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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

Water Quality Degradation in the Lower Mekong Basin

published on 31 May 2021
Based on biological and physical-chemical data collected over the last two decades, the authors evaluated spatial-temporal water quality of the Lower Mekong Basin (LMB) using biotic and - Read More…

Authors

Sor, R., P.B. Ngor, S. Soum, S. Chandra, Z.S. Hogan, and S.E. Null

Publication Date

31 May 2021

Publication Name

Water

Topics

water quality monitoring and assessment; macroinvertebrates; water quality index; BMWP score; Prati index; 3S Rivers; Tonle Sap Lake; water pollution

High genetic structure between natural populations of bighead catfish Clarias macrocephalus (Günther, 1864) from the Mekong Delta and Peninsular Malaysia

published on 06 May 2021
The tropical freshwater bighead catfish Clarias macrocephalus is widely distributed in Southeast Asia and is economically important in both the aquaculture and fisheries industries. In - Read More…

Authors

Nazia, A.K., B.M. Tam, J.A.F. Jamaluddin, and S.A.M. Nor

Publication Date

06 May 2021

Publication Name

Fisheries Research

Topics

Clarias macrocephalus, Genetic diversity, Population structure, Microsatellites, Catfish

Fishers’ response to temperature change reveals importance of integrating human behavior in climate change analysis

published on 30 April 2021
To analyze how changing temperatures alter households’ fishing behavior, the authors examined fishing effort and fish catch in a major inland fishery. They used longitudinal observational data - Read More…

Authors

Fiorella, K., E.R. Bageant, N.B. Schwartz, S.H. Thilsted, and C.B. Barrett

Publication Date

30 April 2021

Publication Name

Science Advances

Topics

Climate change, fish catch

Widespread convergence in stream fishes

published on 23 April 2021
Here, the authors assess the prevalence and degree of convergence in functional traits of stream fishes at the microhabitat scale in five zoogeographical regions across the - Read More…

Authors

Bower, L.M., D.E. Saenz, and K.O. Winemiller

Publication Date

23 April 2021

Publication Name

Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

Topics

convergent evolution, environmental filtering, fish, functional trait, intercontinental, microhabitat