Hydropower dams worldwide cause continued species extinction

Monday, May 30, 2016 - 10:11 in Paleontology & Archaeology

New research has found a global pattern of sustained species extinctions on islands within hydroelectric reservoirs. Scientists have discovered that reservoir islands created by large dams across the world do not maintain the same levels of animal and plant life found prior to flooding.

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