The flood pulse and growth of floodplain fish in Bangladesh

Fisheries Management and Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 241-247

  de Graaf, Gertjan ^a  

^a Nefisco Foundation   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Flood pulse; Floodplain fisheries; Growth; Stock assessment

Indexed keywords

FISHERY; FLOODING; FLOODPLAIN; GROWTH RATE; STOCK ASSESSMENT; YIELD;

BANDA SEA;

CHANNA; CHANNA PUNCTATA; COLISA; COLISA FASCIATUS; PISCES; PUNTIUS SOPHORE; SOPHORA;

EID: 0043239262     PISSN: 0969997X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2400.2003.00341.x     Document Type: Article

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