Ecological attributes of a tropical river basin vulnerable to the impacts of clustered hydropower developments

Marine and Freshwater Research

Volumn 59, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 971-986

  Sheaves, Marcus ^a   Duc, Nguyen Huu ^b   Khoa, Nguyen Xuan ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HANOI UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION   (Viet Nam)

Author keywords

Dams; Estuary; Fresh water; Habitat; Migration; Vietnam

Indexed keywords

DAM CONSTRUCTION; FISH; HABITAT FRAGMENTATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; INSTALLATION; LIFE HISTORY; LOCAL EXTINCTION; MIGRATION; RECOLONIZATION; RIVER BASIN; VULNERABILITY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 57049173483     PISSN: 13231650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/MF08029     Document Type: Article

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