Aquaculture in tropical Mexican lakes and dams: achievements and perspectives


Autoria(s): Carranza, Jorge; Lopez, Martin
Data(s)

2000

Resumo

Mexico, with highly diverse physiography, geology, soils and climate, is a country with a broad mosaic of aquatic ecosystems within 320 watersheds. This paper presents a brief picture of Mexican fresh waters, the distribution of rainfall and the potential for aquaculture. The main fish species and water bodies, dams and lakes, are highlighted. The country faces problems of surface water shortage which requires better management.

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application/pdf

Identificador

http://aquaticcommons.org/4655/1/JCarranza.pdf

Carranza, Jorge and Lopez, Martin (2000) Aquaculture in tropical Mexican lakes and dams: achievements and perspectives. Freshwater Forum, 14, pp. 15-29.

Idioma(s)

en

Relação

http://aquaticcommons.org/4655/

Palavras-Chave #Management #Aquaculture #Limnology
Tipo

Article

NonPeerReviewed