Reference condition for fish microhabitat use in foothill streams: a case study on undisrupted Carpathian streams

Abstract

Fish microhabitat use in foothill Carpathian streams is described and analyzed. Three species groups are apparent from the graphical expresion of our proposed model.

Keywords

• Reference condition
• for
• fish
• microhabitat preferences
• young-of-the-year
• interspecific relations
• river regulations
• ecological requirements
• reference conditions
• Carpathian streams