Moving beyond fitting fish into equations: Progressing the fish passage debate in the Anthropocene

K Birnie‐Gauvin, P Franklin, M Wilkes… - Aquatic Conservation …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Realization of the importance of fish passage for migratory species has led to the
development of innovative and creative solutions ('fishways') to mitigate the effects of …

Not just a migration problem: M etapopulations, habitat shifts, and gene flow are also important for fishway science and management

MA Wilkes, JA Webb, PS Pompeu… - River Research and …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Worldwide, fishways are increasingly criticized for failing to meet conservation goals. We
argue that this is largely due to the dominance of diadromous species of the Northern …

Comparative swimming performance and behaviour of three benthic fish species: The invasive round goby (Neogobius melanostomus), the native bullhead (Cottus gobio), and …

B Egger, J Wiegleb, F Seidel… - … of Freshwater Fish, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Efforts to restore river ecosystem connectivity focus predominantly on diadromous,
economically important fish species, and less attention is given to nonmigratory, small …

On the conservation value of historic canals for aquatic ecosystems

HY Lin, SJ Cooke, C Wolter, N Young… - Biological Conservation, 2020‏ - Elsevier
While fragmentation and habitat loss due to water infrastructure threaten freshwater
biodiversity worldwide, historic canals have the potential to contribute to both cultural …

[HTML][HTML] Multi-criteria decision analysis in Bayesian networks-Diagnosing ecosystem service trade-offs in a hydropower regulated river

DN Barton, H Sundt, AA Bustos, HP Fjeldstad… - … Modelling & Software, 2020‏ - Elsevier
The paper demonstrates the use of Bayesian networks in multicriteria decision analysis
(MCDA) of environmental design alternatives for environmental flows (eflows) and physical …

Bidirectional connectivity in fishways: A mitigation for impacts on fish migration of small hydropower facilities

FJ Bravo‐Córdoba, A García‐Vega… - Aquatic …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Most freshwater fish need to move freely through rivers to complete their life cycles. Thus,
river barriers (eg dams, culverts and gauging stations) may delay, hinder or even block their …

[HTML][HTML] The European Fish Hazard Index–An assessment tool for screening hazard of hydropower plants for fish

R van Treeck, J Radinger, RAA Noble, F Geiger… - Sustainable Energy …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Hydroelectricity is critical for decarbonizing global energy production, but hydropower plants
affect rivers, disrupt their continuity, and threaten migrating fishes. This puts hydroelectricity …

Living in an amphidromous world: perspectives on the management of fish passage from an island nation

P Franklin, E Gee - Aquatic Conservation: Marine and …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Amphidromy is a form of migratory life history typified by the reproduction of fish in
freshwater environments, the early downstream dispersal of post‐hatch larvae to marine …

Modelling mitigation measures for smolt migration at dammed river sections

M Szabo‐Meszaros, T Forseth, H Baktoft… - …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
There is no generic solution to establish safe passage of downstream‐migrating fish passed
hydropower facilities, and mitigation measures are species and site specific. Development of …

Numerical analysis of the compromise between power output and fish-friendliness in a vortex power plant

S Müller, O Cleynen, S Hoerner… - Journal of …, 2018‏ - Taylor & Francis
The characteristics of a vortex power plant integrated in a weir have been investigated using
computational fluid dynamics, with a special focus on all flow properties relevant to fish …