Fish pass effectiveness for bullhead (Cottus gobio), perch (Perca fluviatilis) and roach (Rutilus rutilus) in a regulated lowland river

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 20-29

  Knaepkens, Guy ^a   Baekelandt, K ^a   Eens, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Conservation; Cottus gobio; Fish pass; Migration barrier; Perca fluviatilis; Rutilus rutilus

Indexed keywords

ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; FISHPASS STRUCTURE; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; SPECIES CONSERVATION; TAGGING;

BELGIUM; BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

COTTUS GOBIO; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; RUTILUS RUTILUS;

EID: 33745950884     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: 16000633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.2005.00117.x     Document Type: Article

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