Title of article :
Fish fauna of Wular Wetland (Ramsar site in Kashmir Himalayas, India)
Author/Authors :
BRRAICH ، Onkar Singh - Punjabi University , MALIK ، Irshad Ahmad - Punjabi University
Abstract :
Wular wetland, a Ramsar Site in Kashmir Himalayas supports rich fishery of native snow trouts and hereby we report the fish fauna of this wetland. Also two exotic species are reported from this site for the first time. This wetland is threatened by point and non- point sources of pollution and also disturbances in the catchment areas with deforestation.
Keywords :
Ichthyofauna , Fish diversity , Anthropogenic activities , Threats
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Ichthyology
Journal title :
Iranian Journal of Ichthyology