River Ecology

Macrozoobenthos habitat modelling in 2D

N

Biological monitoring

We apply standard biological protocols (e.g. Swiss IBCH, Ecomorphology module).

N

Habitat modelling

We combine our hydraulic models to species preferences to predict habitat quality under various scenarios.

A

Applications

  • Design of environmental floods downstream of hydropower plants.
  • Modelling of stream habitat for the planning of engineering and restoration projects.
  • Monitoring of stream habitat after completion of engineering and restoration projects.

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Selected scientific references

  • Gabbud, C., Bakker, M., Clémençon, M., & Lane, S. N. (2019). Hydropower flushing events cause severe loss of macrozoobenthos in alpine streams. Water Resources Research, 55(12), 10056-10081. https://agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1029/2019WR024758
  • Lane, S. N., Gentile, A., & Goldenschue, L. (2020). Combining UAV-based SfM-MVS photogrammetry with conventional monitoring to set environmental flows: modifying dam flushing flows to improve alpine stream habitat. Remote Sensing, 12(23), 3868. https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/23/3868
  • Roncoroni, M., Mancini, D., Miesen, F., Müller, T., Gianini, M., Ouvry, B., … & Lane, S. N. (2023). Decrypting the stream periphyton physical habitat of recently deglaciated floodplains. Science of the Total Environment, 867, 161374.

 

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