Evaluation of a sodium hydroxymethanesulfonate product for reducing total ammonia nitrogen in a small-scale rotifer batch culture system

North American Journal of Aquaculture

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 199-205

  Riche, Marty ^a   Pfeiffer, Timothy J ^a   Garcia, Javier ^b,c  

^a U S HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PINGTUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); BRACHIONUS ROTUNDIFORMIS; CRUSTACEA; MOLLUSCA; ROTIFERA;

EID: 33845329514     PISSN: 15222055     EISSN: 15488454     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1577/A05-063.1     Document Type: Article

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