World prospects for floodplain fisheries

Ecohydrology and Hydrobiology

Volumn 8, Issue 2-4, 2008, Pages 169-182

  Welcomme, Robin ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Environmental flows; Floodplain fisheries; Overfishing; River rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL LAND; EXPLOITATION; FISHERY; FLOOD CONTROL; FLOODPLAIN; GROWING SEASON; LANDSCAPE; OVERFISHING; RIVER CHANNEL; RIVER MANAGEMENT;

EID: 70349227110     PISSN: 16423593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10104-009-0013-0     Document Type: Article

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