An empirical model for predicting degradation of organic solids in fish culture systems based on short-term observations

Aquaculture

Volumn 154, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 173-179

  Van Rijn, Jaap ^a   Nussinovitch, Amos ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Degradation; Empirical model; Exponential model; Organic matter; Sludge

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; FISH CULTURE; MODEL; ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0030846317     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(97)00048-3     Document Type: Article

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