Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture

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A pilot study on the spatial and temporal soil moisture distribution in integrated crop-fishwetland and crop-wetland agroecosystems in Zomba-East, Malawi

Abstract: Integration of aquaculture into existing agricultural systems has been reported to improve productivity and ecological sustainability through better water management, improved soil fertility arising from […]

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  • Author(s): Daniel Jamu
  • Type of Document: Conference Proceeding or Document

Nonparametric Estimation of Returns to Investment in Honduras Shrimp Research

Abstract: Economic returns to the investment in shrimp research in Honduras by Auburn University researchers, as a part of the Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture Collaborative Research Support Program […]

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  • Author(s): Siddhartha Dasgupta and Carole R. Engle
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Managing the accumulation of organic matter deposited on the bottom of shrimp ponds . . . Do chemical and biological probiotics really work?

Abstract: Accumulation of organic matter increases oxygen demand and the development of reducing and acidic conditions in bottoms soils. Deterioration of soil and water quality in […]

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  • Author(s): Stanislaus Sonnenholzner; Claude Boyd
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Pond soil pH measurementq

Abstract: Soil pH often is measured in samples from the bottoms of aquaculture ponds. Several different techniques for soil pH are used. This study considered the […]

  • Date of Publication: n.d.
  • Author(s): Taworn Thunjai; Claude E. Boyd; Karen Dube
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Efectos en la rentabilidad y las estrategias de manejo de las fincas en Honduras, por las tasas de sobrevivencia del Camaron blanco

Abstract: Honduras es el productor de camaron cultivado mas importante entre los paises del Istmo Centroamericano, con un columen total de produccion de 12,000 TM, de […]

  • Date of Publication: n.d.
  • Author(s): Diego Valderrama y Carole R. Engle
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Ten-year simulations of organic matter concentrations in tropical aquaculture ponds using the multiple pool modeling approach

Abstract: The accumulation rate of organic matter has been used to develop guidelines on sediment management in tropical aquaculture ponds. However, there is conflicting evidence as […]

  • Date of Publication: n.d.
  • Author(s): Daniel M. Jamu; Raul H. Piedrahita
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

An organic matter and nitrogen dynamics model for the ecological analysis of integrated aquaculture/agriculture systems: I. model development and calibration

Abstract: A dynamic and mechanistic mass balance model (Integrated Aquaculture/Agriculture System model, or IAAS) for predicting nitrogen and organic matter outputs from aquaculture ponds and their […]

  • Date of Publication: n.d.
  • Author(s): D. M. Jamu; R. H. Piedrahita
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

An organic matter and nitrogen dynamics model for the ecological analysis of integrated aquaculture/agriculture systems: II. Model evaluation and application

Abstract: The performance of a model developed to simulate organic matter and nitrogen dynamics in integrated aquaculture/ agriculture systems was evaluated using sensitivity analysis and model […]

  • Date of Publication: n.d.
  • Author(s): D. M. Jamu; R. H. Piedrahita
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

A comparative analysis of the fixed-input, computer modeling, and algal bioassay approaches for identifying pond fertilization requirements for semi-intensive aquaculture

Abstract: This paper compares three different strategies/treatments for determining fertilization rates for producing natural foods in semi-intensive aquaculture ponds. The first strategy used a predetermined, fixed-input […]

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  • Author(s): C. Knud-Hansen; H. Guttman; K. Hopkins
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Gamitana (Colossoma macropomum) and Paco (Piaractus brachypomus) culture in floating cages in the Peruvian Amazon

Abstract: In April 1999, the Institute for Investigations of the Peruvian Amazon (IIAP) located in Iquitos (Loreto region) with the Italian NGO Terra Nuova and Southern […]

  • Date of Publication: n.d.
  • Author(s): Fernando Alcantara B.; Carlos Chavez V.; Luciano Rodriguez C.; S. Tello
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article