Abstract
This chapter synthesizes the key environmental impacts caused by large dams constructed along eight major river basins in China, with particular focus on ecological impacts. It then specifically presents frameworks for assessing the impacts of dams on the biological diversity at watershed scale and impacts on ecological integrity of rivers at ecosystem scale, followed by case studies that assess the impacts of dams on the biological integrity and ecological integrity of the Upper-Mekong (Lancang) River.
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