MA44: An attempt to recover economic losses from decadal changes in two lagoon systems of Sri Lanka through a newly patented mangrove product

Title: MA44: An attempt to recover economic losses from decadal changes in two lagoo...
Abstract: Kahandamodara and Kalametiya are two estuarine lagoons located within about 12km distance along the Southern coast of Sri Lanka. According to a socio-economic survey, both lagoons have been moderately to high saline water bodies and the latter was an important center of prawn fishery until the late 1960s. Two irrigation projects upstream (Udawalawe irrigation scheme and Muruthawela Wewa), which came into operation in 1967 and 1968 respectively, increased freshwater inflows to these two lag...
Publication Date: May 21, 2018, 10:45 p.m.
Keywords: Nutrition , Sri Lanka , Dietary fiber , Spatio-temporal change , Sonneratia caseolaris
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 2
Owner: prds1

Language: English
Supplemental Information: Jayatissa,L. P. , Hettiarachi,S.S., Dahdouh, F.,Guebas.( 2006 ). An attempt to recover economic losses from decadal changes in two lagoon systems of Sri Lank...

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