Importance of marine-estuarine-riverine connectivity to larvae and early juveniles of estuary-associated fish taxa

AK Whitfield, ED Houde, FJ Neira, IC Potter - Environmental Biology of …, 2023 - Springer
The dependence on connectivity and use of estuaries by two major groups of fishes, namely
estuary-associated marine and diadromous species, are reviewed. The former group …

A comprehensive assessment of stream fragmentation in Great Britain

J Jones, L Börger, J Tummers, P Jones, M Lucas… - Science of the total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Artificial barriers are one of the main threats to river ecosystems, resulting in habitat
fragmentation and loss of connectivity. Yet, the abundance and distribution of most artificial …

Prioritizing barrier removal to improve functional connectivity of rivers

P Branco, P Segurado, JM Santos… - Journal of Applied …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater systems are severely impacted by connectivity reduction due to the construction
of dams and weirs. The breach of this longitudinal connectivity imperils freshwater fish …

Barriers to fish passage and barriers to fish passage assessments: the impact of assessment methods and assumptions on barrier identification and quantification of …

CM Bourne, DG Kehler, YF Wiersma, D Cote - Aquatic Ecology, 2011 - Springer
Barriers (culverts and dams) can impede fish passage and affect the overall habitat
connectivity of rivers. However, a challenge lies in how to conceptualize and adequately …

Optimizing efforts to restore aquatic ecosystem connectivity requires thinking beyond large dams

LJ Baumgartner, T Marsden, D Duffy… - Environmental …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Infrastructure-induced fragmentation of riverine ecosystems has engendered the need for
more effective aquatic restoration efforts globally. Fragmentation assessments have been …

Losing a staging area: Eastward redistribution of Afro-Eurasian ruffs is associated with deteriorating fuelling conditions along the western flyway

YI Verkuil, N Karlionova, EN Rakhimberdiev… - Biological …, 2012 - Elsevier
The fuelling performance of long-distance migrants at staging areas indicates local
conditions and determines the viability of migration routes. Here we present a first case …

Fragmentation of Chilean Andean rivers: expected effects of hydropower development

G Díaz, P Arriagada, K Górski, O Link… - Revista chilena de …, 2019 - Springer
Background Fragmentation (establishment of barriers eg, hydropower dams, reservoirs for
irrigation) is considered one of the greatest threats to conservation of river systems …

Fish community dynamics following dam removal in a fragmented agricultural stream

MS Kornis, BC Weidel, SM Powers, MW Diebel… - Aquatic Sciences, 2015 - Springer
Habitat fragmentation impedes dispersal of aquatic fauna, and barrier removal is
increasingly used to increase stream network connectivity and facilitate fish dispersal …

Partial migration of grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) on Australia's east coast revealed by otolith chemistry

AM Fowler, SM Smith, DJ Booth, J Stewart - Marine Environmental …, 2016 - Elsevier
Partial migration affects the ecology and evolution of animal populations, and is an important
consideration for the management of harvested species, yet the phenomenon is …

The longest fragment drives fish beta diversity in fragmented river networks: Implications for river management and conservation

G Díaz, K Górski, J Heino, P Arriagada, O Link… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Connectivity plays a crucial role in maintaining the structural and functional attributes of river
networks. Therefore, the loss of connectivity (fragmentation) alters the functioning and …