TY - JOUR
T1 - The Three Gorges Dam
T2 - An ecological perspective
AU - Wu, Jianguo
AU - Huang, Jianhui
AU - Han, Xingguo
AU - Gao, Xianming
AU - He, Fangliang
AU - Jiang, Mingxi
AU - Jiang, Zhigang
AU - Primack, Richard B.
AU - Shen, Zehao
PY - 2004/6/1
Y1 - 2004/6/1
N2 - The Three Gorges Dam in China is the largest dam ever built. Its impacts on the biodiversity and ecological processes in the region are causing concern to ecologists worldwide. The dam and associated environmental alterations may result in a number of regional changes in terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, as well as in ecosystem structure and functioning. The dam may also provide a rare opportunity for a grandscale experiment in habitat fragmentation, allowing ecologists to develop and test a series of hypotheses concerning the dynamics of biodiversity and biotic communities and their responses to disturbances. Such research can help improve conservation practices, stimulate international collaborations, and promote public education on the environment.
AB - The Three Gorges Dam in China is the largest dam ever built. Its impacts on the biodiversity and ecological processes in the region are causing concern to ecologists worldwide. The dam and associated environmental alterations may result in a number of regional changes in terrestrial and aquatic biodiversity, as well as in ecosystem structure and functioning. The dam may also provide a rare opportunity for a grandscale experiment in habitat fragmentation, allowing ecologists to develop and test a series of hypotheses concerning the dynamics of biodiversity and biotic communities and their responses to disturbances. Such research can help improve conservation practices, stimulate international collaborations, and promote public education on the environment.
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U2 - 10.1890/1540-9295(2004)002[0241:TTGDAE]2.0.CO;2
DO - 10.1890/1540-9295(2004)002[0241:TTGDAE]2.0.CO;2
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:14844296736
SN - 1540-9295
VL - 2
SP - 241
EP - 248
JO - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
JF - Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment
IS - 5
ER -