Environmental perturbation and the structure and functioning of a tropical aquatic ecosystem

Journal of Aquatic Ecosystem Stress and Recovery

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 265-279

  Piet, G J ^a,b   Vijverberg, J ^a  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF ECOLOGY NIOO KNAW   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF RUHUNA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Drought; Fisheries management; Foodweb; Pelagic minor cyprinids; Production; Reservoir; Yield

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; DROUGHT STRESS; ECOSYSTEM FUNCTION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; PRIMARY PRODUCTION; RESERVOIR; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CLIMATE; DIET; ECOSYSTEM; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FISH; FOOD COMPOSITION; NONHUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYTOPLANKTON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SRI LANKA; TILAPIA; TROPICS;

SRI LANKA;

AMBLYPHARYNGODON MELETTINUS;

EID: 0032232559     PISSN: 13861980     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009943730985     Document Type: Article

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