A stochastic bioenergetics model-based approach to translating large river flow and temperature into fish population responses: the pallid sturgeon example

2015 ◽  
Vol 408 (1) ◽  
pp. 101-118 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark L. Wildhaber ◽  
Rima Dey ◽  
Christopher K. Wikle ◽  
Edward H. Moran ◽  
Christopher J. Anderson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
River Flow ◽  
Fish Population ◽  
Large River ◽  
Bioenergetics Model ◽  
Population Responses ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Pallid Sturgeon

scholarly journals The influence of natural flow and temperature and introduced brown trout on the temporal variation in native fish abundance in a “reference” stream

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 705-722 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Hayes ◽  
Eric O. Goodwin ◽  
Joanne E. Clapcott ◽  
Karen A. Shearer
Keyword(s):  
Temporal Variation ◽  
Life Histories ◽  
Fish Community ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Fish Population ◽  
Large River ◽  
Fish Abundance ◽  
Native Fish ◽  
Natural Flow ◽  
Upper South

Understanding what drives variation in fish abundance at reference sites provides perspective for assessing the effects of human alterations to river flow and land use. We examined temporal variation in fish community abundance in a headwater tributary of a large river in the upper South Island (New Zealand) over 10 years. We were interested in the influence of natural flow variation and temperature on native fish abundance within the context of potential competition/predation pressure from juvenile introduced trout. Results from biannual sampling highlighted the dominating influence of floods on fish population dynamics, overriding biotic effects. We found no evidence for adverse effects of trout on native fish, and flow-related habitat performed more poorly in explaining variation in fish abundance than low- and median-flow statistics. Differences in temporal variation in abundance between species were largely consistent with life histories that provide resistance and (or) resilience to flood flows and relative insensitivity to low flows. Long-term data (≥10 years) are needed for detecting meaningful trends and quantifying the effects of human activities on fish community abundance.

scholarly journals A Model-Based Tool for Assessing the Impact of Land Use Change Scenarios on Flood Risk in Small-Scale River Systems—Part 1: Pre-Processing of Scenario Based Flood Characteristics for the Current State of Land Use

Hydrology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Frauke Kachholz ◽  
Jens Tränckner
Keyword(s):  
Land Use ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Land Use Changes ◽  
Small Rivers ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Model Parameters ◽  
Ungauged Catchments ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Impact

Land use changes influence the water balance and often increase surface runoff. The resulting impacts on river flow, water level, and flood should be identified beforehand in the phase of spatial planning. In two consecutive papers, we develop a model-based decision support system for quantifying the hydrological and stream hydraulic impacts of land use changes. Part 1 presents the semi-automatic set-up of physically based hydrological and hydraulic models on the basis of geodata analysis for the current state. Appropriate hydrological model parameters for ungauged catchments are derived by a transfer from a calibrated model. In the regarded lowland river basins, parameters of surface and groundwater inflow turned out to be particularly important. While the calibration delivers very good to good model results for flow (Evol =2.4%, R = 0.84, NSE = 0.84), the model performance is good to satisfactory (Evol = −9.6%, R = 0.88, NSE = 0.59) in a different river system parametrized with the transfer procedure. After transferring the concept to a larger area with various small rivers, the current state is analyzed by running simulations based on statistical rainfall scenarios. Results include watercourse section-specific capacities and excess volumes in case of flooding. The developed approach can relatively quickly generate physically reliable and spatially high-resolution results. Part 2 builds on the data generated in part 1 and presents the subsequent approach to assess hydrologic/hydrodynamic impacts of potential land use changes.

Lack of relationship between simulated fish population responses and their life history traits: inadequate models, incorrect analysis, or site-specific factors?

2005 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 886-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth A Rose
Keyword(s):  
Life History ◽  
Life History Traits ◽  
Lake Trout ◽  
Fish Population ◽  
Population Models ◽  
Site Specific ◽  
Density Dependent ◽  
Population Responses ◽  
Adult Growth ◽  
Specific Factors

Relationships between fish population responses to changes in their vital rates and commonly available life history traits would be a powerful screening tool to guide management about species vulnerability, to focus future data collection on species and life stages of concern, and to aid in designing effective habitat enhancements. As an extension of previous analyses by others, I analyzed the responses to changes in fecundity and yearling survival of age-structured matrix and individual-based population models of 17 populations comprising 10 species. Simulations of the matrix models showed that the magnitude of population responses, but not the relative order of species sensitivity, depended on the state (sustainable or undergoing excessive removals) of the population. Matrix and individual-based models predicted population responses that appeared to be unrelated to their species-level life history traits when responses were plotted on a three-end-point life history surface. Density-dependent adult growth was added to the lake trout (Salvelinus namaycush) matrix model, and simulations demonstrated the potential importance to predicted responses of density-dependent processes outside the usual spawner–recruit relationship. Four reasons for the lack of relationship between population responses and life history traits related to inadequate population models, incorrect analysis, inappropriate life history model, and important site-specific factors are discussed.

scholarly journals Hydrodynamic Controls of Particulate Metals Partitioning Along the Lower Selenga River—Main Tributary of The Lake Baikal

Water ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergey Chalov ◽  
Vsevolod Moreido ◽  
Ekaterina Sharapova ◽  
Lyudmila Efimova ◽  
Vasyli Efimov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Sediment Transport ◽  
Lake Baikal ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Heavy Metal Concentration ◽  
Sediment Concentration ◽  
Large River ◽  
Downstream Effects ◽  
Longitudinal Gradients ◽  
Particulate Metals

In this study, the downstream effects of pollutants spreading due to hydromorphological gradients and associated changes in sediment transport conditions along the braided-meandering and deltaic distributary reach of a large river downstream section are discussed. We demonstrate the significance of hydrodynamic control for sediment-associated metal partitioning along the river. Typically, the downward decline of the sediment and metals spreading towards Lake Baikal is observed due to buffer effects in the delta. During peak flow, the longitudinal gradients in heavy metal concentration along the distributary delta reach are neglected due to higher concentrations delivered from the upper parts of the river. In particular, significant variations of heavy metal concentrations associated with the river depth are related to sediment concentration and flow velocity profiles. Various particulate metal behavior in silt-sand delta channels and the sand–gravel Selenga main stem emphasize the importance of near-bottom exchange for particles spreading with the river flow. Using empirically derived Rouse numbers, we found quantitative relationships between the ratio of particulate metals sorting throughout depth in a single river channel and the hydrodynamic conditions of sediment transport.

Fish Population Responses to Sea Floor Habitat Alteration

2002 ◽  
pp. 342-355
Author(s):  
James Lindholm ◽  
Peter Auster ◽  
Matthias Ruth ◽  
Les Kaufman
Keyword(s):  
Fish Population ◽  
Habitat Alteration ◽  
Sea Floor ◽  
Population Responses

The research of Meinong earthquake induced hydrological anomalies and increased vertical permeability in southwestern Taiwan

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan-Yao Lin ◽  
Shih-Jung Wang ◽  
Wen-Chi Lai
Keyword(s):  
Groundwater Level ◽  
River Flow ◽  
Large River ◽  
Shallow Aquifer ◽  
Deep Aquifer ◽  
Tidal Analysis ◽  
Level Change ◽  
Vertical Permeability ◽  
Hydrogeological Characteristics ◽  
Groundwater Level Change

<p>Hydrological anomalies induced by the earthquakes are valuable research data to understand the hydrogeology structure. At the same time, a complete hydrogeological data is the key to the study of earthquake hydrology. In this research, we collected the anomalous hydrological data after the M<sub>w</sub> 6.4 2016 Meinong Earthquake in Taiwan. The main purpose is to know the mechanism of hydrological changes triggered by earthquake and understand the local hydrogeological characteristics in the southern Taiwan.</p><p>From the distribution of the groundwater level change in the same location but different depths of aquifer, as well as the location of the rupture and liquefaction, it could be found that the co-seismic groundwater level change is large in Chianan Plain in the northwest of the epicenter and accompanied with a lot of ruptures and liquefactions located along the Hsinhua Fault. However, the observations in several wells around the Hsinhua Fault show a different water level change pattern compared with the other wells in Chianan Plain. Actually, these wells show that the co-seismic groundwater level decreases in the deep aquifer and increase in the shallow aquifer. It is shown that the Meinong Earthquake may enhance the connectivity between different aquifers near the fault zone and produce an increased vertical pressure gradient. The anomalous hydrological phenomenon also reflected in the river flow. Based on the river flow data we collected from five stations in the Zengwun River watershed, the river flow at two stations in the upstream dose not change after earthquake. There is a little increase at the midstream station. However, a large river flow increase is observed at the downstream station. After excluding the influence of rainfall, we think that the large amount of anomalous flow is caused by the rise of the co-seismic groundwater level between the middle and downstream sections, and a large amount of liquefaction in this area can prove this hypothesis.</p><p>The hypothesis of connectivity changes between different aquifers can be verified by analyzing the tidal response of different aquifers. Many studies have used the tide analysis to obtain the aquifer permeability and compressibility, and compared the changes in the analysis results before and after the earthquake. We think that if different aquifers are vertically connected after earthquake, the tidal analysis results should show a consistent permeability. Tidal analysis is executing now and the results will be provided at conference.</p>

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