barbel; catfish; chub; habitat use; seasonal mobility; home range
Abstract :
[en] The mobility patterns of two native species, barbel, Barbus barbus (L.) and chub, Squalius cephalus (L.), and of one non-native fish species, the catfish Silurus glanis (L.),
were assessed on a 35.5-km reach of the Upper Rhône River, a strong flowing river
with notable thermal regime alterations. An active acoustic tracking technique adapted
to large rivers allowed (1) the identification of longitudinal home ranges, movements
and preferred habitat at large scale, and (2) the analysis of the influence of discharge
and water temperature on the movement patterns of the fish. The active fish-tracking
system recorded 1,572 fish localisations over 7 months on a weekly basis for 80% of
the tagged fish (37 barbel, 23 chub and 13 catfish). Compared with the catfish, barbel
and chub showed wider longitudinal home ranges, more movements >1 km and higher
interindividual variability. The catfish preferred artificially heated habitats with less
morphological diversity. The three species were more often localised in river sections
with high density of woody debris. The results suggest that habitat degradation is
more damaging for cyprinids in large modified rivers, while the catfish seemed less,
impacted.
Research center :
FOCUS - Freshwater and OCeanic science Unit of reSearch - ULiège AFFISH-RC - Applied and Fundamental FISH Research Center - ULiège
Disciplines :
Aquatic sciences & oceanology
Author, co-author :
Capra, Hervé; Irstea Lyon
Pella, Hervé; Irstea Lyon
Ovidio, Michaël ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Biologie, Ecologie et Evolution > Laboratoire de Démographie des poissons et hydroécologie
Language :
English
Title :
Individual movements, home ranges and habitat use by native rheophilic cyprinids and non-native catfish in a large regulated river
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