A conceptual production model for freshwater crayfish pond culture incorporating detrital forage
Mitchell, B D ; Anderson, T ; Silva, S S ; Collins, R O ; Chavez, J R ; Jones, P L ; Austin, C M
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Published 1995
Oxford, UK : Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Published 1995
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1365-2109
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Blackwell Publishing Journal Backfiles 1879-2005
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Agriculture, Forestry, Horticulture, Fishery, Domestic Science, Nutrition
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A production model is presented for semi-intensive freshwater crayfish culture ponds incorporating detrital forage. The conceptual model is developed from five submodels of trophic-dynamic interactions within the pond ecosystem. The model includes microbially enhanced detrital forage (MEDF) produced from plant matter grown in the pond as a significant component of nutrition. The model is proposed as an aid to understanding pond-based aquaculture techniques that rely upon manipulating the characteristics of MEDF. The significance of MEDF as a source of nutrition in aquaculture is discussed.
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Electronic Resource
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