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Developing eDNA approaches for the detection of European smelt (Osmerus eperlanus) on the River Wyre.

Published online: 12 Apr 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Morrisey, B. & Hänfling, B. & Andreou, D. & Sellers, G. & Pritchard, V.

Content type: Reports

The European smelt, Osmerus eperlanus is a small anadromous fish which largely occupies coastal and brackish waters and moves into freshwater for spaw...

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A habitat connectivity reality check for fish physical habitat model results and decision-making for river restoration.

Published online: 06 May 2024

Authors: Hansen, H. H. & Schneider, M. & Hägele, T.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Ecological Solutions and Evidence

Fish physical habitat models are a tool for guiding restoration efforts in lotic ecosystems, but often they overestimate restoration outcomes because ...

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Institutional amnesia pushes fish spawning aggregations towards extirpation.

Published online: 04 Sep 2023

Authors: Fulton, S.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: People and Nature

How institutions create and manage knowledge has been explored in the context of management and business science. However, little effort has been made...

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Simulating nutrient release from parental carcasses increases the growth, biomass and genetic diversity of juvenile Atlantic salmon.

Published online: 21 Jul 2020

Authors: McLennan, D. & Auer, S. K. & Anderson, G. J. & Reid, T. C. & Bassar, R. D. & Stewart, D. C. & Cauwelier, E. & Sampayo, J. & McKelvey, S. & Nislow, K. H. & Armstrong, J. D. & Metcalfe, N. B.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The net transport of nutrients by migratory fish from oceans to inland spawning areas has decreased due to population declines and migration barriers....

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Hotspots of exotic free-spawning sex: man-made environment facilitates success of an invasive seastar.

Published online: 20 Jun 2012

Authors: Ling, S. D. & Johnson, C. R. & Mundy, C. N. & Morris, A. & Ross, D. J.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

The introduction of exotic species to new areas poses a major threat to the environment. For those introduced species that establish and survive beyon...

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2nd meeting of the CFMC/WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM/NOAA Spawning Aggregations Working Group (SAWG), Miami, Florida, USA, 27-29 March 2018.

Published online: 23 Oct 2019

Content type: Bulletin; Conference proceedings

The Second meeting of the CFMC/WECAFC/OSPESCA/CRFM Spawning Aggregations Working Group (SAWG) was held in Miami, Florida on 27 and 29 March 2018. In p...

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Combining seascape connectivity with cumulative impact assessment to support ecosystem-based marine spatial planning.

Published online: 29 Apr 2021

Published by: British Ecological Society

Content type: Blog

Cumulative impact assessment (CIA) is a simple yet promising approach to guide marine management interventions, but one not without limitations. In th...

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An experimental study of the reproductive behaviour and success of farmed and wild Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar).

Published online: 14 May 1997

Authors: Fleming, I. A. & Jonsson, B. & Gross, M. R. & Lamberg, A.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Experiments were performed to assess the competitive and reproductive abilities of 5th-generation farmed salmon and their potential effects on populat...

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Unlocking the Severn LIFE project: eDNA monitoring of restoration effects on the River Severn (Phase II).

Published online: 18 Apr 2024

Published by: Natural England

Authors: Griffiths, N. P. & Hänfling, B. & Andreou, D. & Morrissey, B. & Sellers, G. S. & Svoboda, D.

Content type: Reports

The 'Unlocking the Severn' project aimed to assess the ecological impact of restoring river connectivity in the River Severn through the creation of f...

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Genetic restoration of a stocked brown trout Salmo trutta population using microsatellite DNA analysis of historical and contemporary samples.

Published online: 11 Oct 2006

Authors: Hansen, M. M. & Bekkevold, D. & Jensen, L. F. & Mensberg, K. L. D. & Nielsen, E. E.

Content type: Journal article

Journal title: Journal of Applied Ecology

Gene flow from domesticated to wild populations is a major threat to wild salmonid fish. However, few studies have addressed how populations could be ...

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