Linking flow alteration with fish assemblage structure in a river regulated by a small hydropower project in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India

Author(s):  
Shishir Rao ◽  
Jagdish Krishnaswamy ◽  
Ravinder Singh Bhalla
2015 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
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Daros Felippe ◽  
Bueno Leonardo ◽  
Soeth Marcelo ◽  
Bertoncini Athila ◽  
Hostim-Silva Mauricio ◽  
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Ousmane Diankha ◽  
Fatima BA ◽  
Alassane Sarr ◽  
Hameth Diaw Diadhiou ◽  
Mamadou Diop ◽  
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2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul-Razak Mohamed ◽  
Azhar Al-Saboonchi ◽  
Fadia Raad

2010 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 599-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bianca de Freitas Terra ◽  
Alex Braz Iacone dos Santos ◽  
Francisco Gerson Araújo

We analysed changes in the fish assemblage structure along a longitudinal gradient of the Paraíba do Sul River and Funil Reservoir. We tested the hypothesis that shifts from lotic to lentic environment affect the richness and structure of the assemblage which are modulated by seasonal rainfall changes. Standardised monthly samplings were carried out from October 2006 to September 2007 in four zones: 1) river upstream from the reservoir; 2) upper part of the reservoir; 3) lower part of the reservoir, and 4) river downstream from the reservoir. Fishes were caught using gillnets deployed for 15 hours. We collected a total of 4550 specimens, representing 35 species and 5 orders. The highest richness and diversity were recorded in zone 2, the transitional zone between river and reservoir. In this ecotone, lotic and lentic species overlap. Greater abundance and biomass was recorded in the river upstream from the reservoir (zone 1); however, there are no differences between the zones in the structure of assemblages during the wet season. During the dry season, the assemblage structure is more differentiated between zones, although no differences in abundance and biomass occur. The seasonal flow of the river is the major driving factor to influence the fish assemblage structure along the longitudinal gradient from the river to the reservoir.


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