Fish as potential biocontrollers of Gracilaria (Rhodophyta) culture

Aquaculture

Volumn 145, Issue 1-4, 1996, Pages 113-118

  Friedlander, Michael ^a   Weintraub, Nora ^a   Freedman, Arik ^a   Sheer, Joni ^a   Snovsky, Zvi ^b   Shapiro, Jim ^b   Kissil, George Wm ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY   (Israel)

^b EXTENSION SERVICE   (Israel)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR MARICULTURE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Biological control; Copepods; Gracilaria; Grazing; Ulva

Indexed keywords

ALGAL CULTURE; BIOCONTROL AGENT; BIOLOGICAL CONTROL; COPEPODS; EPIPHYTE; EPIPHYTES; FISH; GRAZING; SEAWEED CULTURE;

APHANIUS DISPAR; CLADOPHORA PELLUCIDA; COPEPODA; DIPLODUS ANNULARIS; ECTOCARPUS CONFERVOIDES; ENTEROMORPHA COMPRESSA; GRACILARIA; TILAPIA ZILLII; ULVA LACTUCA;

EID: 0030587670     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(96)01350-6     Document Type: Article

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