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NSERC's HydroNet: Red Nacional de Investigación para Promover el Uso Sustentable de Energía Hidroeléctrica y Ecosistemas Acuáticos Saludables
Author(s) -
Smokorowski Karen E.,
Bergeron Normand,
Boisclair Daniel,
Clarke Keith,
Cooke Steven,
Cunjak Rick,
Dawson Jeff,
Eaton Brett,
Hicks Faye,
Higgins Paul,
Katopodis Chris,
Lapointe Michel,
Legendre Pierre,
Power Michael,
Randall Robert,
Rasmussen Joseph,
Rose George,
SaintHilaire Andre,
Sellars Brent,
Swanson Gary,
Winfield Nicholas,
Wysocki Roger,
Zhu David
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
fisheries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.725
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 1548-8446
pISSN - 0363-2415
DOI - 10.1080/03632415.2011.616459
Subject(s) - hydropower , aquatic ecosystem , environmental resource management , government (linguistics) , business , ecosystem , sustainability , process (computing) , environmental science , environmental planning , engineering , ecology , computer science , biology , philosophy , linguistics , operating system
Abstract NSERC's HydroNet is a collaborative national five‐year research program initiated in 2010 involving academic, government, and industry partners. The overarching goal of HydroNet is to improve the understanding of the effects of hydropower operations on aquatic ecosystems, and to provide scientifically defensible and transparent tools to improve the decision‐making process associated with hydropower operations. Multiple projects are imbedded under three themes: 1) Ecosystemic analysis of productive capacity offish habitats (PCFH) in rivers, 2) Mesoscale modelling of the productive capacity offish habitats in lakes and reservoirs, and 3) Predicting the entrainment risk of fish in hydropower reservoirs relative to power generation operations by combining behavioral ecology and hydraulic engineering. The knowledge generated by HydroNet is essential to balance the competing demands for limited water resources and to ensure that hydropower is sustainable, maintains healthy aquatic ecosystems and a vibrant Canadian economy.