AUTHOR=Zhou Yinjun , Li Zhijing , Yao Shiming , Shan Miner , Guo Chao TITLE=Case Study: Influence of Three Gorges Reservoir Impoundment on Hydrological Regime of the Acipenser sinensis Spawning Ground, Yangtze River, China JOURNAL=Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution VOLUME=9 YEAR=2021 URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/ecology-and-evolution/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.624447 DOI=10.3389/fevo.2021.624447 ISSN=2296-701X ABSTRACT=
After the construction of the Three Gorges Dam (TGD) in China, the downstream has been affected by the reduction in sediment discharge and regulation of flow processes, which have resulted in severe scouring and changes hydrological regime. Consequently, the spawning ground of Chinese sturgeon distributed along the downstream Yichang reach could be affected. This study examined the effects of TGD on the streamflow, sediment load and channel morphology downstream based on