The river wave concept: integrating river ecosystem models

P Humphries, H Keckeis, B Finlayson - BioScience, 2014 - academic.oup.com
We introduce the river wave concept: a simple, holistic model that unifies river ecosystem
concepts. The river wave concept proposes that river flow can be conceptualized as a series …

A statistical framework to explore ontogenetic growth variation among individuals and populations: a marine fish example

JR Morrongiello, RE Thresher - Ecological Monographs, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Growth is a fundamental biological process, driven by a multitude of intrinsic (within‐
individual) and extrinsic (environmental) factors, that underpins individual fitness and …

Carbon sources supporting large river food webs: a review of ecological theories and evidence from stable isotopes

MA **ram, KJ Collier, DP Hamilton, BO David… - Freshwater …, 2012 - BioOne
Quantifying the contributions of carbon sources that support food webs in large rivers is an
important and growing field of ecological research with implications for future management …

Using abiotic drivers of fish spawning to inform environmental flow management

AJ King, DC Gwinn, Z Tonkin, J Mahoney… - Journal of Applied …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Environmental flows are a key restoration technique for conserving ecological function in
flow‐degraded rivers. Species‐specific, flow–biota relationships are increasingly being used …

The global status of freshwater fish age validation studies and a prioritization framework for further research

JJ Spurgeon, MJ Hamel, KL Pope… - Reviews in Fisheries …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Age information derived from calcified structures is commonly used to estimate recruitment,
growth, and mortality for fish populations. Validation of daily or annual marks on age …

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 …

Reproductive success of stream fish species in relation to high and low flow patterns: The role of life history strategies and species traits

L Mignien, S Stoll - Science of The Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Hydrological variability is a key factor in structuring biotic and abiotic processes in river
ecosystems and is of particular importance to fish populations. We used 171 hydrological …

Fish recruitment in rivers with modified discharge depends on the interacting effects of flow and thermal regimes

RJ Rolls, IO Growns, TA Khan, GG Wilson… - Freshwater …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Alteration of flow and thermal regimes is a key consequence of human use of river and
floodplain ecosystems, and these impacts result from a range of interacting ecological …

Effects of high and low flows on abundances of fish species in Central European headwater streams: The role of ecological species traits

L Mignien, S Stoll - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrological variability is considered a major structuring factor for biotic and abiotic
processes in freshwater ecosystems and is of particular importance to fish communities. We …

Flows for native fish in the Murray‐Darling Basin: lessons and considerations for future management

JD Koehn, AJ King, L Beesley… - Ecological …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Increased regulation and extraction of water from rivers has contributed to the decline of
fishes, and the use of environmental water allocations (EWA s) is now a key rehabilitation …