Effects of stocking density on production and economics of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) and freshwater prawn (Macrobrachium rosenbergii) polyculture in periphyton-based systems

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 38, Issue 16, 2007, Pages 1759-1769

  Uddin, M Shahab ^a   Rahman, S M Shamsul ^b   Azim, M Ekram ^c   Wahab, M Abdul ^b   Verdegem, M C Jarc ^a   Verreth, Johan A J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BANGLADESH AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (Bangladesh)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Freshwater prawn; Net margin; Periphyton; Polyculture; Stocking density; Tilapia

Indexed keywords

BAMBOO; CHLOROPHYLL A; CICHLID; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRUSTACEAN; DRY MATTER; FISHERY ECONOMICS; PERIPHYTON; POLYCULTURE; STOCKING DENSITY;

ALGAE; MACROBRACHIUM ROSENBERGII; OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; TILAPIA;

EID: 36649033342     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2007.01837.x     Document Type: Article

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