Environmental flow requirements of fish in the lower reach of the Yellow River |
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| Authors: | Xiaohui Jiang Angela Arthington Liu Changming |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Yellow River Institute of Hydraulic Research, Yellow River Conservancy Commission , Zhengzhou, PRC jxh3412@163.com;3. Australian River Institute, Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Griffith University , Nathan, Queensland, Australia;4. Beijing Normal University , Beijing, PRC;5. Institute of Geographic Science and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences , Beijing, PRC |
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| Abstract: | A holistic approach using multiple modules is used to recommend the environmental flow for fish in the lower Yellow River. The basic steps are as follows: (1) acquire the flow-related information on selected fish in the lower Yellow River, including fish species composition, abundance and habitat use in relation to flow conditions; (2) link the selected fish to key aspects of the flow regime using a conceptual model; (3) identify the environmental flow objectives; and (4) use hydraulic and hydrologic models to determine the magnitude, duration, frequency and timing of flows required to meet these objectives. |
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| Keywords: | environmental flows conceptual and physical models fish Yellow River |
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