Fragmentation of lateral connectivity and fish population dynamics in large rivers

RJ Stoffels, P Humphries, NR Bond… - Fish and Fisheries, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Lateral Hydrological Connectivity (LHC) has been extensively fragmented in river–
floodplain ecosystems of the world. Uncertainties about how LHC affects fishes are great …

Multi-decadal trends in large-bodied fish populations in the New South Wales Murray–Darling Basin, Australia

DA Crook, HT Schilling, DM Gilligan… - Marine and …, 2023 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Native fish populations in Australia's Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) have
experienced severe declines since European settlement. Information on their status is …

Contrasting natal origin and movement history informs recovery pathways for three lowland river species following a mass fish kill

JD Thiem, LJ Baumgartner, B Fanson… - Marine and …, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Understanding the spatial and temporal scales over which key population processes occur
is fundamental to effective fisheries management, especially when informing recovery …

Scale dependency in fish beta diversity–hydrology linkages in lowland rivers

RJ Rolls, B Wolfenden, J Heino… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Aim A key aspect of biodiversity research is to determine the environmental drivers affecting
the degree to which ecological assemblages vary in space (beta diversity). The strength and …

Movement behavior of a threatened native fish informs flow management in a modified floodplain river system

Z Tonkin, P Moloney, J Lyon, A Kitchingman… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Movement is a key driver of the distribution of animals and the structure of populations,
communities, and ecosystems. Habitat loss and fragmentation can compromise movement …

Contribution of invasive carp (Cyprinus carpio) to fish biomass in rivers of the Murray–Darling Basin, Australia

HT Schilling, GL Butler, KJM Cheshire, DM Gilligan… - Biological …, 2024 - Springer
Following the introduction of the 'Boolarra'strain to Australia in the mid 1960's, Common carp
(Cyprinus carpio) rapidly spread in waterways across the Murray–Darling Basin (MDB) in …

Identifying functional flow regimes and fish response for multiple reservoir operating solutions

AP Dalcin, GF Marques… - Journal of Water …, 2022 - ascelibrary.org
Flow regulation through dams increases water and energy security for society but also
threatens the natural equilibrium of river basins, leaving ecosystems and communities more …

Ecosystem size filters life‐history strategies to shape community assembly in lakes

AL Rypel - Journal of Animal Ecology, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Enhancing understanding of community assembly rules hinges on shared
conceptualizations that operate across scales and levels of ecological organization …

Ecohydraulic model for designing environmental flows supports recovery of imperilled Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii) in the Lower Darling–Baaka River following …

IG Stuart, CP Sharpe - Marine and Freshwater Research, 2021 - CSIRO Publishing
Large dryland and semi-arid rivers are among the world's most heavily modified
ecosystems, and the Darling–Baaka River of eastern Australia highlights the challenges in …

Underlying trends confound estimates of fish population responses to river discharge

JDL Yen, JR Thomson, JP Lyon, WM Koster… - Freshwater …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Conservation management of freshwater ecosystems often focuses on mitigating or
reversing the negative effects of altered patterns of river discharge. Assessments of …