Yilan River
| Yilan River | |
|---|---|
Map showing the mouth of Yilan River at its confluence with the Lanyang River | |
| Location | |
| Country | Taiwan |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | |
• location | Zhuangwei, Yilan County |
• coordinates | 24°43′05″N 121°49′23″E / 24.7181°N 121.8231°E |
| Length | 25 km (16 mi) |
| Basin size | 149 km2 (58 sq mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Lanyang River |
The Yilan River (Chinese: 宜蘭河; pinyin: Yílán Hé; Wade–Giles: I2-lan2 Ho2)[1] is a tributary of the Lanyang River in Yilan County, northeast Taiwan.[2] It flows through Yilan for 25 kilometers.
Fauna
Three turtle species occur in the Yilan River: the native Chinese stripe-necked turtle and yellow pond turtle, and the introduced red-eared slider, which outnumbers the native species.[3] Glass eels of two eel species, Anguilla japonica and Anguilla marmorata, are found in the river.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "GeoNames Search". Geographic Names Database. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, USA. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ "Lanyang River" (in Chinese). Water Resources Agency, Ministry of Economic Affairs. Retrieved 19 June 2016.
- ^ Chen, T. H. (2006). "Distribution and status of the introduced red-eared slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) in Taiwan" (PDF). Assessment and Control of Biological Invasion Risks. Shoukadoh Book Sellers, Kyoto, Japan and IUCN, Gland, Switzerland. pp. 187–195. ISBN 978-4-87974-604-7.
- ^ Han, Yu-San; Yambot, Apolinario V.; Zhang, Heng; Hung, Chia-Ling (2012). "Sympatric spawning but allopatric distribution of Anguilla japonica and Anguilla marmorata: temperature- and oceanic current-dependent sieving". PLOS ONE. 7 (6): e37484. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0037484. PMC 3366981. PMID 22675481.
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