Braided river fish assemblages are unique and important. The fish are food for birds and riparian spiders, and fuel nutrient exchange, often with energy derived elsewhere (e.g., via whitebait migration).
Watch fish Futures’ researcher Angus McIntosh (University of Canterbury) explain how an intensive study of Te Awa-a-Takatamira | Cass River by the ‘Fish Futures’ team has revealed the importance of maintaining physical processes for sustaining riverine fish populations which are vulnerable to global change, ranging from lake level alteration to varying glacial-melt driven flooding.
Angus’ talk is part of the Braided Rivers Seminar series. You can check out more seminars here.
