Water quality assessment of River Ganga for conservation of Gangetic dolphins (Platanista gangetica) at Garhmukteshwar

82 km stretch of River Ganga from Garhmukteshwar to Narora has been declared as Ramsar site because it inhabits rare and endangered Gangetic dolphins (Platanista gangetica). Dominance of Molluscs and Annelida communities of benthic macroinvertebrates provide proper feeding habitat for dolphins at m...

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Published in:	Environment Conservation Journal
Main Authors:	Anupama Gaur, Pratima Akolkar, M. P. Arora
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Action for Sustainable Efficacious Development and Awareness 2009-12-01
Subjects:	Habitat Benthic macro-invertebrates Endangered Bio-monitoring
Online Access:	https://journal.environcj.in/index.php/ecj/article/view/1971

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