... considerablystrengthen the arguments for sustaining aquatic biodiversityin the Mekong. 1 BIODIVERSITY ANDFISHERIESINTHEMEKONGRIVERBASIN Mekong Development Series No. 2May 2003Published in Phnom ... households in the Lower MekongBasin are involved in fisheries, both fortheir own consumption and for sale. Women and children arevery 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 juvenilesof some common sh species from the MekongRiver Basin ISSN: 1683-1489 Mekong River CommissionMeeting the Needs, Keeping the BalanceMRC ... larvae and juveniles of some common sh species from theMekongRiver Basin xFigure 3. Map of the Lower MekongRiver Basin MyanmarChinaPage 37CyprinidaeAdult Barbonymus altus (Günther, 1868)Red-tailed ... larvaDevelops in oodplain and riverine habitats.Elongated yolk-sac with homogenous yolk.Pre-larvaDevelops 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. 5Appendix 2. Data from Passive Samplers Deployed inthe Mckenzie River Basin, Oregon, During 2010. 5Figures 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...
... SUBBASINDANFORTHBROOKSUBBASINELIZABETHBROOKSUBBASINFORT POND BROOKSUBBASINTAYLOR BROOKSUBBASINSPENCER BROOKSUBBASINNASHOBA BROOKSUBBASINASSABET MAIN STEMLOWER SUBBASINASSABET MAIN STEMUPPER SUBBASINSTIRRUP ... 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 qt, fs, and u2 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...