Fish, sediment and dams in the Mekong

cg.contributor.crpWater, Land and Ecosystems
cg.description.themeFisheriesen_US
cg.description.wfprogramsandthemesResilient Small-Scale Fisheries
cg.identifier.statusOpen access
cg.identifier.worldfish3927
cg.subject.agrovocecology
cg.subject.agrovocfisheries
cg.subject.agrovocfloodplains
cg.subject.agrovochydroelectric power
cg.subject.agrovocwatersheds
dc.creatorBaran, E.
dc.creatorGuerin, E.
dc.creatorNasielski, J.
dc.date.accessioned2018-08-02T12:59:10Z
dc.date.available2018-08-02T12:59:10Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractThe Mekong River is home to the largest inland fishery in the world, which is due in part to its exceptional sediment and nutrient loads. The number of dams in the Basin is expected to increase from 16 in the year 2000 to between 77 and 136 by 2030. These dams retain and accumulate sediments and nutrients in their reservoirs; as such, planned dam development is expected to result in a 60% to 96% reduction in sediment flow to downstream Mekong waters. This loss of sediments and nutrients will have a serious negative impact on aquatic habitats and coastal zone ecology, as well as on water productivity, fish production, and ultimately on food security. In this first compilation of research on dam development, sediment, and fish in the tropics, the authors review the connections between sediment reduction, environmental changes, fish biology, and fishery production, with a focus on Mekong floodplains and the South China Sea.
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dc.identifier3927_Fish-sediment-and-dams-in-the-mekong.pdf
dc.identifier.citationPenang, Malaysia: WorldFish, and CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
dc.identifier.isbn9789924904632
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12348/462
dc.publisherWorldFish
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.titleFish, sediment and dams in the Mekong
dc.typeBook
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBaran, E.; Guerin, E.; Nasielski, J. (2015). Fish, sediment and dams in the Mekong. Penang, Malaysia: WorldFish, and CGIAR Research Program on Water, Land and Ecosystems
worldfish.location.areaAsia

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