Fish pass assessment in the rivers of Catalonia (NE Iberian Peninsula). A case study of weirs associated with hydropower plants and gauging stations

Limnetica

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 405-426

  Ordeix, Marc ^a   Pou Rovira, Quim ^a   Sellarès, Núria ^a   Bardina, Mònica ^b   Casamitjana, Anna ^b   Solà, Carolina ^b   Munné, Antoni ^b  

^a Centre d'Estudis dels RiusMediterranis Museu Industrial del ter Passeig del Ter   (Spain)

^b Departament de Medi Territori i Sostenibilitat de la Generalitat de Catalunya   (Spain)

Author keywords

Fish migration; Fishways; Hydromorphological assessment; ICF index; River connectivity

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; CONNECTIVITY; ELECTROFISHING; ESTIMATION METHOD; FISH; GEOMORPHOLOGY; HABITAT CONSERVATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INDEX METHOD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; MIGRATION DETERMINANT; NATIVE SPECIES; POPULATION STRUCTURE; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

CATALONIA; SPAIN; TORDERA RIVER;

EID: 84866367687     PISSN: 02138409     EISSN: 19891806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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