Nitrogen budgets for the areolated grouper Epinephelus areolatus cultured under laboratory conditions and in open-sea cages

Marine Ecology Progress Series

Volumn 186, Issue , 1999, Pages 271-281

  Leung, K M Y ^a,b   Chu, J C W ^a   Wu, R S S ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assimilation efficiency; Grouper; Nitrogen budget

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; NITROGEN; PERCID;

EPINEPHELUS AREOLATUS; PERCIDAE; PERCIFORMES; SALMONIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033578583     PISSN: 01718630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3354/meps186271     Document Type: Article

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