Ecohydraulics and Fish Behavior Simulation
A special issue of Water (ISSN 2073-4441). This special issue belongs to the section "Hydraulics and Hydrodynamics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 10 February 2026 | Viewed by 798
Special Issue Editor
Interests: fish passage; hydrodynamics; numerical simulation; ecohydraulics; fish behavior; evaluation of fishway; nature-like fishway; fish lift
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Dear Colleagues,
The development of hydropower provides services for the deployment of water resources, the storage of clean energy and the prevention of disasters. However, hydropower has inevitably altered the natural environment of rivers, changed the conditions of fish habitats, and resulted in changes in the movement of fish. Hydraulics can be perceived by fish via their hydrodynamic sensory system and be used to alter the behavioral responses of fish. The effects of hydraulics on the behavior of fish is associated with several challenges, including the swimming abilities of fish, the hydraulics of fish passing facilities, and behavior of fish during passage.
The Special Issue focuses on the advancement of ecohydraulics and the simulation of fish behavior, and welcomes the submission of reviews, approaches, ideas, and technologies.
The scope of this Special Issue includes, but is not limited to, the following topics:
- Fishway structure design and optimization
- Fishway hydraulics
- Fish attraction facilities and efficiency
- Ecohydraulics
- Fish-friendly fishways
- Hydrodynamics
- Fish behavior experiments and simulations
- Field monitoring
- Evaluation of fish passage
- Fish lift
- …
Prof. Dr. Tiegang Zheng
Guest Editor
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