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Estimation of optimal ecological flowrates for fish habitats in a nature-like fishway of a large river

Journal of Ecology and Environment / Journal of Ecology and Environment, (P)2287-8327; (E)2288-1220
2016, v.39 no.1, pp.43-49
https://doi.org/10.5141/ecoenv.2016.005




& (2016). Estimation of optimal ecological flowrates for fish habitats in a nature-like fishway of a large river. Journal of Ecology and Environment, 39(1), 43-49, https://doi.org/10.5141/ecoenv.2016.005

Abstract

Fishways are constructed to provide longitudinal connectivity of streams or rivers where their flow has been altered by in-stream structures such as dams or weirs. Nature-like fishways have an additional function of providing fish habitats. In the study, we estimated the role of a nature-like fishway (length: 700 m, slope: 1/100) for fish habitat by using two dominant species in the Sangju Weir, Nakdong River, to calculate the optimal ecological flow rate using Physical HABitat SIMulation (PHABSIM). To identify the dominant species that used the fishway, we conducted trap monitoring from August to November 2012 at the fishway exit. The dominant species were Zacco platypus and Opsariichthys uncirostric amurensis with a relative abundance of 62.1% and 35.9%, respectively. Optimal habitat suitability indices (HSIs) for Z. platypus and O. u. amurensis were calculated as 0.6–0.8 m/s (water velocity) and 0.2–0.4 m (water depth), and 0.5–0.7 m/s (water velocity) and 0.1–0.3 m (water depth), respectively. The optimal ecological flow rates (OEFs) for Z. platypus and O. u. amurensis were 1.6 and 1.7 cubic meter per second (CMS), respectively. The results of the study can be used in a management plan to increase the habitat function of nature-like fishways in the Sangju Weir. This methodology can be utilized as an appropriate tool that can determine the habitat function of all nature-like fishways.

keywords
fishway, habitat suitability index, Opsariichthys uncirostric amurensis, PHABSIM, Zacco platypus

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