Freshwater megafauna shape ecosystems and facilitate restoration

F He, JC Svenning, X Chen, K Tockner… - Biological …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Freshwater megafauna, such as sturgeons, giant catfishes, river dolphins, hippopotami,
crocodylians, large turtles, and giant salamanders, have experienced severe population …

Saving large fish through harvest slots outperforms the classical minimum‐length limit when the aim is to achieve multiple harvest and catch‐related fisheries …

RNM Ahrens, MS Allen, C Walters… - Fish and …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
We address the problem of optimal size‐selective exploitation in an age‐structured fish
population model by systematically examining how density and size dependency in growth …

Amphibian community structure along elevation gradients in eastern Nepal Himalaya

JR Khatiwada, T Zhao, Y Chen, B Wang, F Xie… - BMC ecology, 2019 - Springer
Background Species richness and composition pattern of amphibians along elevation
gradients in eastern Nepal Himalaya are rarely investigated. This is a first ever study in the …

Rhythm of relationships in a social fish over the course of a full year in the wild

CT Monk, U Aslak, D Brockmann, R Arlinghaus - Movement Ecology, 2023 - Springer
Background Animals are expected to adjust their social behaviour to cope with challenges in
their environment. Therefore, for fish populations in temperate regions with seasonal and …

[PDF][PDF] Size-dependent diet composition and feeding of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis) and northern pike (Esox lucius) in the Baltic Sea.

P Jacobson, U Bergström, J Eklöf - Boreal Environment Research, 2019 - pub.epsilon.slu.se
To understand food web dynamics, knowledge about factors influencing trophic interactions
is fundamental. Using stomach content analysis, we investigated size-dependent predator …

Damming salmon fry: evidence for predation by non‐native warmwater fishes in reservoirs

CA Murphy, JD Romer, K Stertz, I Arismendi… - …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Complex predator–prey interactions over time have the potential to limit survival of
threatened native species. Reservoirs created by large dams in temperate ecosystems are …

Functional groups in piscivorous fishes

M Mihalitsis, DR Bellwood - Ecology and evolution, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Piscivory is a key ecological function in aquatic ecosystems, mediating energy flow within
trophic networks. However, our understanding of the nature of piscivory is limited; we …

Seasonal and diurnal patterns of littoral microhabitat use by fish in gravel pit lakes, with special reference to supplemented deadwood brush piles

A Maday, S Matern, CT Monk, T Klefoth, C Wolter… - Hydrobiologia, 2023 - Springer
The habitat quality of the littoral zone is of key importance for almost all lentic fish species. In
anthropogenically created gravel pit lakes, the littoral zone is often structurally homogenized …

Is bigger better? Evaluation of size‐selective predation on age‐0 Walleye

EE Grausgruber, MJ Weber - North American Journal of …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
The success of fish stocking programs is dependent on poststocking survival. However,
survival can be influenced by size‐selective mortality, where larger individuals are expected …

Biological Invasions in Fresh Waters: Micropterus salmoides, an American Fish Conquering the World

ML Costantini, JP Kabala, S Sporta Caputi, M Ventura… - Water, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biological invasions in fresh waters cause biodiversity loss and impairment of ecosystem
functioning. Many freshwater invasive species are fish, including the largemouth bass …