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Pramanik MMH

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  Dhonagoda River: Threats Investigation of River and Biodiversity for Policy Implementation
  Author(s): Pramanik MMH and Hasan MMPramanik MMH and Hasan MM
  
  The River Dhonagoda is one of the important Rivers of Chandpur district with diverse fish biodiversity and supports livelihood for fisher’s community. The present study was conducted from January 2016 to September 2017 to determine the threats on the River Dhonagoda and fish biodiversity and to document fish species with their present conservation status both in the context of Bangladesh and global aspects. The major threats to Dhonagoda River and its fish biodiversity were found to be the illegal River encroachments, use of River bank soil, indiscriminate killing and overexploitation of fish fry and fingerling, habitat destruction, use of destructive fishing gear and methods, silt bed, water pollution and lack of proper management initiatives. A total of 56 fish species were documented belonging to 9 orders and 23 families. The most dominant order was found to be Siluriformes c.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2150-3508.1000236

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