Sea cucumbers reduce chromophoric dissolved organic matter in aquaculture tanks

Background Mono-specific aquaculture effluents contain high concentrations of nutrients and organic matter, which affect negatively the water quality of the recipient ecosystems. A fundamental feature of water quality is its transparency. The fraction of dissolved organic matter that absorbs light i...

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Main Authors: Seyed Mohammad Sadeghi-Nassaj, Teresa S. Catalá, Pedro A. Álvarez, Isabel Reche
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-02-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/4344.pdf