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Effects of Groundwater Level Changes Associated with Coastline Changes in Coastal Wetlands
Coastline changes caused by anthropogenic and natural influences inevitably alter coastal wetland groundwater levels. In this study, we apply Visual MODFLOW (VMOD) to assess the influence of different zonal co...
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Hatchery technology restores the spawning ground of phytophilic fish in the urban river of Yangtze Estuary, China
Due to the concrete slope protection projects conducted around urban rivers in many megalopolises, increased attention has been paid to fish biodiversity losses accompanying urban development. Hatchery technol...
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River damming affects energy flow and food web structure: a case study from a subtropical large river
The river discontinuity caused by damming can modify both the availability of production sources and the energy flow in riverine food webs. We hypothesized the carbon source support food web would vary among t...
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Fitness benefits and costs of induced defenses in Daphnia carinata (Cladocera: Daphnidae) exposed to cyanobacteria
Induced defenses can shape the trophic interactions between prey and predators, but the presence, benefits, and costs of induced defenses against harmful algae in zooplankton are little known. Here, the hypoth...
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Structure and seasonal dynamics of bacterial communities in three urban rivers in China
Although a large number of recent ecological studies have focused on freshwater bacterioplankton populations, knowledge of the primary factors influencing bacterial communities in urban rivers is limited. Bact...
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Evaluating ecosystem structure and functioning of the East China Sea Shelf ecosystem, China
As China’s second-largest large marine ecosystem, the East China Sea Shelf has suffered from overfishing, eutrophication, and physical disturbance over the last several decades. A trophic mass-balance model of...
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Impacts of data quantity on fisheries stock assessment
Understanding population dynamics of fish stocks is essential in develo** optimal fisheries management strategies. This is often obtained through fitting mathematical models to information/data collected fr...