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
* Corresponding author: cestvr@ces.iisc.ernet.in

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Dr. T.V. Ramachandra

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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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