Hydropeaking of river water levels is disrupting insect survival, rivers Corvallis OR (SPX) May 06, 2016 - A group of researchers have concluded in a study in the journal BioScience that "hydropeaking" of water flows on many rivers in the West has a devastating impact on aquatic insect abundance. The research was based in part on a huge citizen science project with more than 2,500 samples taken on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon, and collaboration of researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey ... more

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