Removal phase projects

This project studies the restoration of ecosystem functioning in the Selune (resilience) by considering the interactions between the river's morphology, the recolonisation of the water and banks by vegetation and by aquatic and terrestrial invertebrate species.

This project follows the way in which citizens, local elected representatives and other national and international groups are mobilising and reappropriating the territory of the Selune valley. It compares the case of the Selune with other similar cases around the world.

This project is studying the life history traits of eels and flounder, two migratory species that live in rivers and reproduce at sea, before the Selune is restored to its original state, in order to anticipate its subsequent effects.

The aim of this project is to understand the exchanges between the groundwater and the water in the Selune. This knowledge will help preventing the physical, chemical and biological changes in water quality that may occur during the restoration of the Selune river.

This project is studying the role of a migratory fish species, the sea lamprey, on sediment mobility and river morphology in its breeding grounds. Understanding the role of this species is important for monitoring the restoration and renaturation of the Selune valley once continuity has been restored and major migratory species have returned.

The aim of this project is to set up a telemetry monitoring protocol to track the return of emblematic migratory fish such as salmon to the Selune valley once it has been restored to its original state.

This project assesses the impact of restoring connectivity between fish populations following the removal of dams on the Selune. It is based on the calculation of a genetic fragmentation index for 5 fish species.