The use of marine aquaculture solid waste for nursery production of the salt marsh plants Spartina alterniflora and Juncus roemerianus
| Autor: | Heather M. Joesting, Andrew J. Ray, Patrick D. Biber, Reginald B. Blaylock |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Salt marsh plants Biomass Aquatic Science Spartina alterniflora 01 natural sciences lcsh:Aquaculture. Fisheries. Angling Nutrient Aquaculture Aquaponics Marine aquaculture lcsh:SH1-691 geography geography.geographical_feature_category biology business.industry 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology fungi food and beverages 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences biology.organism_classification Solid waste Phytoremediation Juncus roemerianus Agronomy Salt marsh 040102 fisheries 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Environmental science Animal Science and Zoology business |
| Zdroj: | Aquaculture Reports, Vol 3, Iss, Pp 108-114 (2016) |
| ISSN: | 2352-5134 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.aqrep.2016.01.004 |
| Popis: | Recent technological advances in marine shrimp and finfish aquaculture alleviate many of the environmental risks associated with traditional aquaculture, but challenges remain in cost-effective waste management. Liquid effluent from freshwater aquaculture systems has been shown to be effective in agricultural crop production (i.e., aquaponics), but few studies have explored the potential for reuse of marine aquaculture effluent, particularly the solid fraction. The purpose of this study was to investigate the use of marine aquaculture solid waste as a nutrient source for the nursery production of two salt tolerant plants commonly used in coastal salt marsh restoration, Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass) and Juncus roemerianus (black needlerush). Specifically, measurements of plant biomass and tissue nitrogen and phosphorus allocation were compared between plants fertilized with dried shrimp biofloc solids and unfertilized controls, as well as between plants fertilized with dried fish solids and unfertilized controls. In both experiments, S. alterniflora plants fertilized with marine aquaculture solids showed few significant differences from unfertilized controls, whereas fertilized J. roemerianus plants had significantly greater biomass and absorbed and incorporated more nutrients in plant tissue compared to unfertilized controls. These results suggest that J. roemerianus may be a suitable plant species for the remediation of marine aquaculture solid waste. Keywords: Marine aquaculture, Salt marsh plants, Solid waste, Phytoremediation |
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