Conservation of freshwater habitats and fishes in the Western Ghats of India

International Zoo Yearbook

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 71-80

  Kumar, R ^a   Devi, K R ^b  

^a SRMJS 35 ^*  (India)

^b ZOOLOGICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Ecotourism; Freshwater fishes; Habitats; Human habitation; Livelihoods; Western Ghats

Indexed keywords

PISCES;

EID: 84876086645     PISSN: 00749664     EISSN: 17481090     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/izy.12009     Document Type: Article

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