Is fish passage technology saving fish resources in the lower La Plata River basin?
Over 450 dams have been constructed in the upper Paraná River basin in Brazil during the past 40 years. River regulation by these dams is considered a primary factor in the reduction of fish diversity and depletion of migratory species. In contrast to the upper Paraná Basin, only two large dams (bot...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
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Series: | Neotropical Ichthyology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252007000200002&lng=en&tlng=en |