An agro-ecological evaluation of aquaculture integration into farming systems of the Mekong Delta

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 138, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 232-241

  Phong, L T ^a,b   van Dam, A A ^c   Udo, H M J ^b   van Mensvoort, M E F ^b   Tri, L Q ^a   Steenstra, F A ^b   van der Zijpp, A J ^b  

^a CAN THO UNIVERSITY   (Viet Nam)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNESCO IHE INSTITUTE FOR WATER EDUCATION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ECOPATH; Integrated Agriculture Aquaculture; Mekong Delta; Sustainability

Indexed keywords

AGROECOLOGY; AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FARMING SYSTEM; FERTILIZER APPLICATION; FISH; FISH CULTURE; INTEGRATED APPROACH; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUTRIENT CYCLING; NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY; ORCHARD; RICE; SUSTAINABILITY; TRADITIONAL AGRICULTURE;

MEKONG DELTA; VIET NAM;

EID: 77955086101     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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