Optimising hydrological conditions to sustain wintering waterbird populations in poyang lake national natural reserve: Implications for dam operations

Freshwater Biology

Volumn 58, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2366-2379

  Wang, Yuyu ^a   Jia, Yifei ^a   Guan, Lei ^a   Lu, Cai ^a   Lei, Guangchun ^a   Wen, Li ^b   Liu, Guanhua ^c  

^a BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b OFFICE OF ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE   (Australia)

^c Jiangxi Poyang Lake National Nature Reserve Authority   (China)

Author keywords

Poyang Lake National Natural Reserve; Predictor response curve; Three Gorges Dam; Water level fluctuation; Wintering waterbirds

Indexed keywords

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EID: 84884987700     PISSN: 00465070     EISSN: 13652427     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/fwb.12216     Document Type: Article

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