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Studies on the infestation of an isopod crustacean, Cirolana fluviatilis in some parts of the Cochin backwaters, Kerala

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Title Studies on the infestation of an isopod crustacean, Cirolana fluviatilis in some parts of the Cochin backwaters, Kerala
 
Creator Mathew, K J
Selvaraj, G S D
Naomi, T S
Varghese, Molly
Sridhar, N
Sridhar, Manpal
Antony, Geetha
Leelabhai, K S
Anilkumar, R
Solomon, K
 
Subject Crustacean Fisheries
Marine Biodiversity
 
Description In July 1994 reports appeared in the media about the large scale occurrence of a tiny 'antlike
fish killer' in the Kumbalangi-Perumpadappu area of the Cochin backwaters causing threat to
the aquatic living resources.The CMFRI initiated an investigation on the problems. The isopod C.Jluviatilis is a commonly occurring organism in the Cochin backwaters and elsewhere. It is a voracious carnivore which if present in very large numbers can cause a threat to the living resources in the estuarine water area. Population explosion of this isopod has now taken place in the Kumbalangi - Perumpadappu area. The reason for the unprecedented population explosion of this isopod in the Kumbalangi- Perumpadappu area is the recent changes taken place in the ecosystem there.
 
Publisher CMFRI;Kochi
 
Date 1994-08
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
Format application/pdf
 
Language en
 
Identifier http://eprints.cmfri.org.in/3537/1/Article_03.pdf
Mathew, K J and Selvaraj, G S D and Naomi, T S and Varghese, Molly and Sridhar, N and Sridhar, Manpal and Antony, Geetha and Leelabhai, K S and Anilkumar, R and Solomon, K (1994) Studies on the infestation of an isopod crustacean, Cirolana fluviatilis in some parts of the Cochin backwaters, Kerala. Marine Fisheries Information Service, Technical and Extension Series, 131. pp. 1-10.