Salinity gradients play a critical role in structuring penaeid shrimp assemblages in tropical estuaries. The present study aimed to evaluate salinity-driven spatial segregation, diversity structure, and marine-estuarine connectivity of penaeid shrimps in Ashtamudi Lake, a Ramsar-...
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Research Article10.9734/ajee/2026/v25i2892
This study presents a spatio-temporal assessment of soil nutrient dynamics across five representative ecosites of Ashtamudi Lake, a tropical Ramsar-designated estuarine wetland on the southwest coast of India. Seasonal soil sampling was conducted during pre-monsoon, monsoon, and...
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Research Article10.9734/jgeesi/2026/v30i21023
The genus Curcuma comprises numerous morphologically allied species whose delimitation is frequently complicated by overlapping vegetative characters and intraspecific variability. Among these, Curcuma decipiens and Curcuma inodora have long posed taxonomic challenges owing to pa...
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Research Article10.9734/ijpss/2026/v38i15955
The Pamba River is a major west-flowing river of Kerala that supports domestic water supply, agriculture, fisheries, pilgrimage activities, and wetland ecosystems. The present study assesses the spatial variation in physicochemical water quality along two hydrologically contrasti...
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Research Article10.9734/ijecc/2026/v16i15224
Ashtamudi Lake is a Ramsar-designated protected estuarine ecosystem where salinity levels strongly influence which species live in different areas. This study investigated the distribution and feeding ecology of 20 carnivorous fish species out of 97 total fish species found acros...
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Research Article10.9734/ajfar/2025/v27i121046