Biodiversity use and technical performance of freshwater fish aquaculture in different socioeconomic contexts: China and Italy

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 63, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 169-185

  Gomiero, Tiziano ^a   Giampietro, Mario ^b   Bukkens, Sandra G F ^a,b   Paoletti, Maurizio G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO NAZIONALE DELLA NUTRIZIONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Biodiversity; China; Environment; Freshwater fisheries; Italy; Labour; Productivity

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; BIODIVERSITY; FRESHWATER FISH; LABOUR USE; SOCIOECONOMIC CONTEXT; SOCIOECONOMICS;

CHINA; ITALY;

EID: 0030808878     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8809(96)01136-x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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