The Bangladesh floodplain fisheries

Fisheries Research

Volumn 66, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 271-286

  Craig, J F ^a   Halls, A S ^b   Barr, J J F ^c,e   Bean, C W ^d,f  

^a Marine Resources Assessment Group ^*

^b MARINE RESOURCES ASSESSMENT GROUP   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e ITAD LTD   (United Kingdom)

^f SCOTTISH NATURAL HERITAGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Bangladesh fisheries; Diversity; Habitats; Hydraulic engineering; Management

Indexed keywords

FISHERY; FISHERY PRODUCTION; FLOODPLAIN; HABITAT RESTORATION; ICHTHYOFAUNA; STOCK ENHANCEMENT;

ASIA; BANGLADESH; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

CATFISH; CLUPEIDAE; CYPRINIDAE; HILSA; ILISHA; MARTES; MILETINAE; OSTEICHTHYES; PISCES; SILURIFORMES; TENUALOSA; TENUALOSA ILISHA;

EID: 0742323220     PISSN: 01657836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0165-7836(03)00196-6     Document Type: Article

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