3种水质调控方式下刺参池塘初级生产力的周年变化

通过对自然纳潮、微孔曝气、养水机池塘不同水层初级生产力及其相关参数的研究,分析养水机对初级生产力的影响。结果表明,3种水质调控方式池塘,初级生产力年均值、P/R值均以养水机池塘最高,微孔曝气池塘次之,自然纳潮池塘最低。养水机池塘、微孔曝气池塘、自然纳潮池塘的初级生产力年均值分别为(6.22±0.54)、(5.37±0.60)、(4.69±0.53) gO_2/(m~2·d)。3种水质调控方式下,养水机池塘30～50 cm水层和50～100cm水层初级生产力差异不显著,而微孔曝气池塘和自然纳潮池塘这两水层之间初级生产力差异显著,且养水机池塘50～100 cm的水层初级生产力显著高于微孔曝气和自然纳潮池塘。研究表明,养水机能显著提高刺参池塘50 cm以下水层的初级生产力,缩小上层和下层初级生产力之间的差距,从而提高池塘水体总初级生产力,为刺参饵料和池塘物质快速循环提供基本保障。     

3种水质调控方式下参池沉积物—水界面N、P通量的研究

为探究不同水质调控方式下仿刺参池塘沉积物—水界面N、P营养盐物质交换,采用沉积物—水界面N、P营养盐扩散通量室内培养法,研究2015年10月至2016年9月位于庄河市海参养殖基地的自然纳潮、微孔曝气(空压机0.1 kW/667 m~2)和养水机(750 kW/h)3种不同水质调控技术下605 m×85 m参池沉积物—水界面N、P通量。试验结果显示,自然纳潮和微孔曝气池塘的NO_x~-通量的变化为-36.0～10.8、-12.0～7.8 mg/(m~2·d),且在3月、7月和8月产生了负通量,通量值于7月分别达到了全年最低[-36.0、-12.0 mg/(m~2·d)],而养水机池塘全年均为正值且变化为0.6～5.4 mg/(m~2·d);自然纳潮池塘、微孔曝气池塘NH_4~+通量变化为-102.6～71.4、-90.6～78.0 mg/(m~2·d),在7、8月均为负值,而养水机池塘全年均为正值且变化为5.4～81.6 mg/(m~2·d);3种参池PO_4~(3-)通量全年均为正值且于7、8月达到最大,变化为自然纳潮池塘18.6～76.2 mg/(m~2·d)、微孔曝气池塘30.0～73.2 mg/(m~2·d)、养水机池塘29.4～50.4 mg/(m~2·d);养水机池塘沉积物—水界面N、P通量极差较另两池塘均最小。试验结果表明,养水机的作用有助于池底形成稳定氧化环境,有利于池底N、P物质释放。     

不同管理方式对参池颗粒物质沉降作用及沉积物的影响

为探究不同管理方式对刺参养殖池塘(简称参池)沉降颗粒物及相关底泥、水体指标的影响,分别测定9口参池(分为养水机、自然纳潮、微孔曝气3组参池,每组3个重复)颗粒物质在四季的平均沉降量和水平空间分布情况,底泥有机质含量和弧菌(Vibrio)总数,水体营养盐含量、浮游植物生物量和净初级生产力。结果显示,自然纳潮和微孔曝气池塘颗粒物质平均沉降量的季节、水平分布均无显著差异(P>0.05);养水机池塘颗粒物质平均沉降量在夏季为(30.33±2.46) g/(m2?d),极显著高于另外2组参池(P<0.01),在冬季为(7.49±1.17) g/(m2?d),显著低于另外2组参池(P<0.05);在水平分布上,养水机池塘沉降颗粒物的分布较另外2组参池更均匀;在相同季节,养水机池塘底泥有机质含量和弧菌总数均处于3组参池的最低水平,微孔曝气池塘总体次之,自然纳潮池塘总体最高;3组参池的水体营养盐含量接近,而养水机池塘浮游植物生物量、净初级生产力均处于3组参池中最高水平,微孔曝气池塘总体次之,自然纳潮池塘总体最低。本研究表明,传统海参养殖在自然纳潮换水管理基础上,辅助适宜设备能够影响颗粒物质的沉降规律,加快参池底泥–水体之间营养物质交换,改善水底养殖环境。     

耕水机在罗非鱼精养池塘的应用效果分析

选择两组罗非鱼(Tilapia)精养池塘作为研究对象,通过设置实验塘和对照塘的方法,研究耕水机的使用对精养池塘水质变化情况和养殖效果的影响.结果表明:与对照池塘相比,实验池塘的水质稳定,池水化学耗氧量的平均值降低了1.56 mg/L,总悬浮物的平均含量下降了24.3028 mg/L,总氨氮的平均浓度下降了0.2418 ...     

盐度和干露对大竹蛏呼吸代谢相关酶的影响

为探讨盐度和干露两种胁迫对大竹蛏呼吸代谢酶活力的影响,在实验室条件下分别研究盐度胁迫(15、20、25、30、35)和干露胁迫(6、12、24、48h)条件下,大竹蛏乳酸脱氢酶、碱性磷酸酶和琥珀酸脱氢酶3种酶活力的变化规律。结果显示,当盐度逐渐升高时,碱性磷酸酶的活性呈降低趋势,当盐度为20时,酶活性最低,为0.043U/g,当盐度为25时,酶活性最高,为0.053U/g。盐度对琥珀酸脱氢酶和乳酸脱氢酶呈现波纹型的影响,在盐度为25时,琥珀酸脱氢酶活性较高,为0.401U/mg;盐度为25时,乳酸脱氢酶活性较高,为0.604U/g,盐度为20时,乳酸脱氢酶活性显著降低,为0.287U/g,盐度为35时,乳酸脱氢酶活性无显著变化。当干露时间逐渐延长,从整体变化情况来看,琥珀酸脱氢酶、碱性磷酸酶和乳酸脱氢酶这3种酶的活性逐渐降低,当干露时间达到48h,3种酶活性均达到最低,分别为0.197U/mg、0.020U/g和0.187U/g。说明盐度和干露胁迫对大竹蛏呼吸代谢酶活力有显著影响(P0.05)。研究结果可为大竹蛏的人工养殖和运输提供参考。     

不同规格黄鳝消化酶活性的比较

以相同环境条件下饲养2个月的黄鳝(Monopterus albus)为试验对象,以酶学方法研究3种规格[(143.81±36.27)g、(76.63 ±14.43)g、(31.35 ±5.82)g]黄鳝的肝脏、前肠、后肠蛋白酶、脂肪酶和淀粉酶的活性以及消化酶(蛋白酶、脂肪酶和淀粉酶)在肝脏、前肠、后肠中的活性分布.结果表明,黄鳝蛋白酶活性从高到低依次为前肠＞后肠＞肝脏;淀粉酶活性从高到低依次为后肠＞前肠＞肝脏;脂肪酶活性从高到低依次为后肠＞前肠＞肝脏;随着黄鳝体重的增加,肠道蛋白酶活性逐渐升高,而肝脏蛋白酶活性变化不明显;后肠、肝脏淀粉酶活性随着黄鳝体重的增加而升高,而前肠淀粉酶活性降低;黄鳝脂肪酶活性有随着规格变大先升高、后降低的趋势,以中规格黄鳝消化组织的脂肪酶活性最高.     

三种水质调控方式对海参池塘沉积物中底泥耗氧率周年变化的影响

<正>底泥耗氧速率(SOD)是指由水底沉积物氧化和生物呼吸作用引起的上层水体溶解氧的消耗速率,SOD被认为是综合评价水体水质和环境特征的主要参数。海参作为底栖动物,以沉积物中有机物为营养。底质环境的变化,直接影响海参生长、摄食等活动。笔者通过比较自然纳潮、养水机、底充氧式增氧机三种养殖模式下,探究底质中底泥耗氧速率的周年变化以及底质中有机质含量的变化,选择适宜海参生长的养殖模式。     

不同养殖模式对尼罗罗非鱼生长、免疫性能及水质的影响

为探讨循环水养殖模式(RAS组)和池塘养殖模式(池塘组)对尼罗罗非鱼(Oreochromis niloticus)生长、免疫性能及水质影响的变化规律,开展了为期8周的养殖试验。结果表明:(1)RAS组中鱼体增重率(WGR)[(597.36±169.79)%]显著高于池塘组[(470.98±142.99)%](P0.05),饲料转化率(FCR)[(1.17±0.02)%]却显著低于池塘养殖系统[(1.47±0.03)%](P0.05)。特定生长率(SGR)和肥满度(CF)也高于池塘养殖系统,但差异不显著(P0.05);(2)在第4周和第8周分别测定了鱼体胃和肠中消化酶活性,第4周时,RAS组中肠蛋白酶活性值[(1 387.56±278.43)μg/(g·min)]显著高于池塘组[(1 129.99±382.67)μg/(g·min)](P0.05);第8周时,肠脂肪酶活性[(18.11±4.28)μg/(g·min)]显著高于池塘组[(12.89±8.00)μg/(g·min)](P0.05);(3)在第4周和第8周分别测定了鱼体肝胰脏、头肾和血清中碱性磷酸酶(ALP)、溶菌酶(LSZ)和总超氧化物歧化酶(T-SOD)活性,整体表现为RAS组免疫性能低于池塘组;(4)每周测定水体氨态氮和亚硝态氮含量显示,RAS组氨态氮维持在0.0067~0.0212 mg/L,亚硝态氮含量为0.0027~0.0087 mg/L,均低于池塘组。     

不同发育期的幼体和不同规格刺参消化道中四种消化酶的活性

测定了刺参耳状幼体、樽形幼体、五触手幼体、稚参、3种规格幼参和成参[体质量分别为(82.349±1.532)g、(147.639±2.031)g和(179.866±1.609)g]消化道中蛋白酶、淀粉酶、褐藻酸酶和纤维素酶的活性。试验结果表明,耳状幼体至樽形幼体蛋白酶活力下降,之后,快速上升。稚参蛋白酶活性显著高于幼体。相反,从耳状幼体至稚参,淀粉酶的活力逐渐升高,至稚参达最大值。幼体期褐藻酸酶逐渐上升,至五触手幼体达峰值,然后下降,稚参降至最小值。幼体纤维素酶活性一直很低,变化不大,但稚参的纤维素酶活性增强。幼参和成参的蛋白酶和淀粉酶活力随着个体发育而逐渐上升,而褐藻酸酶的活性却随着个体的生长而缓慢下降,稚参达最小值。成体的纤维素酶活性低而稳。4种消化酶中,蛋白酶活力最高,纤维素酶最低。     

卵形鲳鲹消化酶活性的研究Ⅱ盐度和昼夜变化对幼鱼消化酶活性的影响

研究了盐度对卵形鲳鲹幼鱼主要消化酶(蛋白酶、淀粉酶、脂肪酶)的影响及其消化酶活性的昼夜变化。实验设计了6个盐度梯度组,分别为10、15、20、25、30、35。结果表明:(1)淀粉酶、脂肪酶活性在盐度25时最高,而蛋白酶活性在盐度30时最高。3种消化酶酶活性的平均值在盐度20~30时要明显高于盐度10~15时(P<0.05)。(2)对卵形鲳鲹幼鱼消化酶活性昼夜变化的测定表明,蛋白酶、淀粉酶、脂肪酶活性的最高值分别在20∶00、8∶00和14∶00,最低值分别在2∶00、17∶00和11∶00。     

Phosphatase activity with reference to bacteria and phosphorus in tropical freshwater aquaculture pond systems

The bio‐geochemical cycle of phosphorus is significantly influenced by microbes in the aquatic environment. Organic phosphorus compounds are decomposed and mineralized by enzymatic complexes such as phosphatases produced by microbes. Enzymatic catalysis results in the production of orthophosphate, which can be used readily by primary producers. Even the smallest concentration of phosphate in water has an influence over the production process in aquaculture systems. Extracellular alkaline phosphatase activity was observed in water and sediment media of aquaculture ponds with different management practices. Heterotrophic bacterial populations as well as phosphatase‐producing bacterial populations were higher in sediments compared with water. In the freshwater fish ponds, Bacillus spp. were the dominant forms of bacteria producing phosphatase. The alkaline phosphatase activity of sediment was always higher than that of water. The partitioning of extracellular alkaline phosphatase in pond water by a 0.22‐µm membrane filter revealed that a proportion was often free rather than cell associated and might have originated as free enzymes released by enriched sediments or by fish or microbes. In the case of water, although the dissolved alkaline phosphatase activity was lower than the total alkaline phosphatase activity, the former was nevertheless unimportant, as it constituted about 20% of the ‘total’ activity. Free alkaline phosphatase activity shared a negative correlation with the orthophosphate concentration of water, whereas gross alkaline phosphatase activity was positively correlated with the total phosphorus and bacterial population of water.     

黄条仔稚幼鱼消化酶活性变化研究

为了解黄条(Seriola aureovittata)早期发育阶段的消化生理特性,测定了黄条胚胎、仔稚幼鱼阶段脂肪酶、淀粉酶、胰蛋白酶和碱性磷酸酶活性变化。结果显示,在黄条仔鱼出膜前胚胎阶段,即能检测到脂肪酶、淀粉酶和碱性磷酸酶活性;初孵仔鱼体内(1 d)初次检测出胰蛋白酶的活性。脂肪酶和碱性磷酸酶比活力在仔鱼孵化后迅速增强(P<0.05),在4 d开口时,2种酶比活力达最高值;淀粉酶比活力在7 d时达最大值;胰蛋白酶比活力在仔鱼阶段缓慢上升,15 d时比活力最大。稚鱼阶段内脏团中脂肪酶、碱性磷酸酶和胰蛋白酶活性基本维持稳定,幼鱼阶段内脏团脂肪酶、碱性磷酸酶和胰蛋白酶活性都呈现上升趋势;稚鱼和幼鱼阶段内脏团中淀粉酶活性下降并基本稳定于较低水平。研究表明,黄条仔稚幼鱼发育过程中,各种消化酶活性变化明显,且与其发育阶段和食性密切相关。在尚未摄食饵料的早期仔鱼体内已存在消化酶,认为其是母源传递而来,不是由外源性饵料所致;幼鱼阶段内脏团脂肪酶、碱性磷酸酶和胰蛋白酶比活力明显提高,这反映出随苗种生长发育,其肠道结构和消化机能逐渐完善,并且对脂肪、蛋白质的需求逐渐增强。     

菊黄东方鲀当年鱼种养殖阶段消化酶活性研究

为了研究池塘养殖菊黄东方鲀（Takifugu flavidus）鱼种生长及肠组织中消化酶活性随生长的变化,2012年5－11月进行室外养殖试验,池塘面积0.2 hm2,水深1.5～2.0 m,鱼苗体长1.2~1.5 cm,放养密度为22.5 万尾/hm2,试验用海水盐度5~15,水温为15~35℃,pH 8~9;测定当年鱼种不同生长阶段的体长、体质量、肝重、肠长等生长指标,通过生物化学方法测定了其肠组织主要消化酶活性。结果表明,菊黄东方鲀幼鱼体长、体质量与养殖天数均呈指数相关（L=27.07e0.0088t, W=1.0982e0.0262t）;体长与体质量呈幂函数增长相关（W=3×10-5L3.1070）,且为异速生长。不同生长阶段菊黄东方鲀肝体比、比肠长、肥满度的变化显著（P<0.05）;肝体比随生长呈显著上升趋势（P<0.05）,变化范围为4.15%~20.23%;比肠长则呈显著下降趋势（P<0.05）,变化范围为0.97%～2.33%,不同生长阶段肥满度变化为3.99%～5.11%。菊黄东方鲀肠组织碱性蛋白酶和淀粉酶活性均随生长呈显著降低趋势（P<0.05）,最大值均出现在养殖40 d（83.11 U/mg与3.13 U/mg）;酸性蛋白酶活性呈先下降、后上升趋势（P<0.05）,最小值（0.34 U/mg）与最大值（0.86 U/mg）分别出现在113 d和166 d;脂肪酶活性随生长变化不显著（P>0.05）。研究表明,菊黄东方鲀鱼种的生长与养殖条件的改变存在密切关系;肝体比、比肠长等与鱼的发育及营养摄入存在一定关系;肠组织不是生成蛋白酶和淀粉酶的主要器官。     

黄条鰤仔稚幼鱼消化酶活性变化研究

为了解黄条鰤(Seriola aureovittata)早期发育阶段的消化生理特性，测定了黄条鰤胚胎、仔稚幼鱼阶段脂肪酶、淀粉酶、胰蛋白酶和碱性磷酸酶活性变化。结果显示，在黄条鰤仔鱼出膜前胚胎阶段，即能检测到脂肪酶、淀粉酶和碱性磷酸酶活性；初孵仔鱼体内(1 d)初次检测出胰蛋白酶的活性。脂肪酶和碱性磷酸酶比活力在仔鱼孵化后迅速增强(P<0.05)，在4 d开口时，2种酶比活力达最高值；淀粉酶比活力在7 d时达最大值；胰蛋白酶比活力在仔鱼阶段缓慢上升，15 d时比活力最大。稚鱼阶段内脏团中脂肪酶、碱性磷酸酶和胰蛋白酶活性基本维持稳定，幼鱼阶段内脏团脂肪酶、碱性磷酸酶和胰蛋白酶活性都呈现上升趋势；稚鱼和幼鱼阶段内脏团中淀粉酶活性下降并基本稳定于较低水平。研究表明，黄条鰤仔稚幼鱼发育过程中，各种消化酶活性变化明显，且与其发育阶段和食性密切相关。在尚未摄食饵料的早期仔鱼体内已存在消化酶，认为其是母源传递而来，不是由外源性饵料所致；幼鱼阶段内脏团脂肪酶、碱性磷酸酶和胰蛋白酶比活力明显提高，这反映出随苗种生长发育，其肠道结构和消化机能逐渐完善，并且对脂肪、蛋白质的需求逐渐增强。     

池塘植藕对沉积物养分和酶活性的影响

为了揭示池塘种植莲藕对沉积物养分吸收及其养分转化相关酶的作用效果,将基本情况完全相同的黄颡鱼养殖池塘分为植藕组（Tf）和非植藕组（CK）,观察两组池塘在黄颡鱼苗种培育过程沉积物中养分和4种酶（脲酶、磷酸酶、蛋白酶、蔗糖酶）活性的变化特征。结果表明,与CK相比,Tf沉积物中的TN、NH4+—N和NO3-—N在莲藕苗期后均显著降低,在莲藕休眠期分别降低了8.5%、54.1%和52.7%,其中NH4+—N减少是沉积物中TN降低的主要原因;从莲藕苗期至花果期TP明显下降,最大降幅达22.6%;苗期后有机质开始显著降低,休眠期相较未植藕池塘降低8.4%。对两组池塘而言,沉积物的酶活性均呈现先增加后降低的变化趋势,Tf沉积物中4种酶的平均活性均高于CK,酶活性的差异在莲藕苗期和休眠期达显著水平（P < 0.5）。分析表明,4种酶之间存在着显著正相关关系（P< 0.5）,脲酶、磷酸酶和蔗糖酶活性与沉积物中NH4+—N的含量呈显著负相关,蛋白酶活性与沉积物中NO3-—N的含量呈显著正相关。     

室内集约化养虾池以低频率运转水处理系统调控水质效果及氮磷收支

采用低频率运转循环水处理系统(含粗滤器、臭氧仪、气液混合器,蛋白分离器、暗沉淀池等)联用池内设施(微泡曝气增氧机与净水网)开展凡纳滨对虾室内集约化养殖实验。研究了养虾池以水处理系统调控水质效果及氮磷收支。结果表明,养虾水经系统处理后,NO₂-N(53.4%～64.5%)、COD_Mn(53.4%～94.4%)与TAN(31.6%～40.4%)被显著去除,有效改进虾池水质;养殖周期内未换水与用药,虾池主要水化指标均控制在对虾生长安全范围,7号实验池(100 d)与8号对照池(80 d)主要水化指标变化范围:DO分别为 5.07～6.70 mg/L和4.38～6.94 mg/L,TAN 0.248～0.561 mg/L和0.301～0.794 mg/L,NO₂-N 0.019～0.311 mg/L和0.012～0.210 mg/L,COD_Mn 10.88～21.22 mg/L和11.65～23.34 mg/L。7号池对虾生长指数优于8号池(80 d虾病暴发终止),单位水体产量分别为1.398 kg/m²与0.803 kg/m²。氮磷收支估算结果:7号与8号池饲料氮磷分别占总收入:氮93.70%与92.37%,磷98.77%与99.09%;初始水层与虾苗含氮共占总收入6.30%与7.63%,磷共占1.23%与0.91%。总水层(含排污水)氮磷分别占总输出:氮56.45%与59.86%,磷53.26%与55.79%;收获虾体氮磷分别占总输出:氮37.07%与31.94%,磷21.37%与13.11%。7号池饲料转化率较高;池水渗漏与吸附等共损失氮磷分别占总输出:氮7.00%与9.34%,磷25.37%与31.10%。实验结果表明,虾池以低频率运转循环水处理系统联用池内设施可有效控制水质与虾病,具较高饲料转化率。     

Modeling industry-wide sediment oxygen demand and estimation of the contribution of sediment to total respiration in commercial channel catfish ponds

Data collected from 45 commercial channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, ponds were used to develop empirical models predicting sediment oxygen demand (SOD). Seven acceptable models were combined with a Monte-Carlo sampling distribution to predict industry-wide sediment oxygen demand (SOD_i). The SOD_i values obtained from the best equation were used in simulations to assess the effect of diurnally varying water column dissolved oxygen (DO) concentrations on SOD and the effect of pond water depth on the contribution of SOD to overall pond respiration. Estimated SOD_i ranged from 62 to 962 mg m⁻² h⁻¹, with a mean of 478 mg m⁻² h⁻¹. There was a 95% probability of mean SOD_i being ≥700 mg m⁻² h⁻¹. The effects of diurnal variation in DO concentration in the water column on expression of SOD was modeled by combining maximum SOD_i, an empirical relationship between DO and SOD, and simulated pond DO concentrations. At DO concentrations >15 mg l⁻¹, diel SOD in catfish ponds exceeded 20 g O₂ m⁻² day⁻¹. But when average diel DO was <4 mg l⁻¹ and the range of DO concentration was 6–8 mg l⁻¹, SOD decreased to 13 g O₂ m⁻² day⁻¹ because DO availability limited the full expression of potential SOD. Respiration totals for sediment (average SOD_i), plankton, and fish respiration were calculated for pond water depths ranging from 0.25 to 4 m. Although whole-pond respiration increases as pond depth increases, the proportion of total respiration represented by sediment decreased from 48 to 10% by increasing water depth over this range. The results of these studies show that SOD is a major component of total pond respiration and that certain management practices can affect the impact of SOD on pond oxygen budgets. Mixing ponds during daylight hours, either mechanically or by orienting ponds for maximum wind fetch, will increase oxygen supply to sediments, thereby allowing maximum expression of SOD and maximum mineralization of sediment organic matter. Given a mixed condition caused by wind or other artificial means, the construction of deeper ponds increases the total mass of DO available for all respiration, causing nighttime DO concentrations to decline at a slower rate, reducing the need for supplemental aeration. Because a pond’s water volume decreases over time from sediment accumulation, annual aeration costs will increase with pond age. Constructing ponds with greater initial depth will therefore reduce long-term cost of aeration, allow more flexible management of pond water budget, and reduce the long-term expense associated with pond reconstruction.     

Carbon and nitrogen budgets in shrimp ponds of extensive mixed shrimp–mangrove forestry farms in the Mekong delta,Vietnam

Mass balance estimates of carbon and nitrogen flux through two extensive shrimp ponds in the Mekong delta, Vietnam, were constructed to identify major sources and sinks of organic matter potentially available for shrimp production. Nutrient transformations in the sediments were measured to further assess rates of decomposition and burial and quality of organic matter. Tidal exchange was the major pathway for inputs and outputs of carbon and nitrogen in both ponds, with net primary production, nitrogen fixation and precipitation being minor inputs. No fertilizers or artificial feeds were added to either pond. The nutrient budgets identified burial and respiration as the next most important outputs after tidal exchange losses of particulate and dissolved carbon and nitrogen. There was no measurable denitrification in either pond, and volatilization was negligible. Mineralization efficiency of carbon in the water column was high (> 100%) in pond 23 reflecting rapid respiration rates; efficiency was lower (36%) in pond 12 waters. Mineralization efficiency of sediment nutrients averaged 34% for C and 41% for N in the pond with a higher annual shrimp yield (pond 12); lower mineralization efficiencies (11% for C, 10% for N) were calculated for the lower yield pond (pond 23). High burial efficiencies for both C (66–89%) and N (59–90%) in the sediments of both ponds suggest that little organic matter was shunted into biological production. Conversion efficiency for shrimp averaged 16% for C and 24% for N from pond 12, and 6% for C and 18% for N from pond 23. The high quantity but low quality of organic matter entering the ponds coupled with other factors, such as poor water quality, limits shrimp productivity. On average, nutrient outputs were greater than inputs in both ponds. This imbalance partly explains why shrimp yields are declining in these ponds.     

Evaluation of shrimp polyculture system in Thailand based on stable carbon and nitrogen isotope ratios

ABSTRACT: To quantify the contribution by cocultured animals to waste assimilation in an intensive shrimp farm in Thailand, the food web structures of the macrobenthos in a reservoir pond, a shrimp culture pond and water treatment ponds were examined using the stable C and N isotope ratio technique. Seawater for aquaculture was drawn from a creek, and stored in a reservoir pond, used for farming the banana prawn Fenneropenaeus merguiensis in culture ponds, and then recycled through treatment ponds where the green mussel Perna viridis was cultured to remove organic wastes discharged from the farming. The clam worm Nereididae sp. and the mud creeper Cerithideopsilla cingulata in the culture pond had δ ¹³C values of −21.0‰ and −18.4‰, respectively, suggesting that shrimp feed (mean δ ¹³C = −20.7‰) was the main food source for these species. The δ ¹³C analysis also suggested that sediments (−23.7‰) in the reservoir pond and particulate organic matter (POM) (−24.0‰) and/or sediments (−25.0‰) in the treatment pond supplied carbon for most macrobenthic animals. However, green mussels in the treatment pond had a mean δ ¹³C value of −20.5‰, suggesting that shrimp feed was the main food source for this species.