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An intra-farm study of production factors and productivity for shrimp farms in Bangladesh: an index approach
Type: Journal Article
The production characteristics of shrimp farming in Bangladesh are reported based on a panel of farms for the period 1998 to 2002. The data allow for a profit decomposition based on the Törnqvist index, where differences ...
Sustainability as a dialogue of values: Challenges to the sociology of development
Type: Journal Article
Even in an increasingly polarized climate of global policy-making, the ideal of “sustainable development” retains currency across a remarkably broad swath of the political spectrum in debating alternative scenarios for the ...
Mediating effects of sea urchins on interactions among coral, algae and herbivorous fish in the lagoon at Moorea, French Polynesia.
Type: Journal Article
The relative importance of grazing by sea urchins in influencing the composition and structure of coral reef habitats has only occasionally been explored experimentally, and never on the coral reefs of Oceania, where both ...
Land use and cover changes in the Likangala catchment of the Lake Chilwa basin, Malawi: implications for managing a tropical wetland
Type: Journal Article
This study analyses land use and cover changes in the Likangala River catchment of Lake Chilwa, Malawi, an endorheic tropical African lake. It also examines how land use-related physico-chemical and hydrological parameters ...
Impact of stocking on yield in small reservoirs in Andhra Pradesh, India
Type: Journal Article
The relationships between surface area, stocking density and fish yield in 40 small reservoirs in India between 1994 and 1999 were examined. A significant positive correlation (r = 0.6) was found between stocking density ...
Water resources, forests and ecosystem goods and services
Type: Book Chapter
The chapter begins with an overview of the water system in the Congo Basin, presents a synopsis of select hydrological goods and services, describes the relationship between forests and water resources in large river systems ...
Proceedings of the workshop on locally-based management of natural resources (especially living aquatic resources)
Type: Conference Proceedings
This book contains the summaries of various sessions presented at the "Workshop on Locally-Based Management of Natural Resources" held at Neak Pean Hotel in Siem Reap, Cambodia during 10-11 April 2001. The workshop discussed ...
WorldFish Corporate Card [French version]
Type: Brochure
Navigating the institutional landscape: introduction and overview
Type: Book
Southeast Asia is one of the world's most productive areas in terms of fisheries and other coastal resources. These resources are important to the local, regional and national economies. Coastal areas are also the focus ...
The European union's 2010 target: putting rare species in focus
Type: Journal Article
The European Union has adopted the ambitious target of halting the loss of biodiversity by 2010. Several indicators have been proposed to assess progress towards the 2010 target, two of them addressing directly the issue ...