Fish diversity in Chittar river of Western Ghats

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 335-342

  Arunachalam, M ^a   Soranam, R ^a   Johnson, J A ^b   Haniffa, M A ^b  

^a MANONMANIAM SUNDARANAR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b ST XAVIER S COLLEGE AUTONOMOUS   (India)

Author keywords

Disturbance; Fish diversity; Habitat structure; Physical barrier; R. Chittar

Indexed keywords

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

INDIA, TAMIL NADU, CHITTAR RIVER;

EID: 0031389679     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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