The effect of periphyton substrate density on production in freshwater polyculture ponds

Aquaculture

Volumn 232, Issue 1-4, 2004, Pages 441-453

  Azim, M E ^a   Wahab, M A ^b   Biswas, P K ^b   Asaeda, T ^a   Fujino, T ^a   Verdegem, M C J ^c  

^a SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biofilms; Indian major carps; Periphyton; Polyculture; Substrate density

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; PERIPHYTON; POLYCULTURE; SUBSTRATE;

ALGAE; CATLA CATLA; CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINUS CARPIO; LABEO; LABEO ROHITA; MORULIUS CALBASU;

EID: 1542673102     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2003.08.010     Document Type: Article

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