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Barrier effects observed in the presence of weirs are exacerbated by low water levels. We conducted a 10-year study to assess the ecological effects of stream restoration while analysing the possibility of a seasonal lack of hydrological continuity, with multiple measurements before and after restoring stream structural continuity. The research hypothesis assumes that in intermittent streams, there would be little or no change in the fish community downstream the barrier before  vs . after barrier removal, and a significant change upstream the barrier before  vs . after. Our results indicate, that by removing small barriers, their detrimental effects on the longitudinal passage of riverine fishes and fish assemblages can be rehabilitated. In the wet season, fish migrants from the mainstem river appeared in the downstream section of the stream. Stream intermittency, however, placed a habitat filter over the assemblage. Thus, after barrier removal, only two small-bodied fish species that tolerate periodic oxygen deficiencies and rising water temperatures gradually shifted upstream and formed stable populations. We emphasize, that we should not refrain from restoring the longitudinal continuity of intermittent streams, because they periodically provide fish valuable refugia and can also be a source of new generations and strengthen fish populations in mainstem river.

Barrier removal and dynamics of intermittent stream habitat regulate persistence and structure of fish community