Management options for a more complete utilization of the biological fish production in Sri Lankan reservoirs

Ecology of Freshwater Fish

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-14

  Pet, J S ^a,b   Gevers, G J M ^a   Van Densen, W L T ^a   Vijverberg, J ^c  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

^c NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cyprinids; Oreochromis mossambicus; Population dynamics; Reservoirs

Indexed keywords

FISH PRODUCTION; FISHERIES MANAGEMENT; YIELD IMPROVEMENT;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 0029751255     PISSN: 09066691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0633.1996.tb00032.x     Document Type: Article

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