Shrimp polyculture: A potentially profitable, sustainable, but uncommon aquacultural practice

Reviews in Aquaculture

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-85

  Martínez Porchas, Marcel ^a   Martínez Córdova, Luis R ^b   Porchas Cornejo, Marco A ^c   López Elías, José A ^b  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN ALIMENTACIÓN Y DESARROLLO   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SONORA   (Mexico)

^c CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS DEL NOROESTE   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Co culture; Environmental pollution; Shrimp farming; Shrimp industry; Sustainable aquaculture

Indexed keywords

DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA);

EID: 79957445228     PISSN: 17535123     EISSN: 17535131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1753-5131.2010.01023.x     Document Type: Review

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