?pdf=render