Habitat recovery and restoration in aquatic ecosystems: current progress and future challenges
Aquatic ecosystems are degraded by a variety of pressures as a result of the growing human
population. Global‐scale impacts include homogenization of biological communities …
population. Global‐scale impacts include homogenization of biological communities …
Political ecology of water conflicts
B Rodríguez‐Labajos… - Wiley Interdisciplinary …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews methodologies, types, and political implications of water conflicts from a
political ecology perspective. The political ecology of water studies the conflicts on water …
political ecology perspective. The political ecology of water studies the conflicts on water …
Stepwise decreases of the Huanghe (Yellow River) sediment load (1950–2005): Impacts of climate change and human activities
The sediment load delivered from the Huanghe (Yellow River) to the sea has decreased
sharply to 0.15× 109 metric tons per year (0.15 Gt/yr) between 2000 and 2005, and now …
sharply to 0.15× 109 metric tons per year (0.15 Gt/yr) between 2000 and 2005, and now …
Seasonal variations of sediment discharge from the Yangtze River before and after impoundment of the Three Gorges Dam
Over the past decades,> 50,000 dams and reforestation on the Yangtze River (Changjiang)
have had little impact on water discharge but have drastically altered annual and particularly …
have had little impact on water discharge but have drastically altered annual and particularly …
Responses of summer phytoplankton community to drastic environmental changes in the Changjiang (Yangtze River) estuary during the past 50 years
Z Jiang, J Liu, J Chen, Q Chen, X Yan, J Xuan, J Zeng - Water research, 2014 - Elsevier
The phytoplankton community in the Changjiang Estuary is subject to intensive physical and
chemical stresses because of human-and climate-driven changes. We obtained historical …
chemical stresses because of human-and climate-driven changes. We obtained historical …
Hypoxia in the East China Sea: one of the largest coastal low-oxygen areas in the world
CC Chen, GC Gong, FK Shiah - Marine Environmental Research, 2007 - Elsevier
Anoxia and hypoxia have been widely observed in estuarine and coastal regions over the
past few decades; however, few reports have focused on the East China Sea (ECS). In June …
past few decades; however, few reports have focused on the East China Sea (ECS). In June …
Carbonate chemistry in the coastal zone responds more strongly to eutrophication than ocean acidification
The accumulation of anthropogenic CO2 in the ocean has altered carbonate chemistry in
surface waters since preindustrial times and is expected to continue to do so in the coming …
surface waters since preindustrial times and is expected to continue to do so in the coming …
Dramatic inundation changes of China's two largest freshwater lakes linked to the Three Gorges Dam
Ever since its planning in the 1990s, the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) caused endless debate
in China on its potential impacts on the environment and humans. However, to date …
in China on its potential impacts on the environment and humans. However, to date …
Global dam‐driven changes to riverine N: P: Si ratios delivered to the coastal ocean
River damming alters nutrient fluxes along the land‐ocean aquatic continuum as a result of
biogeochemical processes in reservoirs. Both the changes in riverine nutrient fluxes and …
biogeochemical processes in reservoirs. Both the changes in riverine nutrient fluxes and …
Influence of the Three Gorges Dam on total suspended matters in the Yangtze Estuary and its adjacent coastal waters: Observations from MODIS
Several studies showed the linkage of the Three Gorges Dam to the downstream coastal
ecosystem in the East China Sea, yet its potential influence on the total suspended matters …
ecosystem in the East China Sea, yet its potential influence on the total suspended matters …