Fish community dynamics following dam removal in a fragmented agricultural stream

• Published in: Aquatic sciences Vol. 77; no. 3; pp. 465 - 480
• Main Authors: Kornis, Matthew S., Weidel, Brian C., Powers, Stephen M., Diebel, Matthew W., Cline, Timothy J., Fox, Justin M., Kitchell, James F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel Springer Basel 01.07.2015; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Agriculture; Animal populations; Aquatic animals; Aquatic fauna; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Creeks & streams; Dam effects; Dams; Dispersal; Downstream; Ecology; Fish; Fish barriers; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Habitat fragmentation; Historical ecology; Lepomis macrochirus; Life Sciences; Marine & Freshwater Sciences; Micropterus salmoides; Mill dams; Oceanography; Perca flavescens; Research Article; Reservoirs; Streams; Upstream; Water temperature; Homogenization; Fragmented streams; Connectivity; Dam removal; Fish communities; Species interactions

Habitat fragmentation impedes dispersal of aquatic fauna, and barrier removal is increasingly used to increase stream network connectivity and facilitate fish dispersal. Improved understanding of fish community response to barrier removal is needed, especially in fragmented agricultural streams wher...