Global sturgeon aquaculture production: An overview

Journal of Applied Ichthyology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-175

  Bronzi, P ^a   Rosenthal, H ^a   Gessner, J ^b  

^a IGB Berlin ^*  (Germany)

^b Inst Water Ecol/Inland Fisheries   (Germany)

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EID: 79953085335     PISSN: 01758659     EISSN: 14390426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0426.2011.01757.x     Document Type: Review

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