Context Alterations of landscapes and riverscapes by humans have fundamentally altered
patterns in freshwater biodiversity throughout the world's aquatic systems. Past research has …

Fishers possess detailed local ecological knowledge (LEK) which can be a valuable
resource for tracking long-term environmental changes in less studied tropical rivers. Our …

Peacock basses (Cichla spp.) have been introduced in impoundments for decades, and
their negative impacts on the native fish fauna have been documented. However, previous …

Ecosystem service is the medium of interaction between humans and ecosystems.
Reservoirs supply seasonal water to water-scarce areas and have been an important part of …

The construction of water conservancy projects not only brings benefits such as flood control
and disaster reduction but also has many effects on the habitat and reproduction of local …

Abstract Changes in species diversity can be an indicator of ecosystem disturbance,
impairment, or recovery. Estimating sampling effort needed to adequately represent stream …

Landscape changes resulting from human activities have resulted in range restrictions and
substantial reductions in population sizes of most animals. The construction of hydroelectric …

The construction of dams causes changes in river variables, as a result of direct changes in
their hydrological and biogeochemical cycles. One of the most notable changes is the flow …

Dam impoundment can cause many adverse impacts on fish assemblages upstream of
dams. Here, we investigated fish diversity in one plateau riverine reservoir (Wanfeng …

The damming in a watershed alters all its fluvial dynamics, affecting the patterns of
occurrence and distribution of the fish community. Despite being an important refuge for fish …