Causes and consequences of habitat fragmentation in river networks

MR Fuller, MW Doyle, DL Strayer - … of the New York Academy of …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Increases in river fragmentation globally threaten freshwater biodiversity. Rivers are
fragmented by many agents, both natural and anthropogenic. We review the distribution and …

Riverscape approaches in practice: Perspectives and applications

CE Torgersen, C Le Pichon, AH Fullerton… - Biological …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Landscape perspectives in riverine ecology have been undertaken increasingly in the last
30 years, leading aquatic ecologists to develop a diverse set of approaches for …

[HTML][HTML] Untangling the effects of multiple human stressors and their impacts on fish assemblages in European running waters

R Schinegger, M Palt, P Segurado… - Science of the Total …, 2016 - Elsevier
This work addresses human stressors and their impacts on fish assemblages at pan-
European scale by analysing single and multiple stressors and their interactions. Based on …

River fragmentation and flow alteration metrics: a review of methods and directions for future research

S Jumani, MJ Deitch, D Kaplan… - Environmental …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Rivers continue to be harnessed to meet humanity's growing demands for electricity, water,
and flood control. While the socioecological impacts of river infrastructure projects (RIPs) …

Resist‐accept‐direct (RAD) considerations for climate change adaptation in fisheries: The Wisconsin experience

ZS Feiner, AD Shultz, GG Sass… - Fisheries …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Decision‐makers in inland fisheries management must balance ecologically and socially
palatable objectives for ecosystem services within financial or physical constraints. Climate …

Damn those damn dams: Fluvial longitudinal connectivity impairment for European diadromous fish throughout the 20th century

G Duarte, P Segurado, G Haidvogl, D Pont… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
River longitudinal connectivity is crucial for diadromous fish species to reproduce and grow,
its fragmentation by large dams may prevent these species to complete their life cycle. This …

Fragmentation, connectivity and fish species persistence in freshwater ecosystems

KB Gido, JE Whitney, JS Perkin… - … of freshwater fishes, 2016 - books.google.com
Fragmentation poses one of the greatest threats to freshwater fish biodiversity (Nilsson et al.,
2005; Reidy-Liermann et al., 2012). Whereas damming of large rivers is perhaps the most …

Spatial design principles for sustainable hydropower development in river basins

HI Jager, RA Efroymson, JJ Opperman… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2015 - Elsevier
What is the best way to arrange dams within river basins to benefit society? Recent interest
in this question has grown in response to the worldwide trend toward developing …

Effects of road crossings on habitat connectivity for stream‐resident fish

MW Diebel, M Fedora, S Cogswell… - River research and …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Road crossings can act as barriers to the movement of stream fishes, resulting in habitat
fragmentation, reduced population resilience to environmental disturbance and higher risks …

Informing watershed connectivity barrier prioritization decisions: a synthesis

SK McKay, AR Cooper, MW Diebel… - River research and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Water resources and transportation infrastructure such as dams and culverts provide
countless socio‐economic benefits; however, this infrastructure can also disconnect the …