Ecology, changes in fisheries, and energy estimates in the middle stretch of the River Ganges

Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 374-384

  Vass, K K ^a   Tyagi, R K ^b   Singh, H P ^b   Pathak, V ^b  

^a ICAR CENTRAL INLAND FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b Allhabad Regional Centre of CIFRI   (India)

Author keywords

Conservation; Fish composition; Ganges River; Inputs to policy; Production

Indexed keywords

CYPRINIDAE;

EID: 78650086754     PISSN: 14634988     EISSN: 15394077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14634988.2010.529788     Document Type: Article

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