Water quality, nutrient dynamics and sediment profile in shrimp farms of the Sundarbans mangrove forest, Bangladesh

Indian Journal of Marine Sciences

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-176

  Islam, M L ^a   Alam, M J ^a   Rheman, S ^a   Ahmed, S U ^a   Mazid, M A ^a  

^a BANGLADESH FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Mangrove; Nutrient dynamics; Sediment profile; Shrimp farm; Water quality

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 66249093792     PISSN: 03795136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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