Seeing fish trying to jump a weir isn't impressive – it's tragic – The Irish Times
Salmon are on course for extinction. The move to free Irish rivers needs to gather momentum
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Europe's rivers fragmented by one million barriers - Sonnenseite - Ökologische Kommunikation mit Franz Alt
20.12.2020 Europe’s rivers fragmented by one million barriers A study published in the scientific journal “Nature” with the participation of IGB shows: Europe has some of the most fragmented rivers in the world. On average, there is about one barrier per 1.4 kilometres of stream, in Germany even two barriers per kilometre. Small transverse structures with an impoundment height of less than two metres account for the lion’s share. The study also shows opportu...
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European rivers are fragmented by over one million barriers
European rivers are fragmented by over one million barriers Healthy rivers are flowing rivers, say researchers. Europe’s main rivers coloured by basins. Thickness is proportional to stream order. Credit: EEA, Copenhagen, 2012. Free-flowing rivers are crucial harbingers and guardians of life. They not only provide humans with clean water for drinking, agriculture, and other economic activities, they also house around 40% of the world’s species of fish. However, Europe’s rivers have become...
United Kingdom Department Of Biosciences At Swansea University Garcia De Leaniz Swansea University Vezins Dam Framework Directive
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