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Temporal Changes of Fish Diversity and Driver Factors in a National Nature Reserve, China [PDF]

Animals, 2022
Freshwater-fish diversity declined rapidly due to multiple anthropogenic disturbances. The loss of fish diversity often manifested itself in taxonomic homogenization over time.
Dongmei Luo, Ziwei Wan, Chenchen Jia, Yiqiu Zhu, Qin Zou, Fangfei Ye, Yan Feng, Mi Zhang, Xiaoping Wu, Xiongjun Liu, Shan Ouyang   +10 more
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Effects of Multiple Stressors on the Spatial Pattern of Fish Diversity in the Middle and Lower Reaches of the Han River, China [PDF]

Animals
Human activities have altered rivers worldwide, but how their combined effects shape fish assemblages remains unclear. We therefore surveyed fish and habitats seasonally along the middle and lower reaches of the Han River, China, during 2022 ...
Zhiyuan Qi, Fei Xiong, Xingkun Hu, Dongdong Zhai, Le Hu, Yanfu Que, Xinbin Duan, Yuanyuan Chen, Hongyan Liu, Bin Zhu   +9 more
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Environmental DNA Insights into the Spatial Status of Fish Diversity in the Mainstem of the Jialing River [PDF]

Animals
Preserving healthy river habitats is essential for maintaining fish diversity. Over time, anthropogenic activities have severely damaged river habitats, leading to notable changes in fish diversity patterns.
Xinxin Zhou, Xiaohan Dong, Jiaxin Huang, Shuli Zhu, Weitao Chen, Yanjun Shen   +5 more
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Environment DNA Reveals Fish Diversity in a Canyon River within the Upper Pearl River Drainage [PDF]

Animals
Investigating fish diversity in canyon rivers through conventional fish surveys is challenging due to precipitous conditions, including steep slopes, rapid water flow, and complex habitats.
Si Luo, Meng Wang, Weizhong Ma, Dangen Gu, Zhijun Jin, Ruiqi Yang, Zhen Qian, Chengwen Song, Zexin Wang, Shiyu Jin   +9 more
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Fish Diversity and Environmental Relationships in the Jinsha River During the Initial Phases of the 10‐Year Fishing Ban: A Metabarcoding Approach [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Fish diversity is essential for maintaining the balance of aquatic ecosystems, particularly in rivers impacted by overfishing and hydropower projects, such as the Jinsha river, the upstream segment of the Yangtze river.
Yan Zhao, Zhongyuan Wang, Feifei Hu, Zhibin Guo, Jinling Gong, Xuemei Li, Deguo Yang, Tingbing Zhu   +7 more
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Positive Correlation Between Economic Activities and Fish Diversity in Small River Basins of Less Developed Regions: A Case Study of the Lixian River Basin [PDF]

Animals
(1) Background: Affected by multiple factors, the decline in fish species diversity in some aquatic ecosystems has become increasingly pronounced.
Rong Huang, Bolin Chen, Chengcheng Ma, Chao Deng, Jiaqi Zhang, Zhihui Xiao, Zhijian Wang, Yaqiu Liu, Xiaohong Liu   +8 more
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Fish diversity and selection of taxa for conservation in the Salween and Irrawaddy Rivers, Southeast Asia [PDF]

Scientific Reports
Species diversity indices provide quantitative data for understanding the variations and trends in fish species diversity, as well as information on species richness and evenness.
W. Zhou, X. Li
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High dietary and habitat diversity indicate generalist behaviors of northern bog lemmings Synaptomys borealis in Alaska, USA

Endangered Species Research, 2022
The northern bog lemming Synaptomys borealis (NBL) is a rare small mammal that is undergoing a federal Species Status Assessment (SSA) under the US Endangered Species Act. Despite a wide North American distribution, very little is known about NBL dietary
AP Baltensperger, JC Hagelin, PA Schuette, A Droghini, K Ott   +4 more
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How fish traits and functional diversity respond to environmental changes and species invasion in the largest river in Southeastern China [PDF]

PeerJ, 2021
Background Freshwater fish populations are facing multiple stressors, including climate change, species invasion, and anthropogenic interference. Temporal studies of fish functional diversity and community assembly rules based on trait-environment ...
Li Lin, Weide Deng, Xiaoxia Huang, Yang Liu, Liangliang Huang, Bin Kang   +5 more
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Conservation status, threats, and information needs of small mammals in Alaska

Conservation Science and Practice, 2022
Small mammals are under‐represented in conservation research relative to other mammals. We assessed the conservation status of 36 small mammal species in Alaska, USA using the Alaska Species Ranking System (ASRS).
Amanda Droghini, Katherine S. Christie, Rachel R. Kelty, Paul A. Schuette, Tracey Gotthardt   +4 more
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