Abstract Ganges River dolphin, Platanista gangetica gangetica, is one of the three obligatory
freshwater dolphins in the world and is distributed in the Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna …

Abstract The Ganges–Brahmaputra–Meghna and Karnaphuli (GBMK) River Basin in Nepal,
India, and Bangladesh is among the world's most biodiverse river basins. However, human …

In riverine 'soundscapes', complex interactions between sound, substrate type, and depth
create difficulties in assessing impacts of anthropogenic noise pollution on freshwater fauna …

Habitat fragmentation of freshwater ecosystems is increasing rapidly, however the
understanding of extinction debt and species decline in riverine habitat fragments lags …

Abstract The Indus River dolphin (Platanista gangetica minor) is a freshwater cetacean that
occurs only in the Indus River system in Pakistan and India. This review provides a …

Conservation of freshwater biodiversity and management of human-wildlife conflicts are
major conservation challenges globally. Human-wildlife conflict occurs due to attacks on …

Riverine habitats are degrading at an alarming rate due to anthropogenic interventions.
Construction of large dams and barrages on the Ganga River has severely fragmented the …

Bycatch mortality from entanglement in fishing nets is a major threat to the conservation of
endangered cetacean species, including South Asian river dolphins Platanista. Bycatch …

Trophic levels can be applied to describe the ecological role of organisms in food webs and
assess changes in ecosystems. Stable isotopes analysis can assist in the understanding of …

Globally, the river ecosystems are threatened due to human-driven exploitation and
indiscriminate resource use. The rate of species loss is a magnitude higher in these …