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Rev. biol. mar. oceanogr. 51(3): 681-687 http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0718-19572016000300019 |
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Use of organic and inorganic fertilization in zero-discharge tanks and ponds and its effects on plankton and shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei performance |
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Héctor M. Esparza-Leal1*, Jesús T. Ponce-Palafox2, Guillermo F. Lara-Anguiano3, Wenceslao Valenzuela-Quiñónez1, Píndaro Álvarez-Ruíz1 and Ely S. López-Álvarez1 |
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1Instituto Politécnico Nacional-CIIDIR Unidad Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes # 250, Guasave, Sinaloa 81101, México
2Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit, CENITT-CBAP, Laboratorio de Bioingeniería Costera, Escuela Nacional de Ingeniería Pesquera, Ciudad de la Cultura Amado Nervo, Tepic, Nayarit 62155, México
3Maestría en Recursos Naturales y Medio Ambiente Program, IPN-CIIDIR Unidad Sinaloa, Boulevard Juan de Dios Bátiz Paredes # 250, Guasave, Sinaloa 81101, México
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of organic (molasses) and inorganic (Nutrilake®) fertilization on plankton, water quality, and shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei performance reared in zero-discharge tanks and ponds. The findings showed that in tanks, the organic fertilization induced highest survival and production, and low total ammonia-N concentration; however, this effect was not observed in the ponds. In both tanks and ponds, the inorganic fertilization increased nitrogen levels. The phytoplankton abundance increased in both tanks/ponds with the fertilization treatments. Shrimp production in the tanks and ponds fertilized almost doubled compared with unfertilized treatments.
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Key words: Litopenaeus vannamei, fertilization, plankton, production |
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