Habitat destruction: a case study on the evaluation of litter in the marine zone of north Vembanad Lake, Kerala

Kripa, V and Prema, D and Anilkumar, P S and Jenni, B and Sharma, Rakesh (2012) Habitat destruction: a case study on the evaluation of litter in the marine zone of north Vembanad Lake, Kerala. Marine Fisheries Information Service; Technical and Extension Series (212). pp. 1-3.

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Abstract

Bivalves play key role in ecosystem stabilisation due to inherent filter feeding capability and clams are important components of soft bottom benthic communities. In the Tuticorin Bay, mass mortality of fishes and shellfishes was observed in Februay 2008. The probable cause for the large scale mortality has been indicated as increased levels of ammonia (Asha et al., 2009). A rapid survey was conducted in the bay to assess the impact on the bivalve fauna.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Habitat destruction; evaluation; litter; marine zone; Vembanad Lake; Kerala
Subjects:	Marine Fisheries > Conservation
Divisions:	CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division Subject Area > CMFRI-Kochi > Fishery Environment Management Division
Depositing User:	Arun Surendran
Date Deposited:	16 Jul 2013 09:52
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2017 07:18
URI:	http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/id/eprint/9281

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