Quantifying Quantifying fragmentation of fragmentation of freshwater systems freshwater systems using a measure of using a measure of discharge discharge modification (and modification (and other applications) other applications) David Theobald, John Norman, David Theobald, John Norman, David Merritt (USFS) David Merritt (USFS) Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Dept of Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Dept of Recreation & Tourism, Colorado State Recreation & Tourism, Colorado State University University Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA 26 July 2005 26 July 2005
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Quantifying Quantifying fragmentation of fragmentation of
freshwater systems freshwater systems using a measure of using a measure of
other applications)other applications)David Theobald, John Norman, David Theobald, John Norman, David Merritt (USFS)David Merritt (USFS)
Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Dept of Natural Resource Ecology Lab, Dept of Recreation & Tourism, Colorado State Recreation & Tourism, Colorado State UniversityUniversity
Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA Fort Collins, CO 80523 USA 26 July 26 July 20052005
Freshwater Freshwater fragmentationfragmentation
Southern Rockies Ecosystem Project. 2000.
Fragmentation and flow Fragmentation and flow modificationmodification
Deynesius and Nilsson Deynesius and Nilsson (1994) – 77% of upper (1994) – 77% of upper 1/3 of northern 1/3 of northern hemisphere rivers are hemisphere rivers are strongly or moderately strongly or moderately affectedaffected- - F = regulated/total F = regulated/total channel lengthchannel length- R = % of VMAD - R = % of VMAD (cumulative reservoir live, (cumulative reservoir live, gross capacity)gross capacity)
RegulatedChannelLength(RCL) Total
Channel Length(TCL)
Network-based flow Network-based flow modificationmodificationDegree of modification (Degree of modification (FF) is ratio of unmodified discharge ) is ratio of unmodified discharge
as a proportion of total annual dischargeas a proportion of total annual dischargeF = ( Q-S ) / Q F = ( Q-S ) / Q - QQ is cumulative annual discharge is cumulative annual discharge- SS is cumulative dam “normal” storage is cumulative dam “normal” storage
Predicted dischargePredicted discharge
Average annual Average annual precipitation & precipitation & temperature, basin temperature, basin areaarea
Vogel et al. 1999Vogel et al. 1999
Vogel
Discharge map of USDischarge map of US
National Inventory of National Inventory of DamsDams ~80,000; >4 m height~80,000; >4 m height
Map of damsMap of dams
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