Martin Schletterer

Sediment and bedload continuum at alpine hydropower plants – case studies from Tyrol (Austria) and suggestions for monitoring and management

TIWAG is operating 10 large (>10 MW) and 26 small (<10 MW) hydropower plants, with an installed capacity of about 1,650 MW and a mean annual production of 3,400 GWh. Long-term monitoring reveals insights into suspended sediment loads as well as bedload transport. This includes ab...

Groundwater–Stream Connectivity Under Climate Change: Implications for the Ecology, Conservation and Sustainability of Urban Streams

Freshwater systems, including urban streams and groundwater, are increasingly affected by climate change through altered precipitation, rising temperatures, droughts, floods, and changing water demand. This narrative review synthesizes evidence on how these pressures modify groun...

Seasonal migration and habitat shifts of the cyprinid fish Schizothorax eurycephalus in a Central Asian mountain river

Abstract Freshwater biodiversity in Central Asia faces increasing pressure from anthropogenic impacts. A group of fish species of ecological and economical importance in the area are snow trout, cyprinids of the genus Schizothorax . However, fundamental knowledge to aid species c...