Habitat use of two nemacheilid fish species, Oxynoemacheilus bergianus and Paracobitis sp. in the Kordan River, Iran

• Published in: Hydrobiologia Vol. 762; no. 1; pp. 183 - 193
• Main Authors: Tabatabaei, Seyedeh Narjes, Hashemzadeh Segherloo, Iraj, Eagderi, Soheil, Faradonbeh, Mazaher Zamani
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01.12.2015; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Biomedical and Life Sciences; Boulders; Distribution patterns; Ecology; energy; Environment; environmental factors; Fish; Freshwater; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; habitat preferences; Habitat selection; Habitat utilization; Habitats; interspecific competition; Iran; Life Sciences; Oxynoemacheilus; Paracobitis; Primary Research Paper; Protection and preservation; Relative abundance; Riparian vegetation; Rivers; vegetation; Water depth; Zoology; Iran; ISW, Iran; Habitat use; Habitat selection; Iran; sp; Environmental variables

Understanding habitat ecology of fish is a basic step for developing management and conservation measures. In this study, the habitat use and selection of two little-known nemacheilid species, Oxynoemacheilus bergianus and Paracobitis sp., in the Kordan River, Iran were analyzed. The river was sampl...