Ammonia and urea excretion rates of California halibut (Paralichthys californicus, Ayres) under farm-like conditions

Aquaculture

Volumn 271, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 227-243

  Merino, German E ^a,b   Piedrahita, Raul H ^c   Conklin, Douglas E ^c  

^a Universidad Católica del Norte   (Chile)

^b CENTRO DE ESTUDIOS AVANZADOS EN ZONAS ÁRIDAS CEAZA   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonia excretion; California halibut; Flatfish; Paralichthys californicus; Recirculating aquacultural system; Urea excretion

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FEEDING; FISHERY MANAGEMENT; FLATFISH; NITROGEN; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; UREA;

PARALICHTHYS CALIFORNICUS; PLEURONECTIFORMES;

EID: 34548250877     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.06.027     Document Type: Article

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