Nervous habitat patches: The effect of hydropeaking on habitat dynamics

N Bätz, C Judes, C Weber - River Research and Applications, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Alteration in the river flow regime due to intermittent hydropower production (ie,
hydropeaking) leads to biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation worldwide. Due to the …

Estimation of least ecological streamflow through long-term habitat evaluation using stream hydrodynamics and water quality factors

J Park, S Jang, R Hong, I Song - Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The objectives of this study were to evaluate aquatic habitat suitability considering stream
hydraulics as well as water quality and to propose a stream ecological flow rate for Zacco …

Shifts in the suitable habitat available for brown trout (Salmo trutta L.) under short-term climate change scenarios

R Muñoz-Mas, A Lopez-Nicolas… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
The impact of climate change on the habitat suitability for large brown trout (Salmo trutta L.)
was studied in a segment of the Cabriel River (Iberian Peninsula). The future flow and water …

Applications of the MesoHABSIM simulation model

P Parasiewicz, JN Rogers, P Vezza… - Ecohydraulics: an …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The changing spatial distribution of a river's physical attributes due to flow variations and the
aquatic species' biological response to these changes is the cornerstone for simulating …

River-wide habitat availability for fish habitat guilds: Implications for in-stream flow protection

J Spurgeon, M Pegg, P Parasiewicz, J Rogers - Water, 2019 - mdpi.com
The variation in river discharge alters habitat heterogeneity with implications for the
distribution of fish species with different habitat requirements. Assessments of habitat …

Spring discharge and thermal regime of a groundwater dependent ecosystem in an arid karst environment

TG Caldwell, BD Wolaver, T Bongiovanni, JP Pierre… - Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
In semi-arid regions, groundwater-dependent ecosystems rely on stable hydro-thermal
regimes where refugia have supported aquatic biota for millennia. In karst systems, springs …

Effects of thermopeaking on the thermal response of alpine river systems to heatwaves

M Feng, G Zolezzi, M Pusch - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Within the past 30 years there have been two major heatwave events (in 2003 and 2006)
that broke 500-year-old temperature records in Europe. Owing to the growing concern of …

Floodplain inundation response to climate, valley form, and flow regulation on a gravel-bed river in a Mediterranean-climate region

P Cienciala, GB Pasternack - Geomorphology, 2017 - Elsevier
Floodplain inundation regime defines hydrological connectivity between river channel and
floodplain and thus strongly controls structure and function of these highly diverse and …

Application of regional flow‐ecology relationships to inform watershed management decisions: Application of the ELOHA framework in the San Diego River watershed …

ED Stein, A Sengupta, RD Mazor, K McCune… - …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Relationships between changes in streamflow and changes in biological condition are
important considerations for water resources management decisions. The Ecological Limits …

Defining minimum environmental flows at regional scale: application of mesoscale habitat models and catchments classification

P Vezza, P Parasiewicz, M Rosso… - River research and …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
In the context of water resources planning, this work defined a possible approach to quantify
minimum environmental flows (e‐flows) at a regional scale. Focusing on catchments smaller …