This study uses Local Ecological Knowledge from fishing communities on the Mekong River in the Siphandone waterscape, Lao PDR, to estimate last capture dates of eight rare or culturally significant fish species in order to provide conservation monitoring baselines.
Using local ecological knowledge to monitor threatened Mekong megafauna in Lao PDR
Authors
T.N.E. Gray, A. Phommachak, K. Vannachomchan, and F. Guegan
Publication Date
18 August 2017
Publication Name
PLoS ONE
Topics
local ecological knowledge, endangered species, biodiversity, megafauna, Lao PDR