Database of fish fauna in a highly urbanised river (Tsurumi River Basin, Kanagawa, Japan).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urbanisation has facilitated changes in the hydrological cycle, sediment dynamics and habitat loss and it has had a tremendous impact on river ecosystems. Moreover, the invasion of non-native species reduces the number of native species with the progress of urbanisation, thereby resulting in the homogenisation of fish fauna and significant decrease in diversity. However, the effects of urbanisation on fish fauna vary depending on the region, degree of urbanisation and number of years since the construction of the city. Hence, it is necessary to collect information on how fish fauna changes due to urbanisation in different regions. The target site of the present study is the Tsurumi River, of which approximately 85% of the basin is urbanised and many of the river channels

SUBMITTER: Itsukushima R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9848521 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature