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标题：Trading-off fish biodiversity, food security, and hydropower in the Mekong River Basin
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作者：Guy Ziv ; Eric Baran ; So Nam 等
期刊名称：Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
印刷版ISSN：0027-8424
电子版ISSN：1091-6490
出版年度：2012
卷号：109
期号：15
页码：5609-5614
DOI：10.1073/pnas.1201423109
语种：English
出版社：The National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
摘要：The Mekong River Basin, site of the biggest inland fishery in the world, is undergoing massive hydropower development. Planned dams will block critical fish migration routes between the river's downstream floodplains and upstream tributaries. Here we estimate fish biomass and biodiversity losses in numerous damming scenarios using a simple ecological model of fish migration. Our framework allows detailing trade-offs between dam locations, power production, and impacts on fish resources. We find that the completion of 78 dams on tributaries, which have not previously been subject to strategic analysis, would have catastrophic impacts on fish productivity and biodiversity. Our results argue for reassessment of several dams planned, and call for a new regional agreement on tributary development of the Mekong River Basin.
关键词：sustainable development ; hydropower planning ; fish species richness