Sedimentation and sediment characteristics in sea cucumber Apostichopus japonicus (Selenka) culture ponds

Aquaculture Research

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 14-21

  Ren, Yichao ^a   Dong, Shuanglin ^a   Wang, Fang ^a   Gao, Qinfeng ^a   Tian, Xiangli ^a   Liu, Feng ^a  

^a Ocean University of China   (China)

Author keywords

Chlorophyll; Pheophytin; POC; PON; Ponds; Sea cucumber; Sediment; Sedimentation; TP

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL ECOSYSTEM; CHLOROPHYLL A; DEEP-SEA SEDIMENT; ECHINODERM; ESTIVATION; HIBERNATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; RESUSPENSION; SEASONALITY; SEDIMENT CHEMISTRY; SEDIMENTATION;

CHINA; RONGCHENG; SHANDONG;

APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS; CUCUMIS SATIVUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 78650081345     PISSN: 1355557X     EISSN: 13652109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2109.2010.02483.x     Document Type: Article

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