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Sep 2026
Assessment of the Ecological Status of the Yangtze River Based on Water Quality, Phytoplankton, and Periphyton
The Yangtze, Asia’s longest river, supports ecosystems and people, but rising stress from development is degrading water quality and altering algae. Using 2016–2021 water quality data from 83 sites and 2021 phytoplankton (55 sites) and periphyton (44 sites) surveys, this study analyzes the spatiotemporal variations in...
Jing Zhang, Wei-Wei Liu, Ting Li et al.
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