Substrate roughening improves swimming performance in two small-bodied riverine fishes: implications for culvert remediation and design | Zendy

Essie M. Rodgers | Zendy; Breeana M. Heaslip | Zendy; Rebecca L. Cramp | Zendy; Marcus Riches | Zendy; Matthew A. Gordos | Zendy; Craig E. Franklin | Zendy

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Substrate roughening improves swimming performance in two small-bodied riverine fishes: implications for culvert remediation and design

Author(s) -

Essie M. Rodgers,

Breeana M. Heaslip,

Rebecca L. Cramp,

Marcus Riches,

Matthew A. Gordos,

Craig E. Franklin

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

conservation physiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.942

H-Index - 37

ISSN - 2051-1434

DOI - 10.1093/conphys/cox034

Subject(s) - culvert , flume , substrate (aquarium) , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , benthic zone , fishery , ecology , hydrology (agriculture) , geotechnical engineering , geology , mathematics , geometry , flow (mathematics)

Disruption of riverine connectivity by artificial structures, such as culverts, can obstruct critical fish movements. We investigated the effectiveness of replacing smooth substrates with rough, naturalistic substrates (i.e. river stones) in improving fish swimming capacity and modelled fish passage through culverts.

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