Bhat, Mahima and Nayak, VN and Chandran, Subash MD and Ramachandra, TV (2014) Fish distribution dynamics in the Aghanashini estuary of Uttara Kannada, west coast of India. In: CURRENT SCIENCE, 106 (12). pp. 1739-1744.
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Abstract
Fish diversity (77 species) in the Aghanashini River estuary of the Indian west coast is linked to variable salinity conditions and zones I, II and III for high, medium and low salinity respectively. Zone I, the junction between Arabian Sea and the estuary, had all species in yearly succession due to freshwater conditions in monsoon to high salinity in pre-monsoon. The medium (zone II) and low (zone III) salinity mid and upstream portions had maximum of 67 and 39 fish species respectively. Maintenance of natural salinity regimes in estuary, among other ecological factors, is critical for its fish diversity.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | CURRENT SCIENCE |
| Publisher: | INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES |
| Additional Information: | Copy right for this article belongs to the INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES, C V RAMAN AVENUE, SADASHIVANAGAR, P B #8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIA |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Ecological Sciences |
| Date Deposited: | 20 Aug 2014 11:02 |
| Last Modified: | 20 Aug 2014 11:02 |
| URI: | http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/49592 |
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