Ecosystem Services and Fishery Production Dynamics of Wetland Ecosystem: An Appraisal of Alappuzha District of Kerala, India

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dc.contributor.authorVarkey, L.M
dc.contributor.authorKumar, Pramod
dc.contributor.authorMridha, Nilimesh
dc.contributor.authorSekhar, I
dc.contributor.authorSahoo, R. N
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-11T06:00:05Z
dc.date.available2021-10-11T06:00:05Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.description.abstractWetlands serve as home to innumerable flora and fauna and deliver critical ecological and societal functions which often tend to get ignored during the developmental process. An assessment of ecosystem service contribution of wetlands of Alappuzha was attempted under benefit transfer framework to raise awareness regarding its invaluable contributions. The district being home to a network of backwaters falling under coastal lagoons, coastal natural wetands dominated the share. Erosion regulation and sediment retention, food production and recreation were the major ecosystem functions contributing to total ecosystem value. An assessment of growth and variability of inland fisheries, the major provisioning good of the wetlands, revealed the significance of Prawn, Etroplus and Tilapia in fish landings. Analysis of change in the area of Vembanad Lake during 2002-2014 revealed growing anthropogenic pressure, with a reduction of 465 ha of area. Fisheries of the lake has been seriously affected by continuing reclamation, pollution, eutrophication and anthropogenic interventions which have to be regulated to stop the decline of wetlands of the districten_US
dc.identifier.citationFishery Techn 53(2):162 - 169en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.cift.res.in/handle/123456789/5002
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherSociety of Fisheries Technologists (India)Cochinen_US
dc.subjectWetlands, inland fish landing, ecosystem services, Kuttanaden_US
dc.titleEcosystem Services and Fishery Production Dynamics of Wetland Ecosystem: An Appraisal of Alappuzha District of Kerala, Indiaen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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