Status of two Coreius species in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China -- Journal of Oceanology and Limnology,2016,34(1):19-33

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	XIA Yuguo, J. LLORET, LI Zhongjie, ZHANG Tanglin, YE Shaowen, LI Wei, YUAN Jing, H. A. C. C. PERERA, LIU Jiashou. Status of two Coreius species in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China[J]. Journal of Oceanology and Limnology, 2016, 34(1): 19-33

Status of two Coreius species in the Three Gorges Reservoir, China

XIA Yuguo^1,2, J. LLORET³, LI Zhongjie¹, ZHANG Tanglin¹, YE Shaowen¹, LI Wei¹, YUAN Jing^1,, H. A. C. C. PERERA^1,2, LIU Jiashou¹

1 State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wuhan 430072, China;
2 University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China;
3 Faculty of Sciences, Campus Montilivi, University of Girona, 17071 Girona ( Catalonia ), Spain

Abstract:

Dam construction alters natural fl ow regimes which, in turn, cause signifi cant changes in fi sh communities during and after impoundment. The construction of the Three Gorges Reservoir, from impoundment of the Changjiang (Yangtze) River, China, may have aff ected native fi sh species. Thus, the status of two lotic freshwater fi sh species, Coreius heterodon and C. guichenoti, were monitored in the Three Gorges Reservoir, including fi sh abundance, individual composition, growth, condition, and mortality. Data on both species were gathered from upstream, midstream and downstream areas of the reservoir and, where available, from studies published before and after dam construction. Lower abundance, slower growth, a less diversifi ed age structure, poorer fi sh condition (indicated by hepatosomatic index) and higher mortalities were recorded in sites nearest the dam compared with upstream areas. Furthermore, after fi nal impoundment, individual Coreius species inhabiting the area changed, with young individuals becoming more abundant, while upstream of the reservoir the two Coreius species became smaller at a given age. The results show that the status of the two Coreius species was subject to dramatic changes after impoundment.

Received: 2014-08-31 Revised: 2014-10-21

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