Impact of water control projects on fisheries resources in Bangladesh

Environmental Management

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 523-539

  Mirza, Monirul Qader ^a   Ericksen, Neil J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Chandpur; Fisheries; Floodplain; Water control

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DISASTER; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISHING; WATER MANAGEMENT; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

DEVELOPING COUNTRY; FISHERY RESOURCES; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODPLAIN FISHERY; HAZARD MITIGATION; YIELD IMPACT;

BANGLADESH, CHANDPUR;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; FLOODS; IRRIGATION; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RIVERS;

BANGLADESH; CHANDPUR; FLOODPLAIN; WATER CONTROL;

FLOOD CONTROL;

EID: 0030194222     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01474653     Document Type: Article

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