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Component 1.3 : Physical Drivers of the Productive Capacity of Fish Habitats
Objectves :
The objectives of the Physical Drivers of the Productive Capacity of Fish Habitats component are to examine:
- the flow regime of natural versus regulated rivers
- the effects of dams on the thermal regime of rivers
- the effects of changes to flow and sediment regimes caused by dams on the physical structure of downstream river and floodplain habitats
- the winter regime of rivers, so as to identify those environmental stressors that directly influence fish habitats and PCFH
Students Projects:
| Project Title | Supervisor (s) | University | Student | Collaborators |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flow regime of natural versus regulated rivers. | M. Lapointe | McGill University | Fraser McLaughlin (M.Sc.) | |
| Comparative thermal modeling of a regulated and unregulated river. | A. St-Hilaire & N. Bergeron & Anik Daigle |
Institut national de la recherce scientifique (INRS-ETE) | Laurie Beaupré (M.Sc.) | CIRSA; Anik Daigle (INRS-ETE) |
| Water temperature modelling at the local scale and characterization of the thermal regime of regulated and natural rivers | A. St-Hilaire & N. El-Jabi |
Institut national de la recherce scientifique (INRS-ETE) | Audrey Maheu (Ph.D.) | |
| Studying the geomorphic aspects of changes to fish habitat below hydro dams: changes to bed substrate characteristics as well as changes to size and morphology of channels | M. Lapointe |
McGill University | Fabien Hugue (Ph.D.) | B. Eaton & M. Kalacska |
| Physical Habitat and Invertebrate Communities Below a Hydropeaking Dam: Examining Progressive Downstream Change | B. Eaton & M. Lapointe |
University of British Columbia | Lesley Winterhalt (M.Sc.) | |
| Morphodynamics of a hydropeaking system: Geomorphic and Ecologic change along the Kananaskis River | B. Eaton & M. Hassan & M. Lapointe |
University of British Columbia | Holly Buehler (M.Sc.) | INRS-ETE (S. Dugdale & N. Bergeron) |
| Geomorphic controls on physical habitat variability in a hydropeaking system | B. Eaton & M. Lapointe |
University of British Columbia | Aaron Tamminga (Ph.D.) | N. Bergeron; F. Hicks; M. Hassan; Sarah Gergel |
| Winter stressors for fish in rivers: The effect of flow regulation |
F. Hicks & R. Cunjak |
University of Alberta | Jennifer Nafziger (Ph.D) | University of New Brunswick (R. Cunjak) |
| The effects of flow regulation on dynamic winter ice processes | F. Hicks & M. Loewen |
University of Alberta | Stefan Emmer (M.Sc.) | University of New Brunswick (R. Cunjak) |
| Effects of winter releases from headwater reservoirs on fish habitat in small streams | R. Cunjak | University of New Brunswick | Tommi Linnansaari (Post-doc Fellow) |
