Spatial and Temporal Distribution Dynamics of the Yangtze Finless Porpoise at the Confluence of the Yangtze and Wanhe Rivers: Implications for Conservation
Spatial and Temporal Distribution Dynamics of the Yangtze Finless Porpoise at the Confluence of the Yangtze and Wanhe Rivers: Implications for Conservation
Minmin Chen1, Xiaoke Zhang1, Kexiong Wang2, Zhigang Liu1, An Wan3, Daoping Yu1,*, Hong Ji3 and Fangzhen Peng1
Fig. 1.
The location of the estuary of Wanhe River (A) and the divided six different zones (B): 1 flow deflection; 2 flow stagnation; 3 flow separation; 4 maximum velocity; 5 shear layer; 6 mainstream. Black rectangle represents the observation boat and the dotted curve represents the observation area.
Fig. 2.
Observation rate of the Yangtze finless porpoise at the confluence of Yangtze and Wanhe Rivers in different seasons.
Fig. 3.
Occurrence percentage of the Yangtze finless porpoise in the six different hydrological zones.
December 2017
Vol. 49, Iss. 6, Pages 1937-2341
