Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture

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Optimum harvest time in aquaculture: An application of economic principles to a Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), growth model

Abstract: A simple method is presented for determining the optimum time to harvest fish and the effect of fertilization type on optimum harvest time for aquaculture. […]

  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): R.R. Springborn; A.L. Jensen; W. Y. B. Chang; C. Engle
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Reporting fish growth: A review of the basics

Abstract: Aquaculturists typically report growth using absolute (g/d), relative (% increase in body weight), and specific growth rates (%/d). Less frequently, von Bertalanffy Growth Functions (VBGF) […]

  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): Kevin D. Hopkins
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Pond history as a source of error in fish culture experiments: A quantitative assessment using covariate analysis

Abstract: Nine successive 5-month experiments, which examined relationships between fertilization strategies (with chicken manure, triple superphosphate and urea), water quality and yields of Nile tilipia (Oreochromis […]

  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): Christopher F. Knud-Hansen
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Modification of stratified temperature model to accommodate reduced data inputs: identifying critical requirements

Abstract: Accurate characterization of temperature stratification in ponds used for aquaculture is of critical importance in understanding how these ponds may be constructed, oriented, or otherwise […]

  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): Steven D. Culberson; Raul H. Piedrahita
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Bioenergetic modelling of effects of fertilization, stocking density, and spawning on growth of the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.)

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  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): K.M. Liu; W.Y.B. Chang
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Classification and management of earthen aquaculture ponds, with emphasis on the role of the soil

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  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): J.R. Bowman
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation

Total and available nutrients in manures for pond aquaculture

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  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): S.S. Nath
  • Type of Document: Thesis or Dissertation

Ninth Annual Administrative Report

Contains an Overview of activities undertaken by the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture CRSP between 1990 and 1991.

  • Date of Publication: 1991
  • Author(s): Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program
  • Type of Document: Annual Report

Modeling water quality in aquaculture ecosystems

Abstract: The techniques and uses of computer models, future developments, and applications of computer modeling in aquaculture are reviewed. The General characteristics of aquaculture ecosystems are […]

  • Date of Publication: 1991
  • Author(s): Raul H. Piedrahita
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Engineering aspects of warmwater hatchery design

Abstract: Engineering considerations for the design of hatchery systems for warmwater fishes are presented in this paper. The material is presented as it relates to specific […]

  • Date of Publication: 1991
  • Author(s): Raul H. Piedrahita
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document