Cumulative environmental effects of low salinity shrimp farming in Thailand

Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 189-200

  Szuster, Brian W ^a   Flaherty, Mark ^b  

^a BURAPHA UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Bangpakong River; Cumulative effects; Shrimp; Thailand

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; AQUACULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; SHRIMP CULTURE; WATER QUALITY;

BANGPAKONG RIVER; THAILAND;

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 0036771231     PISSN: 14615517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3152/147154602781766672     Document Type: Article

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