Limnology and culture-based fisheries in non-perennial reservoirs in Sri Lanka

Lakes and Reservoirs: Science, Policy and Management for Sustainable Use

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 157-166

  Jayasinghe, U Asanka D ^a   Amarasinghe, Upali S ^a   De Silva, Sena S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KELANIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Carp; Culture based fisheries; Fish yield; Limnology; Reservoirs; Sri Lanka; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FISHERY PRODUCTION; LIMNOLOGY; MARICULTURE; RESERVOIR; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT; YIELD RESPONSE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; SRI LANKA;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; TILAPIA;

EID: 33744475030     PISSN: 13205331     EISSN: 14401770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1770.2005.00271.x     Document Type: Article

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