... considerably
strengthen the arguments for sustaining aquatic biodiversityin the
Mekong.
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BIODIVERSITY ANDFISHERIESINTHEMEKONGRIVERBASIN
Mekong Development Series No. 2
May 2003
Published in Phnom ... households in
the Lower MekongBasin are involved in fisheries, both for
their own consumption and for sale. Women and children are
very active inthe fishery, in both catching and
processing/marketing. ... necessarily reflect
the views of theMekongRiver Commission.
In general, individuals, communities, and government agencies in
thefisheries sector intheMekong do not distinguish between the
management...
... significant increase in rainfall in wet
season resulting in an increase inriver flow. By contrast, the decreasing trend of river flow in dry
season is a consequence of the decline of rainfall and increase ... Huong River
basin falls entirely in Thua Thien - Hue
Province and is of great economic and tourism
importance for the province. Theriverbasin is
expected to be one of the most vulnerable
basins ... construction and
protection of infrastructure in low-lying areas;
and (5) Increased pollution of the aquatic
environment inthe coastal zone and salinity
intrusion of the Huong River lead to...
... species from theMekongRiver Basin
A guide to larvae and juveniles
of some common sh species from
the MekongRiver Basin
ISSN: 1683-1489
Mekong River Commission
Meeting the Needs, Keeping the Balance
MRC ... larvae and juveniles of some common sh species from theMekongRiver Basin
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Figure 3. Map of the Lower MekongRiver Basin
Myanmar
China
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Cyprinidae
Adult Barbonymus altus (Günther, 1868)
Red-tailed ...
larva
Develops in oodplain and
riverine habitats.
Elongated yolk-sac with
homogenous yolk.
Pre-larva
Develops in oodplain
and riverine habitats, starts
feeding on zooplankton at
6.9–7.6 mm in length.
Hunch-back...
... Sites
The environmental setting of the McKenzie Riverbasin
and a discussion of sampling sites inthebasin have been
previously reported in McCarthy and others (2009) and Kelly
and others ... Mckenzie River Basin, Oregon,
During 2007. 5
Appendix 2. Data from Passive Samplers Deployed inthe Mckenzie River Basin, Oregon,
During 2010. 5
Figures
Figure 1. Map showing study area location and ... chemical
integrative sampler (POCIS)—are being used to collect data
from the McKenzie River, Oregon. The McKenzie River is the
source of drinking water for the City of Eugene, Oregon, and
passive-sampler...
... SUBBASIN
DANFORTH
BROOK
SUBBASIN
ELIZABETH
BROOK
SUBBASIN
FORT POND
BROOK
SUBBASIN
TAYLOR BROOK
SUBBASIN
SPENCER
BROOK
SUBBASIN
NASHOBA
BROOK
SUBBASIN
ASSABET MAIN STEM
LOWER SUBBASIN
ASSABET MAIN STEM
UPPER SUBBASIN
STIRRUP ...
ground-water-flow system in subbasins of the A, Assabet River Main Stem; and
B, tributary subbasins, in a hypothetical scenario of increased withdrawals
and discharges inthe Assabet River Basin. . . . . ... streamflow in September inthe
Assabet River about doubled at the outlet of the Main Stem
Headwaters subbasin and increased by about 4 percent at the
outlet of the Main Stem Upper subbasin. These increases...
... floodwater, causing overland flows along the
banks and interior fields. Flood basins are low-
lying areas and received these sedimentary
materials. The flood basins of theMekong
River system ... changes in q
t
, f
s
, and
u
2
showed interbedded, faint laminae and
discontinuous parallel laminae. These are all
features of the marsh facies.
4.3.1.3. Estuarine marine sand and sandy
silt ... coarsening-upward succession began in
the pro-delta and was gradually created. The
pro-delta contained very fine and fine sand
laminae. The pro-delta is 3.5 m thick inthe
MR1 core. In comparison...
... but others were not
trained. There is no official swimming training inthe school program intheMekong
River Delta. It seems an irrational structure for children living in a floodplain as the ... those living inthe urban areas, children inthe rural area
are familiar with the water in rivers and canals. Their daily lives are linked with the rice
fields and flood plains. Some of them learn ... (over 160,000) inthe high inundated areas are not attending their schools.
The beginning andthe end of the rainy season are the best time for mosquito
reproduction resulting in mosquito-based...
... between the warm atmosphere andthe storms in
the tropical monsoon Asia.
• Survey and forecast the effects of the dams and irrigation systems in upstream to the low
parts of the basin.
• Estimate ... organic matter from upstream and deposit alluvium to the fields of the Delta. Flooding
water eliminates a great part of the salinity inthe soil inthe coastal areas and flushes toxicity
released ... intheMekong Delta.
Almost these water works were investigated by the national budget or the contribution of the
local people and government according to the motto: “Both the Government and...
... international
biodiversity conservation Mekong basin.
Fig.1: TheMekongRiverBasinand Land forms of the MD in Vietnam
The main objective of this article is the presentation of the forest wetland ... values in
wetland biodiversity conservation sites;
▪ revising and upgrading wetland sustainability utility planning; and
▪ integrating information for wetland forest sustainability financing ... strategies in
wetland conservation. The inventories provide information on the type andthe location
of wetland, the economic and ecological value of the wetland, andthe type and
incidence of human...
... complicated. The main factors are river discharge, local rainfall and
runoff, the amplitude of tides inthe East Sea andthe Gulf of Thailand, the slope of the
river bed, the wind velocity and direction ...
THE MEKONGRIVER DELTA IN VIETNAM IN GENERAL
The MD is located inthe centre of the Southeast Asian region. It is really a large
wetland formed mostly by the alluvium deposition of theMekong ... capacity by training and equipping to
the water staff;
• to install water environmental monitoring systems by establishing water
sampling and pollution warning stations along the industrial zones,...
... salinity intrusion intheriver
branches is very complicated. The main factors that determine this process are river
discharges, local rainfall and runoff, the tides andthe depth of bars inthe ... controlling salted
and acid surphate soil areas inthe western and coastal part of the delta for increasing rice
cultivation areas and improving the water supply to the people. So, implementating theses ... taken from the rivers and streams is settled in settling tanks and
then treated by aluminium sulphate (alum) and sand filter techniques. Finally, chlorination
is used as a disinfectant. The purpose...
... between Burma and Laos and most of
the border between Laos and Thailand, then the main stream goes into Cambodia and finally it
flows across southern Vietnam to the sea (figure 1). Theriver has ... list of the largest rivers inthe world
and is longest riverin southeastern Asia. From its source in Tibet, theriver flows to the South
China Sea through Yunnan, China, forms the border partly ... November.
The river network of theMekong is rather complicated, especially from Cambodia to Vietnam. At
Phnom Penh, theriver meets the Tongle Sap river, then splits into Tien riverand Hau river...