Fig. 5: Ecological indices and thresholds under waterway exploitation. | Nature Communications

Fig. 5: Ecological indices and thresholds under waterway exploitation.

From: Sustainability of global Golden Inland Waterways

Fig. 5

Relationship between: a Exploitation ratio (ER, %) and fragmentation index (FI). b ER and wetland dis-connectivity index (WDI). c ER and fraction of impervious surfaces (FIS, %). d ER and flow disruption index (FDI). e ER and proportion of non-native fish (PNF, %). f ER and fish richness index (FRI). The arrows indicate critical values of the metrics as ER approaches 80% presented by typical waterways. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.

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