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The biological condition of French rivers has not improved over the last seventeen years according to the national Fish-Based-Index (FBI) by Irz, Pascal, Vigneron, Thibault, Poulet, Nicolas, Richard, Benoît, Oberdorff, Thierry

“…We evaluate, for the first time, variations of the national Fish-Based-Index (FBI) over a seventeen-year period for 1583 sampled sites evenly distributed…”
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A long-term monitoring database on fish and crayfish species in French rivers by Irz, Pascal, Vigneron, Thibault, Poulet, Nicolas, Cosson, Eddy, Point, Thierry, Baglinière, Erick, Porcher, Jean-Pierre

“…The data presented here cover ∼4 decades of electrofishing surveys in mainland France rivers. Despite some changes in field protocols and sampling site…”
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Convergence of temperate and tropical stream fish assemblages by Ibañez, Carla, Belliard, Jérôme, Hughes, Robert M., Irz, Pascal, Kamdem-Toham, André, Lamouroux, Nicolas, Tedesco, Pablo A., Oberdorff, Thierry

“…The hypothesis of convergence takes the deterministic view that community (or assemblage) structure can be predicted from the environment, and that the…”
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The biological condition of French rivers has not improved over the last seventeen years according to the national Fish-Based-Index (FBI) by Irz, Pascal, Vigneron, Thibault, Poulet, Nicolas, Richard, Benoît, Oberdorff, Thierry

“…We evaluate, for the first time, variations of the national Fish-Based-Index (FBI) over a seventeen-year period for 1583 sampled sites evenly distributed…”
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Development of a fish-based index (FBI) of biotic integrity for French lakes using the hindcasting approach by Launois, Lionel, Veslot, Jacques, Irz, Pascal, Argillier, Christine

“…The European Water Framework Directive clearly indicates that fish is one of the “quality elements” to be considered for the assessment of lentic systems…”
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Evidence that niche specialization explains species-energy relationships in lake fish communities by Mason, Norman W. H., Irz, Pascal, Lanoiselée, Cédric, Mouillot, David, Argillier, Christine

“…1. Interspecific niche differences have long been identified as a major explanation for the occurrence of species-rich communities. However, much fieldwork…”
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Functional characters combined with null models reveal inconsistency in mechanisms of species turnover in lacustrine fish communities by Mason, Norman W. H, Lanoiselée, Cédric, Mouillot, David, Irz, Pascal, Argillier, Christine

“…Functional characters have the potential to act as indicators of species turnover between local communities. Null models provide a powerful statistical…”
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Fish community comparisons along environmental gradients in lakes of France and north-east USA by Irz, Pascal, Michonneau, François, Oberdorff, Thierry, Whittier, Thomas R., Lamouroux, Nicolas, Mouillot, David, Argillier, Christine

“…Aim To assess whether eight traits of fish communities (species richness, three reproductive traits and four trophic traits) respond similarly to environmental…”
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Native and introduced fish species richness in French lakes: local and regional influences by Irz, Pascal, Argillier, Christine, Oberdorff, Thierry

“…Aim: To analyse the importance of local and regional influences on the patterns of species richness in natural and man-made lakes and to infer the impacts of…”
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Comparison between the fish communities of lakes, reservoirs and rivers : can natural systems help define the ecological potential of reservoirs? by IRZ, Pascal, ODION, Mélanie, ARGILLIER, Christine, PONT, Didier

“…The European Water Framework Directive (WFD) aims at improving the ecological status of continental waters, including man-made water bodies. Thereby it raises…”
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Controlling for natural variability in assessing the response of fish metrics to human pressures for lakes in north-east USA by Irz, Pascal, De Bortoli, Julien, Michonneau, François, Whittier, Thomas R, Oberdorff, Thierry, Argillier, Christine

“…1.While fish-based Indices of Biotic Integrity (IBIs) have been developed for a wide array of lotic systems, equivalent tools have seldom been adapted to the…”
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Growth and diet of the pikeperch Sander lucioperca (L.) in two French reservoirs by Argillier, Christine, Barral, Marc, Irz, Pascal

“…The pikeperch Sander lucioperca (L.) is present in numerous French water bodies. However, few studies have focused on the biology and ecology of the species…”
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Contribution of native and non-native species to fish communities in French reservoirs by Irz, P., Argillier, C., Proteau, J.-P.

“…Previous studies showed that only 20% of the variability in fish community structure in French reservoirs could be explained by site characteristics. In…”
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