The authors would like to thank everyone
who contributed to the NT2 monitoring
programme, especially to the
Nam Theun 2 Power Company (NTPC)
and Electricity of France (EDF) for providing
financial and scientific support.
Weare grateful to the management and
staff of the Aquatic Environment Laboratory
especiallyMsMaud Cottet,Team
Leader of the Hydrobiology section of
the AE Lab, as well as the Logistics
Dept. for its constant support. We also
would like to thank Frederic RIMET
(INRA Thonon les Bains – France) for
his help for the species identification.
We finally would like to thank Mr Paul
Dumbrell who reviewed this version of
the manuscript as a native English
speaker.