减少亚马逊水力发电扩张的不利影响
Alexander S Flecker1, Qinru Shi2, Rafael M Almeida1,3
1Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
概括
亚马逊水电大的战略规划至关重要. 优化水的放置可以最大限度地减少生态系统的影响,并最大限度地提高能源效益,避免因不协调的发展而失去生态系统服务.
科学领域:
- 生态学
- 环境科学
- 水电工程
背景情况:
- 亚马逊流域是地球上最大,生物多样性最强的河流系统,
- 水力发电扩张需要评估能源生产与众多空间变化的生态系统服务之间的权衡.
研究的目的:
- 在亚马逊地区确定最佳水力发电站点组合.
- 同时尽量减少对河流流动,连接,沉积物运输,鱼类多样性和温室气体排放的影响,同时实现能源目标.
主要方法:
- 使用多目标优化技术.
- 在亚马逊流域的水配置评估.
主要成果:
- 不协调地逐一扩建水力发电场所, 造成了生态系统的重大损失.
- 最佳的水配置可以大大减少对环境的负面影响.
结论:
- 为了尽量减少水力发电带来的未来损害,
- 亚马逊国家之间的合作对于可持续的水力发电发展至关重要.
- 开发的模型可用于评估其他跨境盆地的水力发电扩张.
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