Impact of hydroelectric projects on finfish diversity in the Sharavathi River estuary of Uttara Kannada District, central west coast of India

 Mahima Bhat1,2 V. N. Nayak2, Subash Chandran1, T.V. Ramachandra1,*

1 Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, Karnataka 560 012, India
2Dept of Marine Biology Kodibag, Karwar
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Dr. T.V. Ramachandra

Energy & Wetlands Research Group, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore 560 012, India
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Acknowledgement

We are grateful to the Karnataka Biodiversity Board, the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India and Indian Institute of Science for the financial and infrastructure support. Our thanks are due to Dr. Kusuma Neelakantan (Rtd. Professor) Dept. of Marine Biology, Karwar, Dr. Geeta Sasikumar & Mr. Prashant of CMFRI, Mangalore for their help in confirmation of identified of fishes. Technical inputs & suggestions from Mr. Balachandran, Mr. Boominathan assistance rendered in the field by Messers Shrikanth Naik, Vishnu D.M and Mableshwar Naik are gratefully acknowledged.

 

 

 

 

Citation: Mahima Bhat,  Nayak V. N.,  Subash Chandran M. D. and  Ramachandra T. V., 2014. Impact of hydroelectric projects on finfish diversity in the Sharavathi River estuary of Uttara Kannada District, central west coast of India, International Journal of Environmental Sciences, 5(1): 58-66
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