Nemacheilus pezidion, new species, is described from the Xe Kong watershed, Mekong drainage, in Attapeu province, southern Laos. It is distinguished from all other Nemacheilidae -
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Authors
Kottelat, M.
Publication Date
26 April 2022
Publication Name
Zootaxa
Topics
Pisces, Cobitoidei, Nemacheilus, Laos, Mekong, Stone loach, Sexual dimorphism
This research attempts to conduct a cumulative assessment of basin-wide hydropower dam construction and irrigation expansion, as well as climate change, implications on discharge, and flood changes -
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Authors
Horton, A.J., N.V.K. Triet, L.P. Hoang, S. Heng, P. Hok, S. Chung, J. Koponen, and M. Kummu
Publication Date
22 March 2022
Publication Name
Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences
Topics
Mekong, floodplain, models, climate change, dam construction, irrigation
Studies on fish fauna should not only focus on fish composition and the comparison of fish composition among the study region and adjacent regions, but -
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Authors
Zhou, W. and X. Li
Publication Date
11 March 2022
Publication Name
Integrative Zoology
Topics
Species composition, Mekong fisheries, floristic presence method, Value of Fish Fauna Presence
Growth pattern and condition factor (CF) are essential to fish resource assessment but limited to Periophthalmus gracilis—an amphibious fish living in the mudflats along the -
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Authors
Dinh, Q.M., Nguyen T.H.D., Truong N.T., and Nguyen-Ngoc L
Publication Date
4 March 2022
Publication Name
PeerJ
Topics
Isometry, Mudskipper, Negative allometry, Positive allometry, Vietnam
Transboundary water governance is multiscale and multilevel, involving different actors with diverse powers and politics at different levels and scales. Levels and scales are key -
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Authors
Sithirith, M.
Publication Date
03 March 2022
Publication Name
Lakes & Reservoirs
Topics
Water governance, biodiversity, fisheries, Mekong, Tonle Sap Lake
For the first time, this study estimates the interannual and monthly variabilities of nutrient fluxes (nitrate - NO3−) and total phosphorus - TP) in the -
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Authors
Sok, T., C. Oeurng, V. Kaing, S. Sauvage, X. Lu, and J.M. Sánchez Pérez
Publication Date
01 March 2022
Publication Name
Ecological Engineering
Topics
nutrient transport, Mekong River, Tonle Sap Lake
Using satellite imagery, the authors investigated forest conversion flows and fragmentation patterns in the TSLA for 1992–2001, 2001–2010, and 2010–2019, respectively. Results show substantial forest losses -
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Authors
Chen, A., A. Chen, O. Varis, and D. Chen
Publication Date
08 February 2022
Publication Name
Ambio
Topics
Cropland expansion, Forest loss, Land-use/land cover change, Mekong, Tonle Sap Lake
In order to examine the life-history strategies of key pangasiid catfishes in the Mekong River, the authors collected otoliths from 126 specimens belonging to four species -
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Authors
Vu, A.V., L.J. Baumgartner, K.E. Limburg, G.S. Doran, M. Mallen-Cooper, B.M. Gillanders, J.D. Thiem, J.A. Howitt, C.M. Kewish, J. Reinhardt, and I.G. Cowx
Publication Date
29 January 2022
Publication Name
Fisheries Research
Topics
Anadromy, Diadromy, Fish migration, Mekong River, Trace metals
This study examines the otoliths of drifting wild-caught and hatchery-raised larvae of striped catfish to validate daily ring counts, calculate fish age, and estimate spawning -
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Authors
Chhuoy, S., Z.S. Hogan, S. Chandra, P. Chheng, B. Touch, K. Utsugi, and P.B. Ngor
Publication Date
01 January 2022
Publication Name
Global Ecology and Conservation
Topics
Larval drift, Larval age, Early life history, Spawning ground, Spawning time, Tropical flood pulse, Mekong Basin
For the first time, a quantitative assessment of macroplastic pollution was made at the bottom of the rivers of the Mekong basin, and the features of -
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Authors
Karpova, E., E. Abliazov, S. Statkevich, and C.N. Dinh
Publication Date
31 December 2021
Publication Name
Environmental Pollution
Topics
Mekong delta, macroplastic, fish, Decapoda, abundance