Methodology for fish biodiversity monitoring with environmental DNA metabarcoding: The primers, databases and bioinformatic pipelines
February 2022
Environmental DNA (eDNA) originates from cellular material shed by organisms into aquatic or terrestrial environments and can be sampled and monitored using metabarcoding technology, which is revolutionizing...
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An overview of research efforts to understand the effects of underwater sound on cetaceans
April 2023
Cetaceans are aquatic mammals living in an environment that is more suited for hearing than vision. As such, their sensory systems largely utilize acoustic cues for navigation, communication, foraging,...
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Rethinking fish biology and biotechnologies in the challenge era for burgeoning genome resources and strengthening food security
February 2022
Fish biology has been developed for more than 100 years, but some important breakthroughs have been made in the last decade. Early studies commonly concentrated on morphology, phylogenetics, development,...
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Current status of greenhouse gas emissions from aquaculture in China
August 2022
Aquaculture and mariculture are becoming an increasingly important source of food supply in many countries and regions. However, with the expansion of aquaculture and mariculture comes increasing emissions...
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Recent insights into aquatic viruses: Emerging and reemerging pathogens, molecular features, biological effects, and novel investigative approaches
November 2022
Aquatic viruses are naturally present in the aquatic environment and the number of viruses is staggering. Various multicellular organisms in aquatic ecosystems may be infected, cross-species transmitted,...
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A review of potential conservation and fisheries benefits of breaching four dams in the Lower Snake River (Washington, USA)
May 2022
Abundances of important and imperiled fishes of the Snake River Basin continue to decline. We assessed the rationale for breaching the four lower Snake River Basin dams to prevent complete loss of these...
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Research advances in the structure, function, and regulation of the gill barrier in teleost fish
April 2023
The gill is an important organ in fish that is involved in various physiological functions, including respiration, filter-feeding, ammonia nitrogen excretion, and osmoregulation. The physiological functions...
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Initial discovery of microplastic pollution in Mnemiopsis leidyi (Ctenophora: Lobata)
April 2023
The production of plastics has exponentially increased over time such that the observation of microplastics in the oceans has become a major concern given how frequently these particles and marine biota...
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Species-level monitoring of rare and invasive fishes using eDNA metabarcoding in the middle and upper Yarlung Zangbo River, Tibet
January 2023
Fish diversity of the Yarlung Zangbo River is very sensitive and vulnerable to biological invasion, anthropogenic activities and climate change, especially in the upper and middle reaches where several...
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A review on source, occurrence, and impacts of microplastics in freshwater aquaculture systems in China
August 2022
Microplastic pollution has become an increasingly important environmental issue worldwide in recent years because of its ubiquitous presence in different environmental media and its potential to affect...
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Plastic occurrence, sources, and impacts in Antarctic environment and biota
May 2022
Several studies have documented that plastic pollution is affecting one of the most remote and pristine regions of our planet, Antarctica. Plastics of different size and polymeric composition have been...
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Progress in research on fish sex determining genes
February 2022
Research on fish sex determining genes and their mode of action is not only important for elucidating the mechanisms of vertebrate sex determination, but also for fish monosex control breeding. This...
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Assemblage-based biomonitoring of freshwater ecosystem health via multimetric indices: A critical review and suggestions for improving their applicability
August 2022
Freshwater biota are more comprehensive and direct indicators of biological impacts, and more meaningful to the public than water quality or physical habitat surrogates. Freshwater biotic data and the...
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The use of single-cell sequencing to reveal stem/progenitor cells in animal organ regeneration
January 2023
Advances in single-cell sequencing technologies have made it possible to reveal the cellular basis of complex organ regeneration processes. In this review, we briefly introduce commonly used high-throughput...
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Novel insights into the reproductive strategies of wild Chinese sturgeon (Acipenser sinensis) populations based on the kinship analysis
April 2023
Understanding the reproductive strategy of an organism is important in conservation ecology as it directly affects the population performance under changing environmental conditions. Chinese sturgeon...
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Evaluation of different primers of the 18S rRNA gene to profile amoeba communities in environmental samples
August 2022
Amoeboid protists, an assemblage of organisms belonging to different phylogenetic lineages, have drawn increasing attention due to their crucial ecological roles in various environments and their potential...
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Production of XX neo-male mandarin fish, Siniperca chuatsi, after sexual differentiation by oral administration of 17α-methyltestosterone
January 2023
A well-known fact about mandarin fish (Siniperca chuatsi) is that females grow faster than males. Mandarin fish that have all-female populations have economic advantages, but traditional neo-male fish...
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Mine tailings storage dams modify upstream headwater fish assemblages
April 2023
Riverscape connectivity is a critically important component determining the ecological condition of lotic ecosystems. We evaluated changes in fish assemblages caused by the loss of connectivity by mine...
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Urban development and industrialization impacts on semiaquatic bugs diversity: A case study in eastern Amazonian streams
November 2022
Landscape changes have caused the decline of biodiversity and affected the integrity of aquatic ecosystems. In this study, we assessed the influence of industrialization associated with urban development...
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Mapping the fishing intensity in the coastal waters off Guangdong province, China through AIS data
January 2023
Fishing activities result in a depletion of fish resources and an increase in bycatch probability of non-target species, which are thought to be the cause of the recent demographic change experienced...
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The transfer and resulting negative effects of nano- and micro-plastics through the aquatic trophic web—A discreet threat to human health
November 2022
The ubiquitous occurrence of plastic nano- and micro-particle contamination has raised concerns about its potential risks and impacts on the global environment, especially in aquatic ecosystems. Hundreds...
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Construction of hybrid constructed wetlands for phosphorus chemical industry tailwater treatment in the middle Yangtze river basin: Responses of plant growth and root-associated microbial communities
Available online 26 March 2023
Constructed wetlands are commonly utilized to treat industrial wastewater due to their effectiveness, affordability, and environmental benefits. Many phosphorus chemical enterprises in the middle Yangtze...
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Bright spots for inland fish and fisheries to guide future hydropower development
February 2022
Hydropower production is one of the greatest threats to fluvial ecosystems and freshwater biodiversity. Now that we have entered the Anthropocene, there is an opportunity to reflect on what might constitute...
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Taxonomic, functional, and phylogenetic diversity patterns reveal different processes shaping river fish assemblages in the Eastern Huai River Basin, China
January 2023
Understanding contributions of different environmental drivers to the structure and function of river biota is critical for biodiversity and environmental conservation. Yet, there is no consensus on...
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Sperm whales in the waters off China: A glimpse of the past and present
Available online 22 December 2022
Spatiotemporal information is crucial for cetacean research and conservation, particularly for wide-ranging and migratory species. Sperm whales (Physeter macrocephalus) are distributed worldwide in...
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