Sustainable aquaculture in ponds: Principles, practices and limits

Livestock Science

Volumn 139, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 58-68

  Bosma, Roel H ^a   Verdegem, Marc C J ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

C:N ratio; Economic sustainability; Periphyton; Social sustainability; Sustainable aquaculture

Indexed keywords

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EID: 79957976487     PISSN: 18711413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.livsci.2011.03.017     Document Type: Article

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