Pond Dynamics/Aquaculture

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Production of Freshwater Prawns in the Mekong Delta

Abstract: The Mekong River flows through southern Vietnam in two major branches, encompassing a 39,550- km2 delta with 14.2 million inhabitants. With open access to vast […]

  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): C. Kwei Lin; Christopher Lee
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

A Standard Format for Design and Evaluation of Pond Experiments

Abstract: The US Agency for International Development (US AID) funds a number of Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSPs), which conduct research on a variety of food […]

  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): James P. Szyper
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Influence of site and season on water quality and tilapia production in Panama and Honduras

Abstract: Data from two years of standardized experimental protocols in Panama and Honduras were analyzed to ascertain the influence of site and season on production of […]

  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): D.R. Teichert-Coddington; B.W. Green; R.P. Phelps
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Tilapia culture in saline waters: a review

Abstract: This review attempts to evaluate the potential of tilapia culture in saline waters and in the process employs biological, economic and environmental considerations in the […]

  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): Arul V. Suresh; C. Kwei Lin
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Analyzing standard curves in the chemistry of waters used for aquaculture

Abstract: The fundamental principle in colorimetric analyses of water chemistry is the relationship between concentration of a particular chemical and color intensity. Color intensity is determined […]

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

Diel cycles of planktonic respiration rates in briefly incubated water samples from a fertile earthen pond

Abstract: Planktonic community respiration rates were assessed every 30 min through two 48-h periods in near-surface water taken automatically from a fertilized earthen pond and incubated […]

  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): James P. Szyper; Joel Z. Rosenfeld; Raul H. Piedrahita; Philip Giovannini
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

Relationship between wind speed and reaeration in small aquaculture ponds

Abstract: Two 1000 m2 ponds at the El Carao National Aquculture Center at Comayagua, Honduras were deoxygenated by treatment with sodium sulfite and cobalt chloride, and […]

  • Date of Publication: 1992
  • Author(s): Claude E. Boyd; David Teichert-Coddington
  • Type of Document: Scholarly Article

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