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dc.contributor.authorRyder, Darrenen
dc.contributor.authorVernes, Karlen
dc.contributor.authorDorji, Lobzangen
dc.contributor.authorArmstrong, Stevieen
dc.contributor.authorBrem, Corneliaen
dc.contributor.authorDi Donato, Rebeccaen
dc.contributor.authorFrost, Lindseyen
dc.contributor.authorSimpson, Ianen
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-14T22:51:47Z-
dc.date.available2019-02-14T22:51:47Z-
dc.date.issued2015-
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the Bhutan Ecological Society, p. 1-21en
dc.identifier.issn2410-7913en
dc.identifier.issn2410-3861en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/26324-
dc.description.abstractKey to Bhutan’s economic development strategy is the expansion of the country’s hydropower projects, which requires the construction of a number of large dams. As dams affect the natural hydrological regime of rivers, the objective of this study was to assess these impacts on water quality and macroinvertebrate communities. Baseline physical and chemical properties of rivers in central Bhutan were gathered to provide spatial context for hydrological change associated with hydropower development. Physico-chemical measures from central Bhutan rivers suggested that aquatic macroinvertebrate communities are not currently impacted1 by poor water quality. An in situ experiment using flow diversion barriers in Chamkharchu at Jakar (Bumthang) was conducted to assess the short-term impacts of reduced water velocity on benthic macroinvertebrate communities to simulate the impacts of flow velocity changes associated with reaches downstream of hydropower facilities. We found benthic macroinvertebrate taxa abundance, richness and diversity were not significantly different between high and low flow velocity treatments, but community composition was significantly different between before and after the construction of flow diversion barriers, with reduced abundance of rheophilic (flow-dependent) taxa in treatments with reduced velocity. Current impacts of hydropower facilities are focused on the construction phase. This study has highlighted that the operation of hydropower facilities can also impact the ecological condition of rivers, and that these long-term impacts must be included in the decision making processes for hydropower development. Further investigation is warranted to determine how wide-ranging these impacts will be throughout Bhutan.en
dc.languageenen
dc.publisherBhutan Ecological Societyen
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the Bhutan Ecological Societyen
dc.titleExperimental effects of reduced flow velocity on water quality and macroinvertebrate communities: implications for hydropower development in Bhutanen
dc.typeJournal Articleen
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dc.subject.keywordsFreshwater Ecologyen
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Managementen
dc.subject.keywordsEnvironmental Impact Assessmenten
local.contributor.firstnameDarrenen
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local.contributor.firstnameStevieen
local.contributor.firstnameCorneliaen
local.contributor.firstnameRebeccaen
local.contributor.firstnameLindseyen
local.contributor.firstnameIanen
local.subject.for2008060204 Freshwater Ecologyen
local.subject.for2008050204 Environmental Impact Assessmenten
local.subject.for2008050205 Environmental Managementen
local.subject.seo2008960807 Fresh, Ground and Surface Water Flora, Fauna and Biodiversityen
local.profile.schoolOffice of Faculty of Science, Ag, Business and Lawen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
local.profile.schoolSchool of Environmental and Rural Scienceen
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local.profile.emaildryder2@une.edu.auen
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local.record.institutionUniversity of New Englanden
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local.url.openhttp://bes.org.bt/experimental-effects-of-reduced-flow-velocity-on-water-quality-and-macroinvertebrate-communities-implications-for-hydropower-development-in-bhutan/en
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local.title.subtitleimplications for hydropower development in Bhutanen
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local.title.maintitleExperimental effects of reduced flow velocity on water quality and macroinvertebrate communitiesen
local.output.categorydescriptionC1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journalen
local.search.authorRyder, Darrenen
local.search.authorVernes, Karlen
local.search.authorDorji, Lobzangen
local.search.authorArmstrong, Stevieen
local.search.authorBrem, Corneliaen
local.search.authorDi Donato, Rebeccaen
local.search.authorFrost, Lindseyen
local.search.authorSimpson, Ianen
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local.year.published2015en
local.fileurl.closedpublishedhttps://rune.une.edu.au/web/retrieve/b8a04875-a357-4aa9-8f29-2f7386531739en
local.subject.for2020310304 Freshwater ecologyen
local.subject.for2020410402 Environmental assessment and monitoringen
local.subject.for2020410404 Environmental managementen
local.subject.seo2020180303 Fresh, ground and surface water biodiversityen
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