Threatened Freshwater Animals of Tropical East Asia (Routledge Studies in Conservation and the Environment)

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Series Information
Title Page
Copyright Page
Table of Contents
Figures
Tables
Acknowledgements
Introduction
	Geographic Scope
	Climate
	Rivers and Lakes in TEA
	References
1 The Global Context: Fresh Waters in Peril
	Water for Humans Versus Water for Nature
	Fresh Waters: Hotspots of Diversity
	A General Classification of Global Threats to Fresh Waters and Their Fauna
		Habitat Destruction, Degradation and Land-Use Change in Drainage Basins
		Pollution
		Overexploitation of Biological Resources
		Dams, Flow Regulation and Water Abstraction
		Alien (Introduced Or Non-Native) Invasive Species
		Global Climate Change
		Interactions Among Threats
	Receivers, Transmitters and the Potential of Freshwater Protected Areas
	Endangered Freshwater Biodiversity: the Global Picture
	Why Do We Need Biodiversity-Rich, Functioning Ecosystems?
	Can We Reconcile the Humans Versus Nature Dichotomy?
	References
2 The Human-Modified Rivers of Tropical East Asia
	Historical Context
		China: Agriculture and Water Engineering
		Historic Change in TEA More Generally
	The Present Situation
	References
3 The Prevalence and Intensity of Threats to Regional Rivers
	Destruction and Degradation of Habitat
		Deforestation
		Wetland Loss
		Sand Mining
	Pollution
	Overexploitation
	Dams and Flow Regulation
		The Case of the Lower Mekong Basin: Tributary Dams
		Effects of Dams On the Mekong Mainstream
		Mainstream Dams On Other Major Rivers
	Climate Change
		Future Projections and Evidence of Change
		How Will Freshwater Animals Be Affected?
	Invasive Alien Species
	References
4 The Fishes I: Composition and Threat Status
	What Do We Know?
	Overall Conservation Status and Extent of Threat
	References
5 The Fishes II: Determinants of Threat Status and Drivers of Decline
	The Importance of Body Size
	Fish Migrations Increase Susceptibility to Human Impacts
	Fisheries Management
	The Trade in Aquarium Fishes: Help Or Hindrance for Conservation?
	References
6 Amphibians and Freshwater Reptiles
	Amphibians: Composition, Diversity and Threats
		Caecilians
		Salamanders and Newts
		Frogs and Toads
		New Species and Knowledge Gaps
	The Threat Posed to Frogs By Habitat Loss
	Overexploitation of Newts for Traditional Medicine and the Pet Trade
	Pathogen Threats to Amphibians Could Be Exacerbated By Their Trade as Pets
	Overexploitation of Frogs for Food
	Freshwater Reptiles: Richness and Threats
	Lizards and Snakes
	Crocodylians
	Turtles
		Exploitation of Turtles
		How Threatened Are Turtles in TEA?
		Regulation of Turtles in Trade
		Is Turtle Farming an Alternative to Exploitation of Threatened Species?
		Going Forward: a Future for Turtles in TEA?
	References
7 Freshwater Birds and Mammals
	Freshwater Birds: Richness, Composition and Threats
	Freshwater Birds: Conservation Status Reflects Habitat Occupancy
		Degradation of Yangtze Floodplain Lakes: Effects On Waterbirds
		Freshwater Birds of Tonlé Sap Lake
	Signature River Birds: the Kingfishers
	Freshwater Mammals: Richness, Composition and Threats
		River Dolphins and Porpoises
	References
8 Vanishing Point?
	Conservation of Rivers in China: Constraints and Opportunities
	A Way Ahead? The Bigger Picture
	Conservation Futures
	Note
	References
Index