Apparent ammonia-nitrogen production rates of white sturgeon (acipenser transmontanus) in commercial aquaculture systems

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-55

  Thomas, Steven L ^a   Piedrahita, Raul H ^a  

^a Univ of California   (United States)

Author keywords

Acipenser transmontanus; Ammonia production; Sturgeon

Indexed keywords

EID: 0002431642     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0144-8609(97)01014-5     Document Type: Article

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