ACTA HYDROBIOLOGICA SINICA is a comprehensive academic journal dedicated to the timely publication of original research ideas and results in all fields of hydrobiology in the forms of research articles and reviews. A wide range of papers is published, including ecology, physiology, pathology, biogeography, aetiology, toxicology, methodology and taxonomy. The aim of the Journal is to spread up-to-date information to readers who are staff members and students of university departments of biological science and fishery, as well as scientific and technical staff of related research organizations and enterprises.