Fish diversity in rivers of Northern Karnataka, Western Ghats

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 327-333

  Arunachalam, M ^a   Johnson, J A ^a   Sankaranarayanan, A ^a  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Fish diversity; Habitat structure; Heterogeneity; Riparian cover; Species richness

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; FISH COMMUNITY; HABITAT STRUCTURE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SPECIES RICHNESS;

INDIA, KARNATAKA;

ANIMALIA; MICROPHIS; PISCES; PUNTIUS; PUNTIUS MELANAMPYX; RIPARIA;

EID: 0031371420     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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