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Effluents of Shrimp Farms and Its Influence on the Coastal Ecosystems of Bahía de Kino, Mexico
Joint Authors
Barraza-Guardado, Ramón H.
Arreola-Lizárraga, José A.
López-Torres, Marco A.
Casillas-Hernández, Ramón
Miranda-Baeza, Anselmo
Magallón-Barrajas, Francisco
Ibarra-Gámez, Cuauhtemoc
Source
Issue
Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2013-06-02
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Medicine
Information Technology and Computer Science
Abstract EN
The impact on coastal ecosystems of suspended solids, organic matter, and bacteria in shrimp farm effluents is presented.
Sites around Bahía de Kino were selected for comparative evaluation.
Effluent entering Bahia Kino (1) enters Laguna La Cruz (2).
A control site (3) was outside the influence of effluents.
Water quality samples were collected every two weeks during the shrimp culture period.
Our data show that the material load in shrimp farm effluents changes biogeochemical processes and aquatic health of the coastal ecosystem.
Specifically, the suspended solids, particulate organic matter, chlorophyll a, viable heterotrophic bacteria, and Vibrio-like bacteria in the bay and lagoon were two- to three-fold higher than the control site.
This can be mitigated by improvements in the management of aquaculture systems.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Barraza-Guardado, Ramón H.& Arreola-Lizárraga, José A.& López-Torres, Marco A.& Casillas-Hernández, Ramón& Miranda-Baeza, Anselmo& Magallón-Barrajas, Francisco…[et al.]. 2013. Effluents of Shrimp Farms and Its Influence on the Coastal Ecosystems of Bahía de Kino, Mexico. The Scientific World Journal،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032769
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Barraza-Guardado, Ramón H.…[et al.]. Effluents of Shrimp Farms and Its Influence on the Coastal Ecosystems of Bahía de Kino, Mexico. The Scientific World Journal No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032769
American Medical Association (AMA)
Barraza-Guardado, Ramón H.& Arreola-Lizárraga, José A.& López-Torres, Marco A.& Casillas-Hernández, Ramón& Miranda-Baeza, Anselmo& Magallón-Barrajas, Francisco…[et al.]. Effluents of Shrimp Farms and Its Influence on the Coastal Ecosystems of Bahía de Kino, Mexico. The Scientific World Journal. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1032769
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1032769