Freshwater icefishes (Salangidae) in the Yangtze River basin of China : Spatial distribution patterns and environmental determinants

We surveyed 86 lakes affiliated to the Yangtze River to assess the status of natural freshwater icefishes, and to study their spatial distribution patterns and environmental relationships. Results showed that the spatial patterns of icefish diversity and the occupancy of each species related closely...

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Published in:Environmental biology of fishes 2005-07, Vol.73 (3), p.253-262
Main Authors: Wang, Zhongsuo, Lu, Cai, Hu, Huijian, Zhou, Yan, Xu, Chongren, Lei, Guangchun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agnatha. Pisces
Animal and plant ecology
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Biological and medical sciences
Distribution patterns
Floodgates
Freshwater
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Habitat fragmentation
Habitats
Lakes
River basins
Rivers
Salangidae
Spatial distribution
Statistical analysis
Vertebrata
Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
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Summary:We surveyed 86 lakes affiliated to the Yangtze River to assess the status of natural freshwater icefishes, and to study their spatial distribution patterns and environmental relationships. Results showed that the spatial patterns of icefish diversity and the occupancy of each species related closely to the historical process of habitat fragmentation. Statistical analyses indicated that the spatial structure of the icefish assemblage significantly related to the area- and isolation-related environmental variables. These results illustrated the significant impacts of hydrological engineering (dykes and floodgates) on the historical dynamics of the icefish populations, and shed light on the essentiality and feasibility of conserving and wise using freshwater icefishes by managing suitable habitats and re-connecting the river-lake network in the Yangtze River basin.[PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0378-1909
1573-5133
DOI:10.1007/s10641-005-2146-3