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Creator:: Kennedy, Theodore A., Muehlbauer, Jeffrey D., Yackulic, Charles B., Lytle, David A., Miller, Scott W., Dibble, Kimberly L., Kortenhoeven, Eric W., Metcalfe, Anya N., and Baxter, Colden V.
Abstract:: Dams impound the majority of rivers and provide important societal benefits, especially daily water releases that enable on-peak hydroelectricity generation. Such “hydropeaking” is common worldwide, but its downstream impacts remain unclear. We evaluated the response of aquatic insects, a cornerstone of river food webs, to hydropeaking using a life history–hydrodynamic...
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Creator:: Schriever, Tiffany A. and Lytle, David A.
Abstract:: Hydrology is the main environmental filter in aquatic ecosystems and may result in shared tolerances and functional traits among species in disparate ecosystems. We analyzed the associations between taxonomic and functional facets of diversity within aquatic ecosystems (ponds vs. streams) across a hydroperiod gradient (1–365 d) to untangle the hydrologic...
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Creator:: Olden, Julian D., Konrad, Christopher P., Melis, Theodore S., Kennard, Mark J., Freeman, Mary C., Mims, Meryl C., Bray, Erin N., Gido, Keith B., Hemphill, Nina P., Lytle, David A., McMullen, Laura E., Pyron, Mark, Robinson, Christopher T., Schmidt, John C., and Williams, John G.
Abstract:: Greater scientific knowledge, changing societal values, and legislative mandates have emphasized the importance of implementing large-scale flow experiments (FEs) downstream of dams. We provide the first global assessment of FEs to evaluate their success in advancing science and informing management decisions. Systematic review of 113 FEs across 20 countries revealed...
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Creator:: McMullen, Laura E. and Lytle, David A.
Abstract:: Floods are a key component of the ecology and management of riverine ecosystems around the globe, but it is not clear whether floods have predictable effects on organisms that can allow us to generalize across regions and continents. To address this, we conducted a global-scale meta-analysis to investigate effects of...
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Creator:: Konrad, Christopher P., Olden, Julian D., Lytle, David A., Melis, Theodore S., Schmidt, John C., Bray, Erin N., Freeman, Mary C., Gido, Keith B., Hemphill, Nina P., Kennard, Mark J., McMullen, Laura E., Mims, Meryl C., Pyron, Mark, Robinson, Christopher T., and Williams, John G.
Abstract:: Experimental manipulations of streamflow have been used globally in recent decades to mitigate the impacts of dam operations on river systems. Rivers are challenging subjects for experimentation, because they are open systems that cannot be isolated from their social context. We identify principles to address the challenges of conducting effective...
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Creator:: Bogan, Michael T. and Lytle, David A.
Abstract:: 1. Ecological communities can be relatively stable for long periods of time, and then, often as a result of disturbance, transition rapidly to a novel state. When communities fail to recover to pre-disturbance configurations, they are said to have experienced a regime shift or to be in an alternative stable state....
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