Publisher's Synopsis
The Mississippi and Yangtze (Changjiang) River Basins, the largest basins of North America and Asia, serve as the principal navigational waterways and main water sources, and play important economic, social, cultural, and ecological roles in the two continents. Maintaining healthy and productive fisheries and the integrity of aquatic ecosystems are important for achieving sustainability in both basins. The basins share many taxa, and have experienced some of the same environmental challenges to their fisheries. This book examines fishery resources and environment of the two basins. It provides an overview of fishery resources, geology, land use, hydrology, and environment; evaluates endangered and invasive species, biodiversity, and conservation; and assesses anthropogenic stressors, floodplains, and river restorations in the two basins.--.
