Fish diversity in the middle and lower reaches of the Ganjiang River of China: Threats and conservation

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 13; no. 11; p. e0205116
• Main Authors: Guo, Qin, Liu, Xiongjun, Ao, Xuefu, Qin, Jiajun, Wu, Xiaoping, Ouyang, Shan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 02.11.2018; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Biology and Life Sciences; Conservation; Dam construction; Dissolved oxygen; Earth Sciences; Ecology and Environmental Sciences; Endangered species; Endemic species; Fish; Fish conservation; Fish migration; Habitats; Historical account; Multidimensional scaling; Oxygen; Resource conservation; River channels; Rivers; Scaling; Social Sciences; Species diversity; Turbidity; Water depth; Cambodia; China; Poyang Lake; Yangtze River

The Ganjiang River has abundant fish resources, which plays a significant role in maintaining and replenishing the fish resources in Poyang Lake and the Yangtze River, and contains important habitat for migratory fish. However, fish diversity has rapidly declined in the Ganjiang River, especially mi...