An integrated recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) for land-based fish farming: The effects on water quality and fish production

Aquacultural Engineering

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 93-102

  Zhang, Shi Yang ^a   Li, Gu ^a   Wu, Hui Bi ^a   Liu, Xing Guo ^a   Yao, Yan Hong ^a   Tao, Ling ^a   Liu, Huang ^a  

^a SOUTH CHINA SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

Author keywords

Constructed wetland; Culture efficacy; Recirculating aquaculture system; Sensitive species; Water quality

Indexed keywords

AQUACULTURE INDUSTRY; AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS; CHANNEL CATFISH; CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; CULTURE METHODS; DISSOLVED SOLIDS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FIELD EXPERIMENT; FILTER-FEEDING; FISH FARMING; FISH PRODUCTION; GROWING SEASON; HORIZONTAL SUBSURFACE FLOW CONSTRUCTED WETLANDS; HYDRAULIC LOADING RATES; NUTRIENT RETENTION; OLIGOTROPHIC CONDITIONS; PEARSON CORRELATION; RAPID EXPANSION; RECIRCULATING AQUACULTURE SYSTEM; RECIRCULATIONS; SENSITIVE SPECIES; SILVER CARP; SUBTROPICAL AREA; SURVIVAL RATE; SUSPENDED SOLIDS; TROPHIC STATUS; WATER USAGE; WETLAND SYSTEMS;

AQUACULTURE; CORRELATION METHODS; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FISH; LAKES; NUTRIENTS; WATER QUALITY; WETLANDS;

BIOCHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND;

AQUACULTURE PRODUCTION; CONSTRUCTED WETLAND; CORRELATION; DISSOLVED OXYGEN; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FILTER FEEDER; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NUTRIENT DYNAMICS; ORGANIC MATTER; PH; PURIFICATION; RECIRCULATING SYSTEM; SEDIMENTATION; SUBSURFACE FLOW; SUSPENDED LOAD; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TELEOST; WATER POLLUTION; WATER QUALITY;

CYPRINIDAE; HYPOPHTHALMICHTHYS NOBILIS; ICTALURUS PUNCTATUS; PELTEOBAGRUS FULVIDRACO; SPINIBARBUS;

EID: 82655172406     PISSN: 01448609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaeng.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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