id="par0005">GAMs performed only marginally better than fuzzy logic-based models.
id="par0010">They largely coincided in the modelled preferences for the West Balkan trout.
id="par0015">The habitat preferences of West Balkan trout resembled those of brown trout.
id="par0020">The habitat assessment of both approaches was fairly similar.
id="par0025">Both approaches could be used indifferently in environmental flow assessment.