MEBIN- Title
- Human impacts and the status of water quality in the Bundala RAMSAR wetland l...
- Abstract
The brackish coastal wetlands in the Bundala National Park, the only RAMSAR site of southern Sri Lanka, are an important waterfowl habitat and economic zone. Bundala Lagoon, one of the three key lagoons of the Bundala wetlands, remains largely intact and relatively pristine, but the other two interconnected lagoons, namely, Embilikala and Malala, are impacted by drainage from 25.6 km2 of upstream agricultural lands. Seasonal variations of water quality of the three lagoons and the key proc...
- Publication Date
- Aug. 9, 2017, 12:59 a.m.
- Keywords
- Water Quality , Coastal and Marine Sensitive habitat
- Category
- Coastal and Marine Sensitive Habitats
- flora and/or fauna in natural environment. Examples: wildlife, vegetation, biological sciences, ecology, wilderness, sealife, wetlands, habitat
- Regions
- JS 3
- Owner
- prds1
- Language
- English
- Supplemental Information
PiyankarageS.C., MallawatantriA.P., MatsunoY and Pathiratne K.A.S.2004. Human impacts and the status of water quality in the Bundala RAMSAR wetland lagoon sy...
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