Clustering Fish Diversity for Conservation in Cambodia
The Mekong River Basin contains one of the world’s most diverse freshwater communities that consists of some 850 fish species, many of which are found nowhere else. Read More…
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Impacts of Climate and Land-Use Change on Global Lake Fisheries
Freshwater lakes provide important resources for people around the world, including water for human consumption, irrigation, and electricity generation, as well as fisheries that are a source Read More…
Can eDNA Effectively Measure Aquatic Biodiversity?
Measuring biodiversity is one of the most fundamental tasks in ecology, but cataloguing hundreds or thousands of species quickly becomes a very difficult. Many rare and elusive Read More…
Following Fish: Using Acoustic Telemetry to Monitor Mekong Migrations
Migration between habitats to feed, spawn, or seek refuge is an essential behavior for many fish, including an estimated 60-70% of Mekong species. However, actually observing fish Read More…
Discovering Fish Distributions of Tonle Sap
Tonle Sap Lake is unique in its status as Southeast Asia’s largest natural inland lake and largest wetland area. This biodiverse water body has the capacity to Read More…
Migration of small mud carp species in the Tonle Sap
by Bunyeth Chan Small mud carp fishes (Henicorhynchus lobatus and H. siamensis or Trey Riel) are ecological keystone species in the Mekong River Basin. These widespread fishes Read More…
Microplastics Materialize in the Mekong Basin
More than half of the land-based plastic pollution that ends up in the world’s oceans can be traced back to five countries – four of which are Read More…
Mudskipper Mystery: Tracing True Evolutionary Origins
The mudskipper is a fish seemingly stuck in evolutionary limbo – one that can survive in both terrestrial and aquatic habitats. This amphibious fish has the unique Read More…
Sustainability Spotlight: The Value of Inland Fisheries
Ocean fishing often steals the spotlight in terms of its perceived importance in world fisheries conversation. This means many people don’t realize the true value of inland, Read More…
The Fluctuating Fish of the Tonle Sap
Systems that experience flood pulses are often dynamic hotspots of biodiversity, and as such can contribute great economic and cultural significance. The seasonally flooded Tonle Sap Lake Read More…