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Evaluation of tire reefs for enhancing aquatic communities in concrete-lined canals

North American Journal of Fisheries Management
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https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8675(1994)014<0616:EOTRFE>2.3.CO;2

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Abstract

Large earthen canals in the arid southwest are being lined with concrete to reduce seepage and conserve limited water supplies. Lining reduces habitat and increases operational velocities (relative to unaltered streams), which are detrimental to aquatic communities. Fish communities that become reestablished in these waterways exhibit lower species diversity, densities, and biomass than they did in the former earthen canals. Placement of low-profile tire reefs in the Coachella Canal, California, and the Hayden-Rhodes Aqueduct, Arizona, reversed these trends. Comparative sampling revealed that invertebrate and fish densities were 3 and 20 times higher, respectively, in reef areas than in typical canal sections without reefs. Tire reefs are recommended as an effective means of enhancing aquatic communities in concrete canals.

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Mueller, G., and Liston, C., 1994, Evaluation of tire reefs for enhancing aquatic communities in concrete-lined canals: North American Journal of Fisheries Management, v. 14, no. 3, p. 616-625, https://doi.org/10.1577/1548-8675(1994)014<0616:EOTRFE>2.3.CO;2.

Publication type Article
Publication Subtype Journal Article
Title Evaluation of tire reefs for enhancing aquatic communities in concrete-lined canals
Series title North American Journal of Fisheries Management
DOI 10.1577/1548-8675(1994)014<0616:EOTRFE>2.3.CO;2
Volume 14
Issue 3
Year Published 1994
Language English
Publisher American Fisheries Society
Publisher location Lawrence, KS
Description 10 p.
Larger Work Type Article
Larger Work Subtype Journal Article
Larger Work Title North American Journal of Fisheries Management
First page 616
Last page 625
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