Sponge-fishing, disease and farming in the Mediterranean Sea

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 485-493

  Pronzato, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Eutrophication; Integrated mariculture system; Mediterranean; Organic waste; Sponge

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; FISHERY; MARICULTURE; SPONGE;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

HIPPOSPONGIA; PORIFERA; SPONGIA;

EID: 0032723252     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-0755(199909/10)9:5<485::AID-AQC362>3.0.CO;2-N     Document Type: Article

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