Fish in dry streams: from individual and social behavior to population persistence (DRYFISH)

DRYFISH

Investigating the effects of droughts on freshwater fish populations. The research project seeks to understand how individuals and groups of fish cope with severe droughts.

Investigating the effects of droughts on freshwater fish populations. The research project seeks to understand how individuals and groups of fish cope with severe droughts and how phenotypic variation can affect population structure and resilience.

Research in the framework of global change: how animals adapt to it, change their behavior.

Field work is carried out in streams and rivers in La Garrotxa and near Girona, Catalonia, Spain. Experimentation is also carried out under controlled conditions in the CEAB laboratories, at the LEOV.

Principal investigator: Jolle Jolles

General project information

Financing amount

149.000€

Development period

Start

01/09/23

End

31/08/26

Department

Theoretical ecology

Research group

Theoretical and computational ecology

Research areas and themes

Biodiversity and ecology
Effects of global change

Responsible researcher

Jolle Jolles

Scientist

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Fish in dry streams: from individual and social behavior to population persistence (DRYFISH)

DRYFISH

General project information

Responsible researcher

Other researchers and involved staff

Jolle Jolles

Funding entities

Institutions/collaborators

Social networks of the project

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