Be cool: hydro-physical changes and fish responses in winter in hydropower-regulated northern streams

• Main Authors: Heggenes, Jan, Alfredsen, Knut, Adeva Bustos, Ana, Huusko, Ari
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: hydropower regulations; salmon; trout; 488; Føre; Low Head; Synes; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2439222

In the seasonal climates of northern Europe and North America, winter is considered a particularly ecologically challenging season for aquatic organisms in natural streams. They experience reduced flow and freezing in winter, with associated hydro-physical changes. In ectothermic animals, like the c...