Research on Hydraulics of Migration Route of Aquatic Animals

A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics".

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Department of Civil Engineering, College of Science and Technology, Nihon Universit, Tokyo, Japan
Interests: hydraulics; hydraulic engineering; river engineering; stacked boulders; refuge condition; local flow; flood control; migration route, fish passage; stability of gravel; energy dissipator; drainage function
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Dear Colleagues,

For the preservation of aquatic habitats in rivers, the formation of various flows with complex riverbed configurations should be required. While a river with a simple trapezoidal cross-section can be constructed as a channelized river for flood control, it is difficult to maintain its corresponding habitat, including spawning, growing, refuge, etc. For multi-aquatic animals to migrate upstream and downstream, many hydraulic drop structures are obstacles. The fish passage might help the migration route around the drop structure. The migration route in the fish passage should be kept under a wide range of discharges. In normal stages, the flow passing through the fish passage should be oriented to multi-aquatic animals as a migration route. In this Special Issue, research on the hydraulics of the migration route of aquatic animals is requested. In addition, research on the improvement of river environment, new approaches to fish passage, the evaluation of refuge region for aquatic animals, and problems regarding river configuration and drop structure is welcome. Many activities on these topics might help with the preservation of habitat for aquatic animals.

Prof. Dr. Yasuda Youichi
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Keywords

  • migration route
  • river configuration
  • refuge region
  • improvement of river
  • river environment
  • fish passage
  • drop structure
  • flood control

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A Novel Roughness and Flow Pattern for Steep Stream-Type Fishways: Preliminary Insights
by Muneyuki Aoki, Masayuki Nitta, Tomoaki Funakoshi and Taisei Sato
Water 2022, 14(16), 2540; https://0-doi-org.brum.beds.ac.uk/10.3390/w14162540 - 18 Aug 2022
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The purpose of this study was to allow fish to move upstream past barriers or difficult sections of passage, even on steep stream-type fishways. Therefore, the authors devised a roughness arrangement to raise the water depth in the fishway and reduce its flow [...] Read more.
The purpose of this study was to allow fish to move upstream past barriers or difficult sections of passage, even on steep stream-type fishways. Therefore, the authors devised a roughness arrangement to raise the water depth in the fishway and reduce its flow velocity. Roughness was used as a group in the arrangement so as to expect afflux effects. Water depth was raised and the flow velocity was reduced around the roughness groups, which allowed fish to hold position and move upstream. Although rapid flow was locally formed in some spots in the fishway, its area was small, enabling the fish to move upstream sufficiently. The experimental results obtained in this study will be applied as a removable stream-type fishway to small channels, head constructions, and so on where fishways cannot be installed due to management. Full article
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Impacts of Flood Disturbance on the Dynamics of Basin-Scale Swimming Fish Migration in Mountainous Streams
by Morihiro Harada and Shigeya Nagayama
Water 2022, 14(4), 538; https://doi.org/10.3390/w14040538 - 12 Feb 2022
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This study investigated the response of sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis), a species that migrates dynamically throughout a river basin, to two flood events during the summer of 2020 in the Nagara River, located in the central region of Japan. By combining multiple [...] Read more.
This study investigated the response of sweetfish (Plecoglossus altivelis), a species that migrates dynamically throughout a river basin, to two flood events during the summer of 2020 in the Nagara River, located in the central region of Japan. By combining multiple environmental DNA (eDNA) surveys and hydrological modeling, the spatiotemporal distribution of P. altivelis throughout a mountainous river basin was captured and analyzed. The eDNA concentrations at 42 sites in the Nagara River Basin were analyzed five times from August to early October 2020. In addition, Rainfall–Runoff–Inundation model calculations were performed using 1-km resolution precipitation data as input values to analyze the magnitude of the flood disturbance at the eDNA sites. The daily specific discharge Qs (m3/s/km2) was employed as an index of the flood magnitude. The calculation period included Flood Events 1 and 2 with 52 and 38 days of precipitation reaching 1923 and 528 mm, respectively. The results of the eDNA analysis showed that, immediately after Flood Event 1, the spatial distribution of P. altivelis was unevenly distributed in the upper reaches of the Nagara River and some of its tributaries. Subsequently, the distribution expanded to the entire mainstem. The distribution of the maximum daily specific discharge suggested that the river segments with high eDNA concentrations of P. altivelis immediately after the high-magnitude flood event were those with a relatively low intensity of flood disturbance compared with those in the other connected river segments and tributaries. The results of this study indicate that the resilience of riverine communities to extreme floods is supported by the continuity and connectivity between the mainstem and its tributaries in mountainous river basins. Full article
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