School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, 3/107 Cook Rd, Centennial Park, NSW 2021, Australia.
J Environ Manage. 2012 Aug 15;104:35-50. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2012.03.011. Epub 2012 Apr 4.
The generation of electricity through hydropower can, along with other anthropogenic activities, degrade river hydromorphology and ecosystems. In this case, water for power generation is diverted from the River Durance to a canal, which services a chain of 17 power stations, with the lower three being in the catchment of the Etang de Berre. This means that excess water and sediments are discharged into the salt-water lagoon with enormous consequences for ecosystems there. This paper summarizes the impacts of HEP and other human activities on both the river and lagoonal systems. It also considers agency and government attempts to understand and counter the degradation of these systems, both to date and in the future, with the latter catering for the potential impacts of future human development and global warming.
水力发电的产生，连同其他人为活动，可能会破坏河流水力学形态和生态系统。在这种情况下，用于发电的水从杜兰斯河引至一条运河，为 17 座水电站提供服务，其中下游的三座位于埃唐德布雷雷流域。这意味着过多的水和沉积物被排放到咸水泻湖中，对那里的生态系统造成了巨大的影响。本文总结了 HEP 及其他人类活动对河流和泻湖系统的影响。它还考虑了代理机构和政府为了解和应对这些系统的退化而做出的努力，包括迄今为止和未来的努力，以应对未来人类发展和全球变暖的潜在影响。
