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dc.contributor.authorUntawale, A.G.
dc.date.accessioned2009-01-10T11:51:48Z
dc.date.available2009-01-10T11:51:48Z
dc.date.issued1999
dc.identifier.citationProceedings of the Workshop on Integrated Coastal and Marine Area Management Plan for Goa, 139-150p.
dc.identifier.urihttp://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1851
dc.description.abstractThe status of marine biodiversity and factors responsible for the degradation and loss of marine biodiversity are discussed. Goa has abundant marine wealth. Phytoplankton, marine algae, manglicolous fungi, seagrasses, mangrove flora and other coastal vegetation are some of the important, major components of marine biodiversity of Goa. Man made activities such as land reclamation, deforestation, industrialisation and overexploitation is posing threat to these marine biota and the ecosystem. However this threat, danger can prevented with effective conservation and management plans. This would include education and public awareness, scientific research wetland restoration etc.
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherICMAM-PD, Chennai (India)
dc.rightsCopyright [1999]. All efforts have been made to respect the copyright to the best of our knowledge. Inadvertent omissions, if brought to our notice, stand for correction and withdrawal of document from this repository.
dc.subjectbiota
dc.subjectaquatic communities
dc.subjectmangrove swamps
dc.subjectphytoplankton
dc.subjectalgae
dc.subjectresource conservation
dc.subjectenvironmental protection
dc.subjecturbanization
dc.subjectcoastal zone management
dc.titleStatus and strategies for marine biodiversity of Goa
dc.typeConference Article


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