The impacts of grazing by tilapias (Oreochromis niloticus L.) on periphyton communities growing on artificial substrate in cages

Aquaculture

Volumn 186, Issue 1-2, 2000, Pages 45-60

  Huchette, Sylvain M H ^a   Beveridge, Malcolm C M ^a   Baird, Donald J ^a   Ireland, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b CAGES Project   (Bangladesh)

Author keywords

Bangladesh; Cages; Grazing; Periphyton; Tilapias

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; GRAZING; PERIPHYTON; PRIMARY PRODUCTION;

BANGLADESH;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS;

EID: 0034212919     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0044-8486(99)00365-8     Document Type: Article

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