River dolphins in Bangladesh: Conservation and the effects of water development

Environmental Management

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 323-335

  Smith, Brian D ^a   Haque, A K M Aminul ^b   Hossain, M Shakhawat ^b   Khan, Anisuzzaman ^b  

^a Mohammodia Super Market ^*  (United States)

^b Mohammodia Super Market   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Barrages; Dams; Embankments; Fisheries bycatch; Flood Action Plan; Platanista; River dolphins; Water development

Indexed keywords

FISH SANCTUARIES; WATER DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS;

DREDGING; ECOSYSTEMS; EMBANKMENT DAMS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISHERIES; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; MARINE BIOLOGY; RIVERS; WATER POLLUTION;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION;

BYCATCH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DOLPHIN; ENDANGERED MAMMAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; GANGES RIVER DOLPHIN; NATURE CONSERVATION; SPECIES PROTECTION; WATER DEVELOPMENT;

ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; DOLPHIN; DREDGING; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; FISHING; NONHUMAN; RIVER; THREAT; WATER POLLUTION;

BANGLADESH;

CLUPISOMA; CLUPISOMA GARUA; CORYPHAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; NELUMBO NUCIFERA; PLATANISTA; PLATANISTA GANGETICA;

EID: 0032079632     PISSN: 0364152X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002679900108     Document Type: Article

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