On acid sulfate soils of the coastal aquaculture ponds of Bangladesh

With the stimulus of the very high international market value of penaeid shrimp, new pond areas for shrimp farming are rapidly being added in Bangladesh. Unfortunately, this expansion is occurring with the loss of some natural mangrove forests and with soils and sediments that are far from ideal for aquaculture. In this study, two representative shrimp farming areas were surveyed and pH, in profile depth, was recorded. It was found that the shrimp farming areas of the Chakaria Sundarban are more acidic than those of the Khulna-Satkhira region due to the acid sulfate soils.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mahmood, N., Saikat, S.Q.
Format: article biblioteca
Language:English
Published: 1995
Subjects:Aquaculture, acid sulfate soils, aquaculture ponds, Bangladesh,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1834/32177
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