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View article: Inshore marine coastal zone migration patterns in Atlantic salmon post‐smolts emigrating from eight rivers in north‐east Scotland
Inshore marine coastal zone migration patterns in Atlantic salmon post‐smolts emigrating from eight rivers in north‐east Scotland Open
Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar , migrate through multiple habitat types, each having the potential to impact differently upon migration success. The inshore marine coastal zone is arguably disproportionately impacted by potential stressors o…
View article: Illegal Fishing Threatens Yangtze 10‐Year Fishing Ban
Illegal Fishing Threatens Yangtze 10‐Year Fishing Ban Open
View article: Socio‐ecological complexity in managing long‐standing invasive water hyacinth in wetland agriculture and fisheries
Socio‐ecological complexity in managing long‐standing invasive water hyacinth in wetland agriculture and fisheries Open
Managing long‐established invasive species in an ecosystem can be complex due to their multifaceted socio‐economic roles and use to the stakeholders, an issue requiring more attention. We measured the effects of water hyacinth ( Pontederia…
View article: Beauty, but at what cost? Ornamental infrastructure fragments China’s streams
Beauty, but at what cost? Ornamental infrastructure fragments China’s streams Open
Ornamental infrastructures such as decorative cascades and artificial weirs are being built in rivers across China due to increased rural revitalization and eco-tourism. Despite the goal of improving landscape aesthetics, the ecological im…
View article: Widespread and strong impacts of river fragmentation by anthropogenic barriers on fishes in the Mekong River Basin
Widespread and strong impacts of river fragmentation by anthropogenic barriers on fishes in the Mekong River Basin Open
The Mekong River, a global freshwater biodiversity hotspot, has suffered from intensive barrier construction, resulting in major challenges in safeguarding its fauna. Here, we provide a comprehensive evaluation of the impacts of river barr…
View article: Investigating Ineffectiveness of Electronic Security Systems in Safeguarding Library Materials at Mzumbe University Library
Investigating Ineffectiveness of Electronic Security Systems in Safeguarding Library Materials at Mzumbe University Library Open
The study surveyed the challenges facing Mzumbe University Library in using ESSs with three specific objectives: to analyze the types of ESSs used at MU, evaluate the effectiveness of ESSs, and identify challenges facing MU Library in usin…
View article: Widespread and strong impacts of river fragmentation by human barriers on fishes in the Mekong River Basin
Widespread and strong impacts of river fragmentation by human barriers on fishes in the Mekong River Basin Open
The Mekong River, a global freshwater biodiversity hotspot, has suffered from intensive barrier construction, resulting in major challenges in safeguarding its fauna. Here, we provide a comprehensive evaluation of the impacts of river barr…
View article: Factors influencing European river lamprey passage at a tidal river barrier
Factors influencing European river lamprey passage at a tidal river barrier Open
View article: Complex fish migrations call for Fukushima radioactivity monitoring beyond marine systems
Complex fish migrations call for Fukushima radioactivity monitoring beyond marine systems Open
View article: Convolutional Neural Networks Facilitate River Barrier Detection and Evidence Severe Habitat Fragmentation in the Mekong River Biodiversity Hotspot
Convolutional Neural Networks Facilitate River Barrier Detection and Evidence Severe Habitat Fragmentation in the Mekong River Biodiversity Hotspot Open
Construction of river infrastructure, such as dams and weirs, is a global issue for ecosystem protection due to the fragmentation of river habitat and hydrological alteration it causes. Accurate river barrier databases, increasingly used t…
View article: Data archive for 'Convolutional neural networks facilitate river barrier detection and evidence severe habitat fragmentation in the Mekong River biodiversity hotspot'
Data archive for 'Convolutional neural networks facilitate river barrier detection and evidence severe habitat fragmentation in the Mekong River biodiversity hotspot' Open
This repository contains the code and databases used in the paper 'Convolutional neural networks facilitate river barrier detection and evidence severe habitat fragmentation in the Mekong River biodiversity hotspot'. The 'Mekong River Barr…
View article: Stakeholders' knowledge of threatened freshwater fishes and their involvement in fishery value chains in order to assist conservation in developing countries
Stakeholders' knowledge of threatened freshwater fishes and their involvement in fishery value chains in order to assist conservation in developing countries Open
Introduction Improved conservation of exploited freshwater biodiversity is an increasing priority globally, but in developing countries there is often little insight of stakeholder attitudes within the value chains through which exploited …
View article: Data archive for 'Convolutional neural networks facilitate river barrier detection and evidence severe habitat fragmentation in the Mekong River biodiversity hotspot'
Data archive for 'Convolutional neural networks facilitate river barrier detection and evidence severe habitat fragmentation in the Mekong River biodiversity hotspot' Open
This repository contains the code and databases used in the paper 'Convolutional neural networks facilitate river barrier detection and evidence severe habitat fragmentation in the Mekong River biodiversity hotspot'. The 'FCOS' folder cont…
View article: Catchment-wide interactive effects of anthropogenic structures and river levels on fish spawning migrations
Catchment-wide interactive effects of anthropogenic structures and river levels on fish spawning migrations Open
Worldwide, rivers are extensively fragmented by anthropogenic structures, reducing longitudinal connectivity, inhibiting migration and leading to severe declines in many fish populations, especially for diadromous species. However, few stu…
View article: Data archive for 'Convolutional neural networks facilitate river barrier detection and evidence severe habitat fragmentation in the Mekong River biodiversity hotspot'
Data archive for 'Convolutional neural networks facilitate river barrier detection and evidence severe habitat fragmentation in the Mekong River biodiversity hotspot' Open
This repository contains the code and database used in the paper 'Convolutional neural networks facilitate river barrier detection and evidence severe habitat fragmentation in the Mekong River biodiversity hotspot'. The 'FCOS' folder conta…
View article: Acoustic telemetry informs conditional capture probability of an anadromous fish
Acoustic telemetry informs conditional capture probability of an anadromous fish Open
Information on movement ecology and susceptibility to fishing gears is becoming increasingly employed in the management of commercial fisheries. This study combined acoustic telemetry (n = 51 and 52) and a simple passive integrated transpo…
View article: Understanding the impact of barriers to onward migration; a novel approach using translocated fish
Understanding the impact of barriers to onward migration; a novel approach using translocated fish Open
River catchments worldwide are heavily fragmented by anthropogenic barriers, reducing their longitudinal connectivity and contributing to the decline of migratory fish populations. Direct impacts of individual barriers on migratory fish ar…
View article: Invasive vermiculated sailfin catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) has an impact on highly valued native fish species
Invasive vermiculated sailfin catfish (Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus) has an impact on highly valued native fish species Open
Invasion by armoured catfishes (Loricariidae) is a threat to native fish communities of warm, freshwater habitats. Following importation as an ornamental species, the vermiculated sailfin catfish Pterygoplichthys disjunctivus, has become e…
View article: Modelling fine scale route choice of upstream migrating fish as they approach an instream structure
Modelling fine scale route choice of upstream migrating fish as they approach an instream structure Open
This study used pattern-oriented modelling (POM) to investigate the space use and behavioural response of upstream migrating European river lamprey (Lampetra fluviatilis) to the two-dimensional hydrodynamic conditions created by an …
View article: Data archive for 'Automated river barrier detection evidences severe habitat fragmentation of the megadiverse Mekong River '
Data archive for 'Automated river barrier detection evidences severe habitat fragmentation of the megadiverse Mekong River ' Open
This repository contains the data used in the paper 'Automated river barrier detection evidences severe habitat fragmentation of the megadiverse Mekong River'. The 'FCOS' folder contains the python file of the barrier detection model (FCOS…
View article: River fragmentation and barrier impacts on fishes have been greatly underestimated in the upper Mekong River
River fragmentation and barrier impacts on fishes have been greatly underestimated in the upper Mekong River Open
River barriers reduce river connectivity and lead to fragmentation of fish habitats, which can result in decline or even extinction of aquatic biota, including fish populations. In the Mekong basin, previous studies have mainly focused on …
View article: Fish diversity decline in the lower Gangetic plains: a victim of multiple stressors
Fish diversity decline in the lower Gangetic plains: a victim of multiple stressors Open
Analysis of long-term data provides a valuable approach to determining the extent of biodiversity decline and likely causes, but such approaches are rare in large tropical rivers. We investigated the response of the fish fauna to hydrologi…
View article: Slippery customers for conservation: Distribution and decline of anguillid eels in South Africa
Slippery customers for conservation: Distribution and decline of anguillid eels in South Africa Open
Four anguillid eel species occur in the western Indian Ocean rivers of Africa: Anguilla bengalensis , Anguilla bicolor , Anguilla marmorata and Anguilla mossambica . These catadromous fishes face multiple stressors, including habitat alter…
View article: Ecosystem effects of invasive crayfish increase with crayfish density
Ecosystem effects of invasive crayfish increase with crayfish density Open
The nature and extent of effects of increasing densities of non‐native species on stream ecosystems remain poorly understood. Non‐native crayfish are among the most invasive aquatic species and we hypothesised that, in temperate streams, t…
View article: A case study of illegal fishing causes during seasonal fishery closure in Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
A case study of illegal fishing causes during seasonal fishery closure in Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh Open
Growing evidence shows that conservation strategies such as fishing bans may adversely affect the livelihoods of low‐income communities, which often encourages community members to fish illegally. In this study, we determined the underlyin…
View article: Personality, density and habitat drive the dispersal of invasive crayfish
Personality, density and habitat drive the dispersal of invasive crayfish Open
There is increasing evidence that personality traits may drive dispersal patterns of animals, including invasive species. We investigated, using the widespread signal crayfish Pacifastacus leniusculus as a model invasive species, whether e…
View article: The quest for successful Atlantic salmon restoration: perspectives, priorities, and maxims
The quest for successful Atlantic salmon restoration: perspectives, priorities, and maxims Open
Data supporting publication https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/advance-article/doi/10.1093/icesjms/fsab201/6425092?casa_token=nTwNIhkC314AAAAA:FBK2iqeXsVgELsFGUxQAMjyWoOU6p2uJMe9UZ5ynGrdWIH6JxDSqN16EanyKWvZdtf1F3KdN4RW9Vg
View article: The quest for successful Atlantic salmon restoration: perspectives, priorities, and maxims
The quest for successful Atlantic salmon restoration: perspectives, priorities, and maxims Open
Data supporting publication https://academic.oup.com/icesjms/advance-article/doi/10.1093/icesjms/fsab201/6425092?casa_token=nTwNIhkC314AAAAA:FBK2iqeXsVgELsFGUxQAMjyWoOU6p2uJMe9UZ5ynGrdWIH6JxDSqN16EanyKWvZdtf1F3KdN4RW9Vg
View article: Short-Term Effects of Low-Head Barrier Removals on Fish Communities and Habitats
Short-Term Effects of Low-Head Barrier Removals on Fish Communities and Habitats Open
Barrier removal is increasingly being seen as the optimal solution to restore lotic habitat and fish communities, however, evidence of its efficacy is often limited to single sites or catchments. This study used a before–after methodology …
View article: The quest for successful Atlantic salmon restoration: perspectives, priorities, and maxims
The quest for successful Atlantic salmon restoration: perspectives, priorities, and maxims Open
Atlantic salmon is often a focal species of restoration efforts throughout the north Atlantic and it is therefore an excellent case study for how best to design programmes to address and mitigate threats and correct population declines. Th…