Water quality and accelerated winter growth of European catfish using an enclosed recirculating system

Water and Environment Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 233-239

  David, Jonathan A ^a  

^a CJC Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Aquaculture; Catfish; Nitrification; Pond; Temperature; Treatment; Winter

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE; FISH; GROWTH KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; WATER TREATMENT;

ENCLOSED RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; WATER TEMPERATURE;

WATER QUALITY;

DISSOLVED OXYGEN; NITROGEN;

AQUACULTURE; FISH; GROWTH KINETICS; NITRIFICATION; TEMPERATURE CONTROL; WATER QUALITY; WATER TREATMENT;

AMMONIA; FISH CULTURE; GROWTH RATE; NITRIFICATION; POND CULTURE; WATER QUALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT; WINTER;

AMBIENT AIR; AQUACULTURE; ARTICLE; BIOFILTER; CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; EUROPE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; NITRIFICATION; NONHUMAN; PH; POND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; THERMOREGULATION; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER TEMPERATURE; WATER TREATMENT; WINTER;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

SILURUS GLANIS;

EID: 34248381643     PISSN: 17476585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1747-6593.2006.00021.x     Document Type: Article

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