Survivorship and growth of the sea cucumber Australostichopus (Stichopus) mollis (Hutton 1872) in polyculture trials with green-lipped mussel farms

Aquaculture

Volumn 272, Issue 1-4, 2007, Pages 389-398

  Slater, Matthew J ^a   Carton, Alexander G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Mussel farms; Polyculture; Sea cucumber; Sediments; Stichopus mollis; Waste conversion

Indexed keywords

DENSITY DEPENDENCE; ECHINODERM; GROWTH; MUSSEL CULTURE; POLYCULTURE; SURVIVORSHIP;

AUSTRALASIA; NEW ZEALAND;

AUSTRALOSTICHOPUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA; STICHOPUS; STICHOPUS MOLLIS;

EID: 35748957795     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.07.230     Document Type: Article

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