The authors analyzed interview data from 1,020 fishers in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam in 2014 to identify trends in catch rates and the possible factors -
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Authors
Vu, A.V., K.G. Hortle, D.N. Nguyen
Publication Date
7 April 2021
Publication Name
Water
Topics
capture fisheries; land use; Lower Mekong Basin; fish migration; flooding; habitat fragmentation; overfishing
In this pilot study, acoustic telemetry was used to monitor movements of wild catfishes in a 94.6 rkm reach of Mekong River, where it functions -
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Authors
Naughton, G.P., Z.S. Hogan, T. Campbell, P.J. Graf, C. Farwell, and N. Sukumasavin
Publication Date
27 February 2021
Publication Name
Water
Topics
conservation; telemetry; movement; migration; migratory fish; habitat; hydropower; tropical; transboundary; Southeast Asia
Using gap analyses, the authors evaluated the extent and adequacy of coverage provided by protected areas for the preservation of unique ecoregions, to threatened amphibian, bird, and -
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Authors
Singh, M., C. Griaud, and C.M. Collins
Publication Date
25 February 2021
Publication Name
Ecological Indicators
Topics
Biodiversity hotspots, Ecoregions, Elevation, National parks, Protected areas, Wildlife sanctuaries, Thailand, Gap analysis, IUCN categories
A blue-green revolution of integrated rice-fish cultivation offers a solution to the issues of environmental sustainability, food productivity, and socioeconomic benefits. Combining the blue revolution -
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Authors
Ahmed, N. and G.M. Turchini
Publication Date
22 February 2021
Publication Name
Sustainability Science
Topics
Rice, Fish Integration, Environmental sustainability, Food productivity
‘Nemacheilus’ argyrogaster, new species, is described from the Xe Kong, Mekong drainage, in Attapeu and Xe Kong provinces, southern Laos. It is distinguished from all -
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Authors
Kottelat, M.
Publication Date
19 February 2021
Publication Name
Zoo Taxa
Topics
Pisces, Cobitoidei, Nemacheilus, Laos, Mekong basin, stone loach, sexual dimorphism
A new index, Cumulative Change in Biodiversity Facets, revealed marked changes in biodiversity in >50% of the world’s rivers covering >40% of the world’s continental -
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Authors
Su G., M. Logez, J. Xu, S. Tao, S. Villeger, and S. Brosse
Publication Date
19 Feb 2021
Publication Name
Science
Topics
Cumulative Change in Biodiversity, Freshwater, Fish morphology
Ngor et al. (2018) reported a decline since 2000 in the catch of larger species which tend to occupy higher trophic levels; compensatory increases in the -
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Authors
Halls, A.S. and Hortle, K.G.
Publication Date
15 February 2021
Publication Name
Scientific Reports
Topics
Environmental impact, Freshwater ecology, Hydrology
This paper explores the social and environmental impacts of several Mekong basin hydropower dams and groupings of dams and the geographies of their impacts. Specifically, -
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Authors
Soukhaphon, A., I.G. Baird, and Z.S. Hogan
Publication Date
22 January 2021
Publication Name
Water
Topics
Mekong; hydropower; livelihoods; fisheries
The authors completed a meta-analysis of aquatic and riparian environmental losses from current, planned, and proposed hydropower dams in the 3S and LMB using 46 papers -
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Authors
Null, S.E., A. Farshid, G. Goodrum, C.A. Gray, S. Lohani, C.N. Morrisett, L. Prudencio, and R. Sor
Publication Date
30 December 2020
Publication Name
Water
Topics
hydropower planning; fish; hydrologic alteration; biodiversity; 3S Basin; connectivity
This review summarizes published literature on the evaluation of marine and freshwater protected areas to provide guidance on the evaluation of community-managed FPAs in the -
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Authors
Loury, E.K. and S.M. Ainsley
Publication Date
16 December 2020
Publication Name
Water
Topics
aquatic protected areas; community management; fish conservation; freshwater conservation; inland fisheries; monitoring and evaluation