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AQUATIC BIORESOURCES OF ASHTAMUDI LAKE, RAMSAR SITE, KERALA
Ninety one species of f ishes and shellf ishes belonging to 39 families were collected from the Ashtamudi Lake, Ramsar site No. 1204, that comprised 68 species of finfishes, 5 species of crabs, 9 species of prawns and 9 species molluscs. The majority of them were marine forms. The once very rich f i...
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| Format: | Printed Book |
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Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries
2014
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| Online Access: | http://10.26.1.76/ks/004936.pdf |
| Summary: | Ninety one species of f ishes and shellf ishes belonging to 39 families were collected from the
Ashtamudi Lake, Ramsar site No. 1204, that comprised 68 species of finfishes, 5 species of crabs, 9 species of
prawns and 9 species molluscs. The majority of them were marine forms. The once very rich f ishery resources
of the Lake has considerably declined over the years. Pollution, sand mining reclamation, loss of mangrove
habitat and destructive fishing methods are the main reasons for loss of f ishery diversity in the Lake. |
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| Physical Description: | p.297-303 Vol. 2(1) 2014 |