Reproduction ecology of an emerging fishery resource, the amphibious mudskipper Periophthalmus chrysospilos, in the Mekong Delta

published on 14 December 2021

Populations of Periophthalmus chrysospilos, the Gold-spotted mudskipper, within the Mekong Delta are facing extirpation risks due to indiscriminate harvesting for the growing aquarium and food-fish - Read More…

Authors

Dinh, Q.M., N.T. Truong, T.H.D. Nguyen, T.T.K. Nguyen, T.T.H. Lam, and Z. Jaafar

Publication Date

14 December 2021

Publication Name

Ecology and Evolution

Topics

batch fecundity, Gold-spotted mudskipper, gonadosomatic index, length at first maturity, multispawner, spawning season

Ovarian and spawning reference, size at first maturity and fecundity of Glossogobius giuris caught along Vietnamese Mekong Delta

published on 25 October 2021

This study investigates the ovarian development, spawning patterns, maturity size and fecundity of the goby Glossogobius giuris −a commercial fish in the Vietnamese Mekong Delta− based on - Read More…

Authors

Dinh, Q.M., N.T. Truong, N.S. Tran, and T.H.D. Nguyen

Publication Date

25 October 2021

Publication Name

Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences

Topics

batch fecundity, size at first maturity, multi-spawner, spawning pattern, Vietnam

Investigation and preliminary laboratory study on substrate preference of Schizothorax lantsangensis

published on 20 October 2021

This study examined the substrate preferences of wild adult Schizothorax lantsangensis using both field investigation and laboratory experiments. The substrate preference of S. lantsangensis was determined in the laboratory, using a - Read More…

Authors

Bai, Y., C. Lin, X. Huang, L. Chen, and X. Shi

Publication Date

20 October 2021

Publication Name

River Research and Applications

Topics

Habitat preferences, Mekong River, Applied fisheries

Characterization of a vasa homolog in Mekong giant catfish (Pangasianodon gigas): Potential use as a germ cell marker

published on 2 October 2021

In this study, a homolog of vasacDNA in Mekong giant catfish (MGC-vasa) (Pangasianodon gigas), which is an endangered species inhabiting the Mekong river, was cloned - Read More…

Authors

Ichida, K., A. Jangprai, P. Khaosa-art, G. Yoshizaki, and S. Boonanuntanasarn

Publication Date

2 October 2021

Publication Name

Animal Reproduction Science

Topics

Germ cell marker, Gonad development, Mekong giant catfish, Pangasianodon gigasVasa

The use of B-splines to represent the topography of river networks

published on 22 September 2021

This work presents a new extension to B-Splines that enables them to model functions on directed tree graphs such as non-braided river networks. The authors approximate - Read More…

Authors

Boergens, E., M. Schmidt, and F. Seitz

Publication Date

22 September 2021

Publication Name

GEM - International Journal on Geomathematics

Topics

B-Splines, Directed tree graph, River network, River topography , Geodesy, mapping problems, Geostatistics, Spline approximation, Splines, Trees

Past and Future Changes in Climate and Water Resources in the Lancang–Mekong River Basin: Current Understanding and Future Research Directions

published on 17 September 2021

This paper presents a comprehensive review of the scientific progress that has been made in understanding the changing climate and water systems in the Lancang–Mekong - Read More…

Authors

Liu, J., D. Chen, G. Mao, M. Irannezhad, and Y. Pokhrel

Publication Date

17 September 2021

Publication Name

Engineering

Topics

Lancang–Mekong River, International river, Hydrology, Water resources, Climate change, Hydropower development

Plastic transport in a complex confluence of the Mekong River in Cambodia

published on 7 September 2021

Field data on plastic pollution is extremely limited in Southeast Asian rivers. Here we present the first field measurements of plastic transport in the Mekong, - Read More…

Authors

Haberstroh, C.J., M.E. Arias, Z. Yin, T. Sok, and M.C. Wang

Publication Date

7 September 2021

Publication Name

Environmental Research Letters

Topics

Mekong, Tonle Sap, acoustic Doppler current profiler, Raman spectroscopy, South East Asia, plastic pollution

Distribution, Population Structure, and Selected Biological Characteristics of Fish in the Genus Coilia (Engraulidae) in the Mekong Delta.

published on 23 August 2021

Data on species composition and frequency of occurrence of the grenadier anchovies (Coilia) spp. is reported from the Mekong Delta (Vietnam) based on fieldwork materials. - Read More…

Authors

Karpova, E.P., E.R. Ablyazov, S.V. Kurshakov, I.I. Chesnokova, C.N. Dinh, and T.B. Hai

Publication Date

23 August 2021

Publication Name

Journal of Ichthyology

Topics

Coilia lindmani, Coilia rebentischii, abundance, distribution, populational characteristics, estuary, delta, Mekong

An eDNA detection of captive-bred Mekong Giant Catfish in the Chao Phraya River basin for further environmental impacts assessment

published on 11 August 2021

Environmental DNA (eDNA) analysis was used here to detect the Mekong Giant Catfish in the Chao Phraya River basin and reservoirs in the basin. The - Read More…

Authors

Osathanunkul, M.

Publication Date

11 August 2021

Publication Name

Aquaculture

Topics

Environmental DNA, Fish monitoring, Captive-bred fish, Pangasianodon gigas, Reservoirs

Spatial and Long-Term Temporal Changes in Water Quality Dynamics of the Tonle Sap Ecosystem

published on 29 July 2021

The authors investigated long term water quality dynamics (22 years) in space and time and identified potential changes in nutrient limitation based on nutrient ratios of - Read More…

Authors

Soum, S., P.B. Ngor, T.E. Dilts, S. Lohani, S. Kelson, S.E. Null, F. Tromboni, Z.S. Hogan, B. Chan, and S. Chandra

Publication Date

29 July 2021

Publication Name

Water

Topics

Mekong River Basin; Tonle Sap Lake; Tonle Sap River; hydroclimate; tropical lake; Cambodia