The use of fish community structure as a measure of ecological degradation: A case study in two tropical rivers of India

BioSystems

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 188-196

  Das, S K ^a   Chakrabarty, D ^b  

^a Netaji Subhas Open University Kolkata   (India)

^b Krishnagar Government College   (India)

Author keywords

Degradation; Fish community structure; Habitat orientation; River pollution; Similarity index; Trophic level

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL CYCLE; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION; RIVER POLLUTION; WATER CHEMISTRY; WATER QUALITY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; BIODIVERSITY; CHEMISTRY; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECOLOGY; FISH; INDIA; NONHUMAN; RIVER; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER POLLUTION;

ASIA; CHURNI RIVER; EURASIA; INDIA; JALANGI RIVER; SOUTH ASIA; WEST BENGAL;

EID: 34447096752     PISSN: 03032647     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biosystems.2006.08.003     Document Type: Article

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