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河马对流域的影响

Peer-Reviewed Publication

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Hippopotamus Pool During Peak Dry Season with Nutrient Rich Water

image: Hippopotamus pool during peak dry season with nutrient rich water. view more 

Credit: <i>PNAS</i>

科研人员比较了撒哈拉以南非洲的湿润与干旱季节的拥有高密度和低密度普通河马(Hippopotamus amphibius)的河流深潭,在这里,包括该研究所涉及地点在内的许多流域受到了人类对水资源的修改的影响,结果发现高密度的普通河马在干旱季节增加了这些河流深潭的富营养化和生物多样性的流失;然而,高密度和低密度深潭在湿润季节没有表现出水化学或生物多样性的变化,这凸显了人类可能如何影响具有生态影响力的物种在流域中的作用。

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论文#18-00407: "Effects of the hippopotamus on the chemistry and ecology of a changing watershed," 作者 Keenan Stears等人

媒体联系人:Keenan Stears,美国加州大学圣塔芭芭拉分校
University of California, Santa Barbara, CA;
电话: 805-280-8553;
电子邮件: keenanstears@ucsb.edu


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