Impact of solid shrimp pond waste materials on mangrove growth and mortality: a case study from Pak Phanang, Thailand

One of the most serious threats to tropical mangrove ecosystems caused by shrimp farming activities is the poor management of pond waste materials. We hypothesise that mangroves can tolerate chemical residues discharged from shrimp farms and can be used as biofilters, but the capability of mangroves...

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Published in:	Hydrobiologia Vol. 591; no. 1; pp. 47 - 57
Main Authors:	Vaiphasa, C, de Boer, W. F, Skidmore, A. K, Panitchart, S, Vaiphasa, T, Bamrongrugsa, N, Santitamnont, P
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Dordrecht Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands 01.10.2007 Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:	Agricultural wastes algal toxicity antibiotics Aquaculture Aquatic ecosystems Avicennia marina Biofilters Biosphere Bruguiera Bruguiera cylindrica case studies Chemical pollution Chemical residues chemicals Climate change colombia Dominant species ecology ecosystems effluent environmental impact Excoecaria agallocha Farms Geosphere Lumnitzera racemosa Mangrove Mangroves Marine biology Mortality pollution Ponds remote sensing removal Salinity Salinization Salt lakes Sedimentation Sedimentation rates Sediments Shellfish farming shrimp shrimp culture Shrimp farm Thailand Waste materials wetland Thailand, Nakhon Si Thammarat Prov., Pak Phanang Thailand
ISSN:	0018-8158, 1573-5117
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