Sustainable fisheries and environmental concerns of floodplains wetlands in India

International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 49-62

  Vass, Kuldeep K ^a  

^a INDIAN COUNCIL OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH   (India)

Author keywords

Enhancement interventions; Environmental concerns; Fishery management; Floodplain wetlands; Production functions; Socio economics

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECT; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FLOODPLAIN; WETLAND;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745051621     PISSN: 0377015X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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