The thermal regime of the Pielach River: Influence and ecological significance of summer water temperatures.
Abstract
Water temperature is considered one of the most important factors in the ecological structure of flowing waters and is of great importance for the fish fauna. Previous studies on the Pielach, a river of the Lower Austrian alpine foothills, have already shown tendencies of a fish species shift as well as a warming temperature regime. The overall objective of this study is a detailed investigation of the thermal regime of the Pielach river and a consideration of the ecological effect structure taking into account the influence of residual water and shading by riparian vegetation. A comprehensive water temperature monitoring will be carried out on the Pielach, which will be complemented by data from fish population surveys and field surveys on shading by riparian vegetation, in order to investigate how these factors interact and which measures can be taken to mitigate warming caused by climate change.
climate change water temperature shading vegetation residual flow
Publikationen
Das thermale Regime der Pielach - Sommerliche Wassertemperaturen, Fischökologie und der Einfluss anthropogener Eingriffe
Autoren: Pinter, K; Popp, S; Borgwardt, F Jahr: 2023
Forschungsbericht (extern. Auftraggeber)
Project staff
Florian Borgwardt
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Florian Borgwardt
florian.borgwardt@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-33053, 81234
Project Leader
01.02.2022 - 31.01.2024
Joselyn Veronica Arreaga Espin
Joselyn Veronica Arreaga Espin B.Sc.
jvarreaga@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.02.2022 - 31.01.2024
Christoph Novotny
Christoph Novotny B.Sc.
christoph.novotny@boku.ac.at
Project Staff
01.02.2022 - 31.01.2024
Kurt Pinter
DDipl.Ing. Dr. Kurt Pinter
kurt.pinter@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81235
Project Staff
01.02.2022 - 31.01.2024
Günther Unfer
Dipl.-Ing. Dr.nat.techn. Günther Unfer
guenther.unfer@boku.ac.at
Tel: +43 1 47654-81213
Project Staff
01.02.2022 - 31.01.2024