Use of benthic biodiversity for assessing the impact of shrimp farming on environment

Journal of Environmental Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 5 SUPPL., 2009, Pages 865-870

  Murugesan, P ^a   Ajithkumar, T T ^a   Ajmal Khan, S ^a   Balasubramanian, T ^a  

^a ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Benthos; Biodiversity; Environment; Estuary; Shrimp farm

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS;

BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIVALVE; CRUSTACEAN; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; ESTUARINE ECOSYSTEM; HARVESTING; PHOSPHORUS; POLYCHAETE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; SALINITY; SHRIMP CULTURE; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ARTICLE; BENTHOS; BIODIVERSITY; BIVALVE; CRUSTACEA; GASTROPOD; SALINITY; SEDIMENT; SHRIMP;

BIVALVIA; CRUSTACEA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); GASTROPODA; POLYCHAETA;

EID: 70350135936     PISSN: 02548704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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