An international survey of aquaponics practitioners

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Love, David C ^a,b   Fry, Jillian P ^a,b   Genello, Laura ^a,b   Hill, Elizabeth S ^c   Frederick, J Adam ^d   Li, Ximin ^e   Semmens, Ken ^f  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Johns Hopkins University   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^e JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f West Virginia University Extension Service   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL FOOD; AQUAPONICS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; DEMOGRAPHY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FARMING SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FRUITING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HERB; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEAFY GREEN VEGETABLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; ORNAMENTAL SPECIES; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PISCICULTURE; SAMPLING; TILAPIA; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLE; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT; ANIMAL; AQUACULTURE; FISH; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYDROPONICS; INTERNET; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRENDS;

ANIMALS; AQUACULTURE; FISHES; HUMANS; HYDROPONICS; INTERNET; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; VEGETABLES;

EID: 84904315355     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0102662     Document Type: Article

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