Effects of high water level on the river residence period of juvenile Chinese sturgeon Acipenser sinensis in the Yangtze River

The migration time of newly hatched Acipenser sinensis from the spawning area (river km 1675) to the Yangtze estuary (rkm 0) was ascertained in the years 1996–2007 (time range 192–243 days), and its relationship to water levels surveyed at 12 typical hydrological monitoring stations in the...

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Main Authors: Zhang H., Wei Q.W., Li C., Du H., Liao W.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2012-07-01
Series:Knowledge and Management of Aquatic Ecosystems
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/kmae/2012007