Larval and juvenile fish abundance, habitat, water quality, flow and climate data from English rivers, 1984-2017

This dataset contains monthly/annual time series of species-specific abundances and covariates for 137 targeted larval/juvenile fish surveys at sites in a range of English lowland rivers. Larval/juvenile fish data come from two different sources: The Environment Agency’s (EA) National Fish Populatio...

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Other Authors: Ainsworth, Rachel, Keller, Virginie, Bachiller- Jareno, Nuria, Jürgens, Monika, Eastman, Michael, Sadykova, Dina, Rizzo, Clarrisa, Scarlett, Pete, Peirson, Graeme, Eley, Frances, Antoniou, Vasileios, Cowx, Ian, Johnson, Andrew, Nunn, Andy
Format: Dataset
Language:English
Published: 1482
Subjects:
Freshwater fish
Larval and Juvenile fish
Chemicals
Habitat
Land use
River flow
North Atlantic
North Atlantic oscillation
Online Access:https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4784013
https://doi.org/10.5285/c904c5f0-7f21-4759-a7d4-c262da230b53
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Summary:This dataset contains monthly/annual time series of species-specific abundances and covariates for 137 targeted larval/juvenile fish surveys at sites in a range of English lowland rivers. Larval/juvenile fish data come from two different sources: The Environment Agency’s (EA) National Fish Population Database (NFPD) between 1974 and 2017 and a dataset created by the University of Hull (UoH) between 1984 and 2017 inclusive. Biological data consists of density estimates of each fish species from each survey (per meter squared) and also the average length of specified species at the end of their first year of growth. Covariate data include habitat quality indicator (River Habitat Survey), climatic variables (Gulf Stream and North Atlantic Oscillation indices), land-use change, river hydrology, water temperature, effluent dilution factor and concentrations of chemical determinands. This dataset was created as larvae and juveniles may be particularly useful indicators and respond differently than older fish to environmental stressors.The work was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (Grant NE/S000100/2).

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