Evaluating vertical-slot fishway designs in terms of fish swimming capabilities

Ecological Engineering

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 37-48

  Rodríguez, Teresa Teijeiro ^a   Agudo, J Puertas ^b   Mosquera, Luis Pena ^b   González, E Peña ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF A CORUÑA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Burst speed; Fishway; Migratory fish; Minimum discharge; Probability of use curves; Vertical slot

Indexed keywords

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PROBABILITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TURBULENCE;

BURST SPEED; MIGRATORY FISH; MINIMUM DISCHARGE; PROBABILITY-OF-USE CURVES; VERTICAL SLOT;

FISHWAYS;

DISCHARGE (FLUID MECHANICS); FISHWAYS; HYDRAULIC CONDUCTIVITY; PROBABILITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; TURBULENCE;

FISH; HYDRAULIC PROPERTY; HYDRAULIC STRUCTURE; POOL; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TURBULENCE;

EID: 33747181146     PISSN: 09258574     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2005.09.015     Document Type: Article

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