Interactions between migrating salmonids and low-head hydropower schemes

• Main Author: Brackley, Robert
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: QL Zoology; TC Hydraulic engineering. Ocean engineering; Low Head; Atlantic salmon
• Online Access: http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7871/; http://theses.gla.ac.uk/7871/1/2016brackleyphd.pdf; https://eleanor.lib.gla.ac.uk/record=b3255322

The redevelopment of existing riverine barriers with modern hydropower turbines is becoming increasingly prevalent on main stem rivers with valuable stocks of migratory salmonids. This is a concern because these fish rely on longitudinal connectivity to complete their lifecycles, and modifications f...