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dc.creatorZiv, G.
dc.creatorBaran, E.
dc.creatorNam, S.
dc.creatorRodríguez-Iturbed, I.
dc.creatorLevin, S.A.
dc.date.accessioned2018-09-27T09:29:25Z
dc.date.available2018-09-27T09:29:25Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.identifier3029.pdf
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109(15): 5609-5614
dc.identifier.issn0027-8424
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/943
dc.description.abstractThe Mekong River Basin, site of the biggest inland fishery in the world, is undergoing massive hydropower development. Planned dams will block critical fish migration routes between the river's downstream floodplains and upstream tributaries. Here we estimate fish biomass and biodiversity losses in numerous damming scenarios using a simple ecological model of fish migration. Our framework allows detailing trade-offs between dam locations, power production, and impacts on fish resources. We find that the completion of 78 dams on tributaries, which have not previously been subject to strategic analysis, would have catastrophic impacts on fish productivity and biodiversity. Our results argue for reassessment of several dams planned, and call for a new regional agreement on tributary development of the Mekong River Basin.
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dc.languageEn
dc.publisherUnited States National Academy of Sciences (United States)
dc.sourceProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
dc.titleTrading-off fish biodiversity, food security, and hydropower in the Mekong River Basin
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.bibliographicCitationZiv, G. et al. (2012). Trading-off fish biodiversity, food security, and hydropower in the Mekong River Basin. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 109(15): 5609-5614
dc.description.versionPeer Review
cg.identifier.worldfish3029
cg.subject.agrovocbiodiversity
cg.subject.agrovocwater power
cg.subject.agrovocwatersheds
cg.subject.worldfishfish trade
cg.subject.worldfishhydropower
cg.subject.worldfishriver basins
cg.contributor.affiliationPrinceton University
cg.contributor.affiliationWorldFish
cg.contributor.affiliationInland Fisheries Research and Development Institute
cg.identifier.statusOpen access
cg.identifier.ISIindexedISI indexed
cg.contribution.worldfishauthorBaran, E.
cg.description.themeMiscellaneous


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