Performance of a pool-and-weir fish pass for small bottom-dwelling freshwater fish species in a regulated lowland river

Animal Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 423-432

  Knaepkens, Guy ^a   Maerten, Evelien ^a   Eens, Marcel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Barbatula barbatula; Benthic fish species; Cobitis taenia; Cottus gobio; Fish pass; Gobio gobio; Migration barrier

Indexed keywords

BENTHOS; LOWLAND ENVIRONMENT; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MIGRATORY BEHAVIOR; MOVEMENT; RIVER WATER; SURVIVAL; TELEOST;

BARBATULA BARBATULA; COBITIS TAENIA; COTTUS GOBIO; GOBIO; GOBIO GOBIO; TAENIA;

EID: 35349006422     PISSN: 15707555     EISSN: 15707563     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/157075607782232134     Document Type: Article

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