Role of Godavari mangroves (India) in the production and survival of prawn larvae

Hydrobiologia

Volumn 358, Issue 1-3, 1997, Pages 317-320

  Chandra Mohan, P ^a   Rao, R G ^b   Dehairs, F ^b  

^a ANDHRA UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

East coast of India; Mangroves; Nurseries; Penaeus sp.; Stable carbon isotope ratios

Indexed keywords

LARVAE; MANGROVE; PRAWN FISHERY; PRODUCTION; SURVIVAL;

INDIA, ANDHRA PRADESH, GODAVARI ESTUARY;

AVICENNIA; EXOCOECARIA AGALLOCHA; METAPENAEUS MONOCEROS; PENAEUS INDICUS; PENAEUS MONODON; RHIZOPHORA;

EID: 0031583886     PISSN: 00188158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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