@article{fdi:010070193,
  title = {{P}redicting impacts of south-to-north water transfer project on fish assemblages in {H}ongze {L}ake, {C}hina},
  author = {{L}in, {M}. {L}. and {L}ek, {S}. and {R}en, {P}. and {L}i, {S}. {H}. and {L}i, {W}. and {D}u, {X}. and {G}uo, {C}. {B}. and {G}ozlan, {R}odolphe and {L}i, {Z}. {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}he {C}hinese government implemented the ambitious south-north water transfer project ({SNWTP}), which aims to transport water from the {Y}angtze to the north of {C}hina where water shortages are severe. {A}lthough the ecological impacts of this project have been addressed publically, there remains a poor understanding of the effects of such large-scale water transfers on the populations of aquatic species. {T}he potential ecological impacts of such water transfers on the {H}ongze {L}ake fish assemblages are assessed here using {S}elf-{O}rganizing {M}ap ({SOM}) and {R}andom {F}orest ({RF}) modeling. {U}sing {SOM}, twenty-three fish species in 15 sampling sites were classified into two assemblages and four sub-assemblages corresponding to four distinct habitats (deep water macrophytes, deep water bare silt, shallow water bare silt, and shallow water macrophytes). {T}he {RF} model further showed that water depth and transparency were the abiotic drivers underpinning fish assemblages in {H}ongze {L}ake. {A}s the {SNWTP} is forecasted to modify the distribution of water depth and water clarity, major knock-on effects are expected on downstream lake fish assemblages.},
  keywords = {{CHINE} ; {YANGTZE} ; {HONGZE} {LAC}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {A}pplied {I}chthyology},
  volume = {33},
  numero = {3},
  pages = {395--402},
  ISSN = {0175-8659},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1111/jai.13251},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010070193},
}