Protecting and restoring habitats to benefit freshwater biodiversity

ML Piczak, D Perry, SJ Cooke, I Harrison… - Environmental …, 2023 - cdnsciencepub.com
Freshwater biodiversity is under great threat across the globe as evidenced by more severe
declines relative to other types of ecosystems. Some of the main stressors responsible for …

The role of habitat in predator–prey dynamics with applications to restoration

RJ Lennox, M Kambestad, S Berhe… - Restoration …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Habitat is a powerful force in ecosystems, and the quantity and quality of habitat can shape
ecosystem structure and function. Among the many important roles that habitat plays is as a …

The impact of extreme flood‐relief pump operations on resident fish in an artificial drain and the potential for artificial habitat introduction

J Norman, J Reeds, RM Wright… - Fisheries management …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Fish are ubiquitous in pumped artificial drains but channel maintenance exposes fish to high
flows and predators, and fish communities may experience population‐level threats if they …

Whole-lake coarse woody habitat addition facilitates ecosystem regime restructuring in an oligotrophic lake

TN Preul-Stimetz, SL Shaw, GG Sass - Lake and Reservoir …, 2024 - Taylor & Francis
Abstract Preul-Stimetz T, Shaw SL, Sass GG. 2024. Whole-lake coarse woody habitat
addition facilitates ecosystem regime restructuring in an oligotrophic lake. Lake Reserv …

Can habitat enhancement limit the ecological impacts of predatory fish stocking? An experimental approach

M Gimenez, J Cucherousset - Knowledge & Management of …, 2024 - kmae-journal.org
Fish stocking is a ubiquitous management measure in freshwater fisheries but it can induce
important ecological impacts on communities and recipient ecosystems. Habitat …

Advancing restoration ecology for freshwater fish habitat of the Laurentian Great Lakes

ML Piczak - 2024 - repository.library.carleton.ca
Following decades of anthropogenic activity in Lake Ontario (LO), Canada, ecological
restoration on coastal wetlands has been aimed at preserving biodiversity. However, as …

Nursery function rehabilitation projects in port areas can support fish populations but they remain less effective than ensuring compliance to fisheries management

E Joubert, C Sève, S Mahévas, A Bach… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Conservation measures are implemented to support biodiversity in areas that are degraded
or under anthropogenic pressure. Over the past decade, numerous projects aimed at …

Effects of stocking practices on the functional and body size structure of fish communities in lake ecosystems

M Gimenez - 2023 - theses.hal.science
Stocking is a management practice commonly used by freshwater managers. This practice
consists of releasing fish, often from aquaculture, into a given ecosystem to enhance fish …

[PDF][PDF] The role of habitat in predator-prey dynamics and its applications

R Lennox, M Kambestad, S Berhe, K Birnie-Gauvin… - 2024 - imr.brage.unit.no
Habitat is a powerful force in ecosystems, and the quantity and quality of habitat can shape
ecosystem structure and function. Among the many important roles that habitat plays is as a …

[PDF][PDF] Rapid drought response measures: a review of approaches and considerations in salmon bearing streams

SM Naman, DA Reid - researchgate.net
Severe droughts across the Pacific region have led to increasing applications of rapid
drought response measures, interventions implemented (often rapidly) to mitigate negative …