<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>Water is indispensably important for sustenance of life. Wetlands serve as potential reservoirs of water which also harbour coveted bioresources, which sustain animal life. Fish is a potential bioresource for nutrition and offer work places for people. The Asian continent has innumerable wetlands with the Indian sub-continent portraying myriads of wetlands of different kinds, including perennial wetlands (locally called “Beel” or “Taal”), seasonal floodplain wetlands (“Haor”) and river-formed oxbow wetlands (“Anua”). In addition to playing a pivotal role in providing nutrition and work places to the people, wetlands also play a significant role in flood management, in regulating biogeochemical cycles, and above all, perhaps, in the rehabilitation of the innumerable fish stocks.</p></abstract>

Water is indispensably important for sustenance of life. Wetlands serve as potential reservoirs of water which also harbour coveted bioresources, which sustain animal life. Fish is a potential bioresource for nutrition and offer work places for people. The Asian continent has innumerable wetlands with the Indian sub-continent portraying myriads of wetlands of different kinds, including perennial wetlands (locally called “Beel” or “Taal”), seasonal floodplain wetlands (“Haor”) and river-formed oxbow wetlands (“Anua”). In addition to playing a pivotal role in providing nutrition and work places to the people, wetlands also play a significant role in flood management, in regulating biogeochemical cycles, and above all, perhaps, in the rehabilitation of the innumerable fish stocks.

Wetlands and their Fish Diversity in Assam (India)

Division of Wetlands, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Department of Life Science

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research

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Water is indispensably important for sustenance of life. Wetlands serve as potential reservoirs of water which also harbour coveted bioresources, which sustain...

Wetlands and their Fish Diversity in Assam (India)

Published Online: Jan 21, 2020

Page range: 47 - 94

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2019-0019

Keywords
wetlands, habitat, fish, Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome

© 2019 Devashish Kar, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Wetlands and their Fish Diversity in Assam (India)

Published Online: Jan 21, 2020

Page range: 47 - 94

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/trser-2019-0019

Keywordswetlands, habitat, fish, Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome

© 2019 Devashish Kar, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
wetlands, habitat, fish, Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome