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Draft Downstream effects of the Three Gorges Dam on larval dispersal, spatial distribution and growth of the four major Chinese carps call for reprioritizing conservation measures. Journal: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Manuscript ID cjfas-2016-0278.R3 Manuscript Type: Article Date Submitted by the Author: 15-Jan-2017 Complete List of Authors: Song, Yiqing; Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences; University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Cheng, Fei; Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences Murphy, Brian; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Xie, Songguang; Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences; Huai'an Research Center, Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences Keyword: dispersal larval fish, four major Chinese carps, Three Gorges Dam, feeding and growth https://mc06.manuscriptcentral.com/cjfas-pubs Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

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    Downstream effects of the Three Gorges Dam on larval

    dispersal, spatial distribution and growth of the four major Chinese carps call for reprioritizing conservation measures.

    Journal: Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

    Manuscript ID cjfas-2016-0278.R3

    Manuscript Type: Article

    Date Submitted by the Author: 15-Jan-2017

    Complete List of Authors: Song, Yiqing; Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences;

    University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences Cheng, Fei; Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences Murphy, Brian; Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University Xie, Songguang; Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences; Huai'an Research Center, Institute of Hydrobiology Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Keyword: dispersal larval fish, four major Chinese carps, Three Gorges Dam, feeding and growth

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