Relationships of hydrology and life-history strategies on the spatio-temporal habitat utilisation of fish in European temperate river floodplains

Scharbert, Andreas; Borcherding, Jost

doi:10.1016/j.ecolind.2013.01.009

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“…Rijke et al, 2014); and papers focused on the ecological effects of flooding on flora and fauna but with no social or policy focus (e.g. Murray et al, 2012;Scharbert and Borcherding, 2013). Conditions were also set to focus the search on those papers dealing with inland, fluvial and pluvial flood governance in the western world, including Europe, Australia, and the Americas.…”

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A review of the flood risk management governance and resilience literature

Morrison

Westbrook

Noble

2017

J Flood Risk Management

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The environmental management literature suggests that resilience is key to managing complex systems and reducing vulnerability resulting from uncertainty and unexpected change. Yet, flood risk management (FRM) has emerged largely from a culture of resistance. This paper takes the pulse of the current state of FRM research, with a focus on how the scholarly community has approached governance for flood resilience. Our analysis of the FRM journal literature identified 258 articles addressing governance and flooding, resilience and adaptation. Five main research themes emerged from these articles, addressing a variety of issues, but mostly lacking the degree of integration needed to address the social‐ecological complexity of FRM. Overall, research supporting the governance of FRM for resilience lacks integration, and methods of mitigating this lack of integration are poorly studied. We conclude with a discussion about the nature and scope of FRM research for resilience, and identify opportunities for more integrative FRM research that is more tightly coupled with policy and practice.

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A review of the flood risk management governance and resilience literature

Morrison

Westbrook

Noble

2017

J Flood Risk Management

107

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“…This is exemplified by e.g. the dramatically reduced abundance of bream (Table 2), which is probably a reflection of the loss of spawning grounds for this long living potamodromous species in the floodplain area of the Lower Rhine (Molls, 1999;Grift et al, 2003;Borcherding and Staas, 2008;Scharbert andBorcherding, 2013 Scharbert and.…”

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Drift of fish larvae and juveniles in the Lower Rhine before and after the goby invasion

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a b s t r a c tDrift is described as a dispersal mechanism inherent in many freshwater fish species. The main aim of this study was a comprehensive description of drift patterns of three invasive gobies living in sympatry, and to compare these results with similar sampling efforts before the occurrence of invasive gobies at the River Rhine. More than 26,500 larvae and juvenile fishes were caught with drift nets in 2000 and 2012-2014. Though some species were missing in 2012-2014 (e.g. bullhead Cottus gobio and gudgeon Gobio gobio), only low differences were found in the drift of autochthones before and after the goby invasion with respect to abundances or sizes. Roach (Rutilus rutilus) and bighead goby (Ponticola kessleri) increased in size over the season, indicating a somewhat different drift strategy than for barbel (Barbus barbus), monkey goby (Neogobius fluviatilis) and round goby (N. melanostomus) that drifted over several months, but remained at a similar size. The drift data give a first indication that the potential impact of gobies in the River Rhine should act on other stages than on the very first larvae within the life-cycle of important members of the local fish communities. The data also clearly reveal that bighead goby is actually at the bust phase within typical boom-and-bust cycles of invasive species, while round and monkey goby have not yet left the boom phase so far at the Lower Rhine.

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“…The results suggested that remnants of earlier backwaters and "casiers Girardon" in the old main arm of the river still provide refuge areas during flood events. Moreover, the changes in spatial patterns and in total length distribution suggested that the "semi-natural" BPS could be source zones for the most artificial areas (see Scharbert & Borcherding, 2013;Schiemer, 2000).…”

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Spatial distribution, total length frequencies and otolith morphometry as tools to analyse the effects of a flash flood on populations of roach (Rutilus rutilus)

Morat

Gibert²,

Reynaud³

et al. 2017

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

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Juvenile roach were always more abundant in the less modified section (BPS) of the river than in the other sections (RES and TAIL). While the original primary river channel was directly impacted by the flash flood, no significant difference in otolith shape was observed before or after the flash flood. Our results suggest that this part of the reach provides refuge habitats used by fish during high flow events. K E Y W O R D SCyprinidae, flood event, Lower Rhône River, otolith morphometry | INTRODUCTIONThe channelisation and regulation of large rivers have severely impacted fluvial morphology and processes by changing natural hydrological and sedimentary regimes which contribute to the high ecological value of large floodplains (Bravard & Petts, 1996;Poff et al., 1997). The length and habitat heterogeneity of riverine ecotones have been reduced (Schiemer, Zalewski, & Thorpe, 1995;Tockner & Stanford, 2002) and the spatial and temporal patterns of hydrological connectivity have been highly altered (Pringle, 2003;Ward & Stanford, 1995). Populations of highly mobile organisms like fish, which use distinct habitats during their life cycle, have been seriously affected.Major changes in fish assemblages in large European rivers such as the Danube (Balon, Crawford, & Lelek, 1986; Holcik, 1988), the Rhine (Cazemier, 1988;Lelek, 1989) or the Rhône (Pattee, 1988;Persat, 1988) resulted from the 19th century river straightening, the channelisation and the construction of successive diversion dams (mainly during the 20th century) which have created new artificial environments. On the Rhône River, a typical hydropower scheme includes a reservoir (RES) created by the diversion dam built on the upper part of the river, a canal which redirects the main river flow to a power plant, and a bypassed old river that spans for several kilometres. Typically, the tailrace (TAIL) and the bypassed sections (BPS) converge in the downstream RES formed by next diversion dam (see Figure 1). Most of the time, the BPS receives a low minimum instream flow and overflows occur at the dam when river discharge exceeds the capacity of the hydropower plant. However, these released flows (discharge from the dam) are generally lower than the initial discharge prior to the

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Relationships of hydrology and life-history strategies on the spatio-temporal habitat utilisation of fish in European temperate river floodplains

Cited by 23 publications

References 37 publications

A review of the flood risk management governance and resilience literature

A review of the flood risk management governance and resilience literature

Drift of fish larvae and juveniles in the Lower Rhine before and after the goby invasion

Spatial distribution, total length frequencies and otolith morphometry as tools to analyse the effects of a flash flood on populations of roach (Rutilus rutilus)

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