Carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus loadings from tilapia fish cages in Lake Malawi and factors influencing their magnitude

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2011, Pages 93-101

  Gondwe, Mangaliso J S ^a   Guildford, Stephanie J ^b   Hecky, Robert E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

Author keywords

C N P mass balances; Cage aquaculture; Eutrophication; Lake Malawi; Nutrient loads; Tilapia culture

Indexed keywords

CAGE AQUACULTURE; FEED QUALITY; FEEDING RATE; FISH CAGES; FISH SPECIES; GREAT LAKES; JUVENILE FISH; LARGE SIZES; LITTORAL ZONE; MARKET SIZES; MASS BALANCE; NEAR-SHORE WATERS; NEW SOURCES; NUTRIENT LOADS; NUTRIENT LOSS; PHOSPHORUS LOADING; PRODUCTION CYCLE; PRODUCTION RECORD; PRODUCTION STRATEGY; STOCKING DENSITY; SURROUNDING ENVIRONMENT; TARGET SIZE; TILAPIA CULTURE;

AQUACULTURE; EUTROPHICATION; FEEDING; FISH; LAKES; PHOSPHORUS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

NUTRIENTS;

CAGE CULTURE; CARBON; CICHLID; ENDEMIC SPECIES; EUTROPHICATION; FEEDING MECHANISM; FISHERY PRODUCTION; HARVESTING; INTERTIDAL ENVIRONMENT; NITROGEN; PHOSPHORUS; STOCKING DENSITY;

EAST AFRICAN LAKES; LAKE MALAWI;

CICHLIDAE; TILAPIA;

EID: 79952698272     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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