River Research and Applications

Papers
(The median citation count of River Research and Applications is 1. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
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Differences in Native and Invasive Fish Larval Occupancy and Detection Probabilities in the Upper Mississippi River35
Spatial variation characteristics and influencing factors of CO2 partial pressure in the middle reaches of the Yellow River during summer25
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Are the Seasonal Dynamics of Zooplankton Different Between Contrasting Climatic Zones in Brazil? A Comparison Between Tropical and Subtropical Rivers22
Cannibalism in Eurasian otters (Lutra lutra)20
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Foundational conditions enabling participatory river management in watersheds of two regulatorily disparate states: A mixed methods study20
Attraction and passage efficiency for salmonids and non‐salmonids based on fishway: A meta‐analysis approach19
A Comparative Investigation of Infiltration and Channel Roughness of Ephemeral and Perennial Streams in a Mountainous Catchment19
An Ecogeomorphic Evaluation of the Post‐Flood Restoration of the Little Thompson River: A Colorado Front Range (USA) Stream18
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Addressing Unwanted Morphodynamic Processes in Re‐Naturalization Projects18
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Perceptions of the impacts of invasive alien plants in the riparian zone of the Ganga River: Insights from Varanasi, India17
Elucidation of mosaic patterns in gravel riverbeds using classifying flow velocity regimes obtained from a planar two‐dimensional analysis17
Evaluating the risk of fish stranding due to hydropeaking in a large continental river17
Ecological Characteristics of Stream Reaches With and Without Low‐Tech Process‐Based Restoration in a Wildfire‐Affected Catchment16
The Behavioral Response of Fish to Flow Velocity Variations During Passage Through a Sluice16
Unraveling trait‐based fish community assembly in tropical reservoirs15
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Will a Fish's Perspective Improve the Ecological Relevance of River Connectivity Metrics?15
A Simple and Accessible Method for Countrywide Assessment of Stream and River Sinuosity Indicates That Nearly Half of Estonian Rivers and Streams Are Straightened15
Impacts of the Victoria Nile Bujagali hydropower dam on fisheries and livelihoods14
Evaluating hydrologic region assignment techniques for ungaged basins in Alaska, USA14
Development of a Monitoring Method for Mangrove Forests Using Multitemporal DSMs14
My father put them up there: Anthropogenic environmental change associated with abandoned river vessels in the Clarence River, NSW, Australia14
Hydropower Operations Reduce Alluvial Nesting Habitat and Alter Riverine Turtle Population Demographics14
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Horizontal ramping rate framework to quantify hydropeaking stranding risk for fish13
Mapping River Bed Topography in Whitewater Rapids Using Bathymetric LiDAR13
Ecological Flow Study of the Gorge Section of Yongding River Based on Hydrological Methods13
Systematic comparison of 1D and 2D hydrodynamic models for the assessment of hydropeaking alterations13
An investigation into remote sensing techniques and field observations to model hydraulic roughness from riparian vegetation13
How low is too low? Partnering with stakeholders and managers to define ecologically based low‐flow thresholds in a perennial temperate river12
Turbulent structural analysis of the combined fishway with vertical seam and bottom hole12
The overlooked contribution of a fish bypass channel to the density and diversity of macroinvertebrate drift in a heavily modified river system12
The Adaptive Systemic Approach: Catalysing more just and sustainable outcomes from sustainability and natural resources development research12
Unraveling the Drivers and Evolutionary Trajectory of the Flood Pulse in the Middle‐Lower Yangtze River and Its Ecological Effects on Fish12
Neural networks for fast fluvial flood predictions: Too good to be true?11
Longitudinal Variability in the Oxygen Demand of Channel Bed Matrix Sediment in a UK Agricultural Catchment: Implications for Managing the Sediment Problem11
Tributary mitigates river discontinuity by dam depending on the distance from dam to the tributary confluence11
Why wood should move in rivers11
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A model for quantifying the effectiveness of leaky barriers as a flood mitigation intervention in an agricultural landscape11
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Research on coupled socio‐ecohydrological systems—implementing a highly integrative and interdisciplinary research agenda in the Doctoral School “Human River Systems in the 21st Century (HR2110
Hydrologic Connectivity and Secondary Channel Habitat Properties of the Lower Mississippi River, a Large, Meandering River in the Southern USA10
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Multiscale Processes Drive Formation of Logjam Habitats and Use by Juvenile Chinook Salmon Across a Boreal Stream Network in Alaska10
Thermal Regimes of Beaver‐Impacted Stream Reaches in the Tualatin River Basin, Oregon, United States10
Assessing downstream aquatic habitat availability relative to headwater reservoir management in the Henrys Fork Snake River10
Automated streamflow measurements in high‐elevation Alpine catchments10
Fine Sediment Depositional Patterns and Fish Habitat Following Wildfire and Debris Flow10
Fish Assemblage Diversity of Dharla River, Bangladesh, With Relation to Environmental Variables: A Multivariate Analysis10
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Spatiotemporal Assessment of Groundwater Interactions With a Regulated River: A Case Study of the Nechako River, Canada9
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Bank erosion and erosion processes from dendrogeomorphology in southern U.S. prairie streams9
Effects of cold and warm thermopeaking on drift and stranding of juvenile European grayling (Thymallus thymallus)9
Reimagining Urban River Bathing in Europe: A Multisectoral and Interdisciplinary Dive Into Lyon's Rivers (France)9
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Crayfish assemblages correlate with dam‐induced effects on abiotic factors and predatory fish assemblages in Alabama streams8
Floodplain Restoration and Its Effects on Summer Water Temperature and Macroinvertebrates in Whychus Creek, Oregon (USA)8
Assessing reservoir effect on water quality in the Missouri River basin using the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) model8
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Stream Restoration for the Spawning of Trout: How to Enhance the Egg to Fry Survival and to Monitor the Spawning Efficiency?8
Macroinvertebrate response to run‐of‐river hydropower tailrace inflow: Spatial assessment of community and traits8
Turbulence signatures of natural river morphology in four dimensions8
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Taking Application Rates With a Grain of Salt: Uncovering the Impact of Road De‐Icing Salt on Freshwaters of a Mountain Catchment in the Italian Alps8
Do highly anthropized hydrological conditions in marshes influence fish communities according to their life‐history strategies?7
Wakesurfing, Wakeboarding, and Waterskiing: A Comparison of Wake Characteristics7
Timescales of tree‐covered island dynamics on the mixed bedrock‐alluvial anabranching Vaal River, South Africa7
Habitat suitability of golden mahseer young ones (Tor putitora, Hamilton 1822) in Himalayan waters, India7
The economic cost of hydropower environmental constraints under decreasing price volatility7
Application of an unsteady three‐dimensional computational fluid dynamics model to predictive habitat modelling of macroinvertebrates—A case study at the Ziller River in Austria7
Trends and prospects in the Yangtze River Basin research: A bibliometric analysis7
Initial ecological recovery post‐weir removal amidst catchment‐wide improvements, in a groundwater‐dominated chalk stream7
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Macroinvertebrate Community Responses to Disturbance in a Fragmented River With Contrasting Legacies of Alteration6
Engineered Gravel Trench Hyporheic Exchange to Create Cold‐Water Thermal Refuges6
Variation and Controls of Sediment Oxygen Demand in Backwater Lakes of the Upper Mississippi River During Winter6
Characterization of the evolution of runoff‐sediment relationship in Min River based on coupling coordination theory6
Dam It, I’m Stranded: Evaluating Fish Stranding Downstream of Two Hydropeaking Dams in Northern Ontario6
Abiotic Drivers of Spawning and Early Life Stage Assemblage Dynamics of Great Plains Fishes6
Relationships Between Zooplankton and Habitat Conditions in the Upper Mississippi River System6
A complete homogenization of water temperatures during widespread flooding6
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Subaquatic Photogrammetry Helps Understanding Habitat Suitability for Juvenile Lamprey in Streams6
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Phytoplankton species richness as an ecological indicator in a subtropical, human‐regulated, fragmented river6
The Transboundary Reach of the Columbia River: Cottonwood Colonization Followed Flow Moderation From the Columbia River Treaty Dams6
Effects of 2D hydrodynamic model resolution on habitat estimates for rearing Coho Salmon in contrasting channel forms6
Spatial scales in instream flow modeling: Why and how to use ecologically appropriate resolutions6
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Benthic macroinvertebrate assemblages in large river secondary channels: Contemporaneous and legacy effects of flow connectivity6
When does a stream become a river?6
Effects of regulation on open‐water flows in the lower Peace River, Canada, and implications for the recharge of Peace‐Athabasca Delta basins6
From a continuous thermal profile to a stepped one: The effect of run of river hydropower plants on the river thermal regime6
Differences in respiration rates and abrasion losses may muddle attribution of breakdown to macroinvertebrates versus microbes in litterbag experiments6
Limitations of Non‐Volitional Upstream Passage for Alewife ( Alosa pseudoharengus ) and Blueback H6
Logjams in a mountain stream network: Patterns, biogeomorphic associations, and anthropogenic impacts6
Experimental evaluation of louver guidance efficiency for green sturgeon (Acipenser medirostris)5
Mass and Momentum Flux Prediction at the Channel‐Floodplain Interface Associated With Riparian Vegetation5
Entrainment of endangered sturgeon by a large water diversion: Rescue, enumeration, and conservation opportunities5
Patterns of riparian forest disturbance caused by tree dislodging on a subtropical river during large floods5
Integrated river water quality and quantity management based on undesirability and cost‐effectiveness5
Morpho‐Ecological Restoration in Braided Rivers: The Need to Account for Geomorphological Heterogeneity5
Carbon sequestration potential of process‐based river restoration5
Insights From Intensive Stream Monitoring in an Eastern Mediterranean Agricultural Catchment Illuminate Anthropogenic Impact on Water Quality5
Distribution analysis of adult and larval Calopteryx japonica using unmanned aerial vehicle acquired water temperature distribution5
Turbulence near a sandbar island in the lower Missouri River5
Guiding downstream migrating Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and brown trout (Salmo trutta) of different life stages in a large river using bubbles5
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Watersheds and stream networks viewed longitudinally: Example insights from novel spatial portrayals of watershed characteristics5
A new braiding index to assess river regulation effects in multi‐thread channels: Insights from a highly regulated Himalayan river5
Sediment Storage Behind Low‐Head Dams: Assessing Potential Contribution to Reservoir Sedimentation in Kansas, USA5
Temporal variation of braided intensity and morphodynamic changes in a regulated braided river using 2D modeling and satellite images5
Human–River Relationships5
Assessing migratory bottlenecks and escapement of silver eel (Anguilla anguilla) in the highly urbanized North Sea Canal basin, the Netherlands5
Human–river relationships depend on human–human relationships: River and watershed organizations in three western US states5
Estimation of streamflow of the ungauged mountainous watersheds of the Western Ghats in India using the SWAT model5
Three‐Dimensional Flow Structures in an Open Channel Bend With a Tributary Confluence5
If a fish comes out of the river and speaks, we should believe it: South African perspective on fish kills5
Fundamental Hydraulic Geometry Relations as an Accessible Tool for Identifying Channel Instability Over National Scales5
Predation preference of signal crayfish (Pacifastacus leniusculus) on native and invasive bivalve species5
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Moving waters to mitigate hydropeaking: A case study from the Italian Alps5
Colonisation of terrestrial vegetation in an intermittent river: Diversity responses to seasonal drying5
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Recent changes in riparian and floodplain vegetation in England and Wales and its geomorphic implications5
Assessing Taxonomic and Functional Responses of Stream Macroinvertebrate Communities to Multi‐Scale Influences of Urban Land Cover5
Historical and contemporary drivers of knickpoint retreat and morphological evolution along Bayou Pierre, Mississippi5
By‐pass valves in hydropower plants: An ecologically important measure to mitigate stranding in rivers due to emergency turbine flow shutdown5
Cooler, bigger; warmer, smaller: Fine‐scale thermal heterogeneity maps age class and species distribution in behaviourally thermoregulating salmonids5
Zooplankton Assemblage Structure of the Lower Mississippi River and Floodplain in Relation to Site Hydrological Connection5
Effects of inlet height of detention basins on fish movement to refuges during floods5
Warming of the lower Columbia River, 1853 to 20185
Automated fluvial hydromorphology mapping from airborne remote sensing5
Combined Gravel Augmentation and Flood Control Area to Rehabilitate Riverbed Diversification: Lesson From Unexpected Effects of a 30 Years Flood (Upper Rhine)5
Lithological controls influence river form in contrasting sub‐catchments: The Scamander and Avenue Rivers, Tasmania5
A New Framework for River Restoration Planning at Catchment Scale in the UK5
Assessment of flood regulation service based on source–sink landscape analysis in urbanized watershed5
Off‐Channel Habitat Use by Silver Carp ( Hypophthalmichthys molitrix ) and Bighead Carp ( H. nobilis ) in 5
Bio‐geomorphic alteration through shifting flow regime in a modified monsoonal river system in Korea5
Changes in Lake Wetland Inundation and Shrinkage Within the Framework of Rivers–Lake Interactions5
Performance of an environmentally‐aligned, low maintenance flood alleviation scheme on the Burn of Mosset, Forres, Scotland5
Assessing the Physical Habitat Condition of Navigable Canals and Rivers in England4
Landscape features control river's confluences water quality and tributary fish composition4
Fish Migration Patterns in Semi‐Isolated and Seasonally Variable Freshwater Systems From the Yungas Forest to the Chaco Plain (South America)4
Mapping Turbidity Spatial Distribution of Monobe River in Kochi, Japan, Using Satellite Images and Existing Turbidity Data4
Societal drivers for the integration of hydrogeomorphology and human benefits in river restoration projects4
Does swimming activity influence gas bubble trauma in fish?4
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At‐a‐station hydraulic geometry for reaches with bridge collapse events4
Evaluating the Efficiency of a Fishway Installed Near a High, Artificially Created Waterfall4
Cold‐Water Thermal Refuge Enhancement and Creation for Salmonids: Successes, Failures, and Lessons Learned4
The hydroclimate niche: A tool for predicting and managing riparian plant community responses to streamflow seasonality4
A random forest machine learning model to detect fluvial hazards4
The hydromorphology indexIHMbased on fish requirements4
Are protected areas effective in preserving Alpine stream morphology and biodiversity? A field study in the oldest Italian National Park4
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Modelling flow regulation effects on vegetation recruitment and survival on alternate bars in channelized rivers4
Effects of Engineered Dam Releases on Benthic Assemblages During Drought and Comparison With Unregulated Reaches4
Water Temperature Regimes and Thermal Drivers in Semi‐Natural and Flow‐Regulated Rivers of the Northern Great Plains4
Low flows in a regulated river system are associated with reduced breeding bird abundance and diversity in Yosemite National Park, California4
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Effect of flow regulation on streambank erosion: A perspective downstream of a flood control dam, Kansas, USA4
Geomorphic context in process‐based river restoration4
Landscape influences on thermal sensitivity and predicted spatial variability among brook trout streams in the southeastern USA4
Meander‐Bend Erosion Dynamics Along a Gravel‐Bed River: Insights From Short‐Term UAV Monitoring4
Bootstrap Reduced Major Axis (BRMA) to optimize the satellite‐derived discharge rating curves4
Leveraging understandings of biogeomorphic river recovery to reframe river management philosophy and communication strategies4
Environmental Flows Rapidly Increase Zooplankton Abundance in a Regulated Lowland River4
Rediscovering, reevaluating, and restoring Entiatqua: Identifying pre‐Anthropocene valleys in North Cascadia, USA4
An Experimental Approach for the Quantitative Assessment of Downstream Swimming Fish Behavior4
Broadscale and fine‐scale variables predict the occurrence of a stream‐breading bufonid: Habitat use by the Arizona toad (Anaxyrus microscaphus)4
Hydropeaking and Channelization Threaten Young‐of‐the‐Year Fish—The Case of the Chub ( Squalius Cephalus L.) in the Rhône River4
Temporal and spatial variations of propagule deposition in the riparian zones of mountain rivers4
Integrating two‐dimensional water temperature simulations into a fish habitat model to improve hydro‐ and thermopeaking impact assessment4
Assessment of spawning habitat suitability for Amphidromous Ayu (Plecoglossus altivelis) in tidal Asahi River sections in Japan: Implications for conservation and restoration4
Geomorphic heterogeneity as a framework for assessing river corridor processes and characteristics4
Seasonal Variation in Carbon Dynamics in the Lower Tocantins River: Influence of Discharge and Environmental Drivers4
Towards biogeomorphic river restoration: Vegetation as a critical driver of physical habitat4
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Tributary‐Trunk Sedimentary Links in an Inter‐Dam River Reach: Lessons From Low‐Altitude High‐Gradient Forested Streams, the Dyje River (Czechia‐Austria)4
Quantifying Greenhouse Gas Emissions From the Upper Mississippi and Illinois Waterway System Navigation Pools4
Effects of process‐based floodplain restoration on aquatic macroinvertebrate production and community structure4
Spring peak flows control abundance of Cladophora in a Hydropower‐Impacted River3
Going to the archives: Combining palaeoecological and contemporary data to support river restoration appraisals3
Preferential behavior of Tribolodon hakonensis for fishways according to biological characteristics3
Addressing Biases in Ice Jam Observations by Integrating Multi‐Source Data in a Forested Fluvial Landscape, Southern Quebec3
eZ flow metrics: Using z‐scores to estimate deviations from natural flow in the Colorado River below Glen Canyon Dam3
Effects of climate change and anthropogenic activities on runoff change of the Weihe River basin, Northwest China3
The Long‐Term Effects of Created Habitat on Native Salmonids in a Small Headwater Stream in the Boreal Forest3
The flood control heritage of the Yongding River in the late Qing Dynasty surrounding the Marco Polo Bridge section, 1890–18993
Hydro‐thermal modelling of the potential impacts of reservoirs on water temperature and incubation time of Atlantic salmon and brook trout in the Tobique River, Canada3
Assessing entrainment of larval fish in the Hogback Diversion Canal, San Juan River3
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Mapping Apennines river paths along different hydrological conditions from satellite images: A description of the method and potential applications3
Analyzing the Drivers of Spatio‐Temporal Riparian Vegetation Variability in a Dam‐Reservoir‐River System From Remotely Sensed Data3
Off‐Highway Vehicle Use Degrades a Mountain Stream: A Case Study Evaluating Recreation Impacts, Restoration Efficacy, and Assessing Vulnerability of Headwater Streams in the Central Rocky Mountains3
Village morphology and the construction of place identity in the Aihui area along the Heilongjiang River, China3
Assessing the effects of non‐stationarity on reservoir yield estimations: A case study of the Southern Okavango Integrated Water Development system in Botswana3
Individual‐based modelling of hydropeaking effects on brown trout and Atlantic salmon in a regulated river3
Failure modes in cedar tree revetments: Observations on rivers and streams in eastern Kansas, USA3
Ecological Functions of Autumn Olives for Improving Vegetation Species Diversity and Habitat Conditions Supporting Their Growth: A Study of Tedorigawa River, Japan3
Influence of invasive crayfish on fine sediment transport, ingress and bed storage in lowland rivers3
Environmental history of one of the largest freshwater neotropical fish (Zungaro jahu) from otolith isotopic analysis3
Lessons Learnt From Long‐Term Monitoring of River Restoration in an English Chalk Stream3
Testing a novel sonar‐based approach for measuring water depth and monitoring sediment storage in beaver ponds3
Hyporheic exchange flows in a mountainous river catchment identified by distributed temperature sensing3
Quantifying the Suspended Sediment Dynamics and Morphological Impacts due to Sand Mining in the Narmada River, India3
Expansive, positive changes to fish habitat diversity following the formation of a valley plug in a degraded desert river3
A Process Based Modeling Approach to Assess Temperature Impacts of Riparian Vegetation Management in a Southwestern Wisconsin Trout Stream3
Working with wood in rivers in the Western United States3
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Environmental impact assessment and conservation planning of a Middle‐Eastern River basin using a fish‐based tolerance index3
Hydropeaking mitigation with re‐regulation reservoirs3
Scaling Up Individual‐Based Models for Salmonid Populations in Hydropower‐Regulated Rivers: Key Advances and Challenges3
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A contemporary estimate for the abundance of juvenile American Eel Anguilla rostrata attempting to migrate past a barrier in the Ottawa River3
Spatiotemporal Variability and Changing Seasonality of Extreme Flow Events in the Kentucky River Basin3
Fractal characteristics of the middle reach of the Paraná River floodplain during extreme hydrological events3
Establishing present‐day Sockeye Salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka|sćwin) spawning capacity in the highly impacted sq,awsitkʷ|Okanagan River to guide population conservation and restoration3
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Avoiding the ‘One‐Size‐Fits‐All’ Trap in Policy‐Based Monitoring3
Flow Matters: Unravelling the Interactive Influences of Flow Variation and Non‐Native Trout on Vulnerable Galaxiids3
Influence of the Salmo (trutta) trutta on the population structure, the growth, and the habitat preference of a Cottus gobio population3
Special issue: Fluvial biogeomorphology3
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River Embankments Vegetation Cover Management as a New Approach to Control Semi‐Fossorial Mammals Settlement: A Pilot Study3
Dam Submergence Flows: An Environmental Flow Prescription Designed to Aid Migratory Fish Passage3
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Machine‐learning modeling of hourly potential thermal refuge area: A case study from the Sainte‐Marguerite River (Quebec, Canada)3
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Weak Reproductive Response of European River Lamprey to a Newly Built Fishway—A Case Study From Latvia3
River Hydrological Regime Changes and Their Attribution: A Case Study in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River Using a Multi‐Model Approach3
Development and Evaluation of a Pump Sampler for Small‐Bodied Fish, Suitable in Challenging Environments3
The effect of trapping on the migration and survival of Atlantic salmon smolts3
Downstream migration of landlocked Atlantic salmon smolt in a regulated river—Effects of multiple passage at dams with programmed spill3
Optimal approach for upstream fish passage design: One‐size‐fits‐all or made‐to‐order?3
Benthic Macroinvertebrate Recovery After Wastewater Treatment Plant Upgrades: Implications for Biomonitoring3
Identification of salmon redds using RPV‐based imagery produces comparable estimates to ground counts with high inter‐observer variability3
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