The Canal da Piracema at Itaipu Dam as a fish pass system

The Canal da Piracema is the longest (nearly 10 km) fish pass system in the world. The construction of this fish pass was somehow controversial, because it connected two distinct ichthyofaunistic provinces. This study evaluated the ichthyofauna present in the Canal da Piracema and the abundance and...

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Main Authors: Sérgio Makrakis, Luiz Carlos Gomes, Maristela Cavicchioli Makrakis, Domingo Rodriguez Fernandez, Carla Simone Pavanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Ictiologia
Series:Neotropical Ichthyology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1679-62252007000200013&lng=en&tlng=en