Improved utilization of pond carrying capacity by increasing initial stocking rates and subsequent stock division

Journal of the World Aquaculture Society

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 20-26

  Terhune, Jeffery S ^a   Schwedler, Thomas E ^a   Collier, John A ^a  

^a CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS;

CARRYING CAPACITY; CHANNEL CATFISH; STOCKING RATE;

EID: 0031444372     PISSN: 08938849     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-7345.1997.tb00957.x     Document Type: Article

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