Ecology: Concepts and Applications 4th Edition by Manual Molles

Exercise 8

The dams that have been built on many rivers often stabilize river flow by increasing flows below the dam during droughts and decreasing the amount of flooding during periods of high rainfall. Explain how these stabilized flows can be considered as a "disturbance." Using the intermediate disturbance hypothesis, predict how stabilized flows would affect the diversity of river organisms below reservoirs.