Visfauna - Juvenile and adult fishes in riparian habitats along the river Yser in Flanders, Belgium
Citation
Mouton A, Brosens D, Desmet P (2021). Visfauna - Juvenile and adult fishes in riparian habitats along the river Yser in Flanders, Belgium. Version 9.5. Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/keplkx accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-05.Description
Visfauna - Juvenile and adult fishes in riparian habitats along the river Yser in Flanders, Belgium is a species occurrence dataset published by the Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO). The dataset contains over 5,800 fish occurrences sampled in 2008 in riparian habitats along the river Yser. The dataset includes 22 fish species. The data are collected to evaluate the role of restored riparian habitats for the spawning and nursery of juvenile fish and are discussed in Mouton et al. 2011. The dataset also includes the length of the caught fishes. Issues with the dataset can be reported at https://github.com/LifeWatchINBO/data-publication/tree/master/datasets/visfauna-ijzer-occurrences
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Purpose
For many years, navigable lowland rivers have been embanked artificially or suffered from substantial shipping wave action, leading to habitat degradation. Recently, riparian habitats were restored by creating foreshores and spawning grounds in the river Yser, a lowland river in Flanders, Belgium. The aim of the research was to evaluate the role of these restored habitats for spawning and nursery of juvenile fish. To cover a wide range of anthropogenic disruption, four riparian mesohabitat types were selected and compared, ranging from semi‐natural, over artificial spawning grounds and foreshores, to artificial embankments. Juvenile fish were subjected to sampling by using electrofishing between June and September 2009 at different microhabitats located in five sites of each riparian mesohabitat type. The study (Mouton et al. 2011) found that juvenile fish strongly preferred natural riparian habitats, whereas artificial embankments showed the lowest species richness, abundance and functional organization of juvenile fish species. Restored riparian habitats appeared to be an appropriate alternative for artificial embankments in navigable lowland rivers, but still score significantly less than natural habitats. Juvenile fish avoided bare microhabitats, but did not prefer any other microhabitat type (reed, woody or grassy vegetation), emphasizing the importance of microhabitat diversity.Sampling Description
Study Extent
Five microhabitat sites for each of the four riparian mesohabitat types along the river Yser in Flanders, Belgium.Sampling
The juvenile fish were sampled using electrofishing, between June and September 2009. The number of individuals was recorded, as well as fork length (tip of snout to fork of tail in millimeter).Quality Control
All records are validated.Method steps
- Electrofishing was used to sample the riparian habitats.
Taxonomic Coverages
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Animaliacommon name: animals rank: kingdom
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Actinopterygiicommon name: ray-finned fishes rank: class
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Abramis bramacommon name: common bream rank: species
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Alburnus alburnuscommon name: bleak rank: species
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Anguilla anguillacommon name: European eel rank: species
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Barbatula barbatulacommon name: stone loach rank: species
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Blicca bjoerknacommon name: silver bream rank: species
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Carassius gibeliocommon name: Prussian carp rank: species
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Cobitis taeniacommon name: spined loach rank: species
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Cyprinus carpiocommon name: common carp rank: species
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Esox luciuscommon name: northern pike rank: species
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Gasterosteus aculeatuscommon name: three-spined stickleback rank: species
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Gobio gobiocommon name: gudgeon rank: species
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Gymnocephalus cernuuscommon name: Eurasian ruffe rank: species
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Leuciscus iduscommon name: ide rank: species
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Perca fluviatiliscommon name: European perch rank: species
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Platichthys flesuscommon name: European flounder rank: species
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Pseudorasbora parvacommon name: stone moroko rank: species
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Pungitius pungitiuscommon name: ninespine stickleback rank: species
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Rhodeus amaruscommon name: European bitterling rank: species
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Rutilus rutiluscommon name: common roach rank: species
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Sander luciopercacommon name: zander rank: species
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Scardinius erythrophthalmuscommon name: common rudd rank: species
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Tinca tincacommon name: tench rank: species
Geographic Coverages
Bibliographic Citations
- Mouton A, Buysse D, Stevens M, Van den Neucker T, Coeck J (2011) Evaluation of riparian habitat restoration in a lowland river. River Research and Applicatioins 28(7): 845-857. https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.1500 -
Contacts
Ans Moutonoriginator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: ans.mouton@inbo.be
Dimitri Brosens
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) / Belgian Biodiversity Platform
BE
email: dimitri.brosens@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-9116
Peter Desmet
originator
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025
Ans Mouton
metadata author
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: ans.mouton@inbo.be
Dimitri Brosens
metadata author
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO) / Belgian Biodiversity Platform
BE
email: dimitri.brosens@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0846-9116
Peter Desmet
metadata author
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: peter.desmet@inbo.be
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8442-8025
Ans Mouton
administrative point of contact
Research Institute for Nature and Forest (INBO)
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email: ans.mouton@inbo.be