Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) grazing on duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza)

Aquaculture International

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 325-336

  Pípalová, Irena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Feeding on aquatic plants; Giant duckweed (Spirodela polyrhiza); Grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella); Growth rate; Nitrogen; Phosphorus

Indexed keywords

AQUATIC PLANT; FISH CULTURE; GRAZING; GROWTH; NUTRIENT; PHYTOPLANKTON; STOCKING DENSITY; WATER CHEMISTRY;

ALGAE; CTENOPHARYNGODON IDELLA; CYPRINUS CARPIO; LEMNA; POLYRHIZA; SPIRODELA POLYRRHIZA;

EID: 0242307150     PISSN: 09676120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025703227216     Document Type: Article

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