The University of Southampton
University of Southampton Institutional Repository

Discharge, habitat complexity and social status: the influence of abiotic and biotic factors upon habitat suitability curves and the performance of juvenile Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar

Discharge, habitat complexity and social status: the influence of abiotic and biotic factors upon habitat suitability curves and the performance of juvenile Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar
Discharge, habitat complexity and social status: the influence of abiotic and biotic factors upon habitat suitability curves and the performance of juvenile Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar
Previous instream flow models assume that hydraulic habitat (based upon abiotic criteria) is the dominant factor in governing fish positions in a stream environment. However, fish utilisation of instream habitats within a specific range of water velocities has been shown by a number of scientific studies to be both density dependent and to vary with discharge. This paper will investigate how social dominance (a biotic factor) of 1+ Atlantic salmon, interacts with habitat complexity and discharge in affecting fish performance and position choice in relation to velocity. The study was undertaken using a 32 metre length of flume, partitioned into sixteen 1 m2 chambers, which were landscaped with natural stream gravel and fed by water from a typical Scottish salmonid river. This paper will present the results and discuss how the findings are important in terms of the utilisation of hydraulically defined habitat.
Kemp, P.S.
9e33fba6-cccf-4eb5-965b-b70e72b11cd7
Kemp, P.S.
9e33fba6-cccf-4eb5-965b-b70e72b11cd7

Kemp, P.S. (2002) Discharge, habitat complexity and social status: the influence of abiotic and biotic factors upon habitat suitability curves and the performance of juvenile Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar. Fourth International Ecohydraulics Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa..

Record type: Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)

Abstract

Previous instream flow models assume that hydraulic habitat (based upon abiotic criteria) is the dominant factor in governing fish positions in a stream environment. However, fish utilisation of instream habitats within a specific range of water velocities has been shown by a number of scientific studies to be both density dependent and to vary with discharge. This paper will investigate how social dominance (a biotic factor) of 1+ Atlantic salmon, interacts with habitat complexity and discharge in affecting fish performance and position choice in relation to velocity. The study was undertaken using a 32 metre length of flume, partitioned into sixteen 1 m2 chambers, which were landscaped with natural stream gravel and fed by water from a typical Scottish salmonid river. This paper will present the results and discuss how the findings are important in terms of the utilisation of hydraulically defined habitat.

This record has no associated files available for download.

More information

Published date: 2002
Venue - Dates: Fourth International Ecohydraulics Symposium, Cape Town, South Africa., 2002-01-01

Identifiers

Local EPrints ID: 53139
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/53139
PURE UUID: 483c5596-c58a-44ad-848e-cd7fc8e99b47
ORCID for P.S. Kemp: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-4470-0589

Catalogue record

Date deposited: 25 Jul 2008
Last modified: 12 Dec 2021 03:29

Export record

Download statistics

Downloads from ePrints over the past year. Other digital versions may also be available to download e.g. from the publisher's website.

View more statistics

Atom RSS 1.0 RSS 2.0

Contact ePrints Soton: eprints@soton.ac.uk

ePrints Soton supports OAI 2.0 with a base URL of http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/cgi/oai2

This repository has been built using EPrints software, developed at the University of Southampton, but available to everyone to use.

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you continue without changing your settings, we will assume that you are happy to receive cookies on the University of Southampton website.

×