Featured Publications

Plastic transport in a complex confluence of the Mekong River in Cambodia

published on 7 September 2021
Field data on plastic pollution is extremely limited in Southeast Asian rivers. Here we present the first field measurements of plastic transport in the Mekong, - Read More…

Authors

Haberstroh, C.J., M.E. Arias, Z. Yin, T. Sok, and M.C. Wang

Publication Date

7 September 2021

Publication Name

Environmental Research Letters

Topics

Mekong, Tonle Sap, acoustic Doppler current profiler, Raman spectroscopy, South East Asia, plastic pollution

Distribution, Population Structure, and Selected Biological Characteristics of Fish in the Genus Coilia (Engraulidae) in the Mekong Delta.

published on 23 August 2021
Data on species composition and frequency of occurrence of the grenadier anchovies (Coilia) spp. is reported from the Mekong Delta (Vietnam) based on fieldwork materials. - Read More…

Authors

Karpova, E.P., E.R. Ablyazov, S.V. Kurshakov, I.I. Chesnokova, C.N. Dinh, and T.B. Hai

Publication Date

23 August 2021

Publication Name

Journal of Ichthyology

Topics

Coilia lindmani, Coilia rebentischii, abundance, distribution, populational characteristics, estuary, delta, Mekong

An eDNA detection of captive-bred Mekong Giant Catfish in the Chao Phraya River basin for further environmental impacts assessment

published on 11 August 2021
Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis was used here to detect the Mekong Giant Catfish in the Chao Phraya River basin and reservoirs in the basin. The - Read More…

Authors

Osathanunkul, M.

Publication Date

11 August 2021

Publication Name

Aquaculture

Topics

Environmental DNA, Fish monitoring, Captive-bred fish, Pangasianodon gigas, Reservoirs

Spatial and Long-Term Temporal Changes in Water Quality Dynamics of the Tonle Sap Ecosystem

published on 29 July 2021
The authors investigated long term water quality dynamics (22 years) in space and time and identified potential changes in nutrient limitation based on nutrient ratios of - Read More…

Authors

Soum, S., P.B. Ngor, T.E. Dilts, S. Lohani, S. Kelson, S.E. Null, F. Tromboni, Z.S. Hogan, B. Chan, and S. Chandra

Publication Date

29 July 2021

Publication Name

Water

Topics

Mekong River Basin; Tonle Sap Lake; Tonle Sap River; hydroclimate; tropical lake; Cambodia

Changing Land Use and Population Density Are Degrading Water Quality in the Lower Mekong Basin

published on 15 July 2021
The authors analyzed land use impacts on water quality constituents (TSS, TN, TP, DO, NO3−, NH4+, PO43−) in the Lower Mekong Basin. Using a best-model - Read More…

Authors

Tromboni, F., T.E. Dilts, S.E. Null, S. Lohani, P.B. Ngor, S. Soum, Z. Hogan and S. Chandra

Publication Date

15 July 2021

Publication Name

Water

Topics

tropical rivers; reference conditions; urbanization; agriculture

Fishing Methods Matter: Comparing the Community and Trait Composition of the Dai (Bagnet) and Gillnet Fisheries in the Tonle Sap River in Southeast Asia

published on 9 July 2021
This study compares the catch composition and amount from 2007–2013 of two fishery gear types, the bagnets of the largest commercial fishery, the Dai fishery, - Read More…

Authors

Kelson, S.J., Z. Hogan, C.L. Jerde, S. Chandra, P.B. Ngor, and A. Koning

Publication Date

9 July 2021

Publication Name

Water

Topics

selection; body size; trophic level; migration; flood pulse; tropical; Mekong; Tonle Sap; resource selection ratios; river flows

Are Genetic Reference Libraries Sufficient for Environmental DNA Metabarcoding of Mekong River Basin Fish?

published on 26 June 2021
For eDNA metabarcoding, having a genetic reference sequence identified to fish species is vital to reduce detection errors. Detection errors will increase when there is - Read More…

Authors

Jerde, C.L., A.R. Mahon, T. Campbell, M.E. McElroy, K. Pin, J.N. Childress, M.N. Armstrong, J.R. Zehnpfennig, S.J. Kelson, A.A. Koning, P.B. Ngor, V. Nuon, N. So, S. Chandra, and Z.S. Hogan

Publication Date

26 June 2021

Publication Name

Water

Topics

eDNA; sequencing; species richness; biodiversity

Natal origin and migration pathways of Mekong catfish (Pangasius krempfi) using strontium isotopes and trace element concentrations in environmental water and otoliths

published on 10 June 2021
Strontium isotope ratios (87Sr/86Sr) and 18 trace element concentrations were measured in the water and in the otoliths of an anadromous catfish, Pangasius krempfi, to - Read More…

Authors

Trong Tran, N., M. Labonne, M. Chung, C. Wang, K. Huang, J. Durand, C. Grudpan, B. Chan, H.D. Hoang, and J. Panfili

Publication Date

10 June 2021

Publication Name

PLoS ONE

Topics

Otolith, Trace elements, Animal migration, Salinity, Fish physiology, Fresh water, Sea water, Spawning

Gender and power struggle in community fisheries in Cambodia

published on 8 June 2020
The chapter analyses how female leaders create a space for themselves in community fisheries (CFs) in Cambodia. It compares the trajectory of two coastal community - Read More…

Authors

Kusakabe, K., P. Sereyvath, L. Doeurn, and Y. Sivon

Publication Date

8 June 2020

Publication Name

Fisherfolk in Cambodia, India and Sri Lanka

Topics

Area Studies, Environment and Sustainability