Aquaculture Impacts On The Water Quality And Plankton Community In A Mangrove Ecosystem In Brazil

Mariculture has become an important source of human food and its production is likely to expand well in Brazil for the foreseeable future. However, maricuiture has caused direct and indirect negative impacts on the coastal ecosystem. To assess the impacts caused by a shrimp culture farm at the Goian...

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Published in:WIT Transactions on Ecology and the Environment 2003-01, Vol.63
Main Authors: Neumann-Leitão, S, Feitosa, F A N, Moura, M C O, Flores Montes, M J, Muniz, K, Silva-Cunha, M G G, Paranaguá, M N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquaculture
Coastal ecosystems
Communities
Ecosystem assessment
Environmental impact
Fluxes
Food production
Food sources
Implantation
Marine aquaculture
Plankton
Shellfish
Shrimp culture
Water quality
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Summary:Mariculture has become an important source of human food and its production is likely to expand well in Brazil for the foreseeable future. However, maricuiture has caused direct and indirect negative impacts on the coastal ecosystem. To assess the impacts caused by a shrimp culture farm at the Goiana mangrove area the water and plankton community were studied. Samples were obtained from May11997 to Januaryll999, before and after the farm implantation. Mariculture facilities reduced around 20% of the mangrove area. An intensive mixture of the marine and freshwater fluxes occurred in the system, dominating the marine.
ISSN:1746-448X
1743-3541
DOI:10.2495/ECO030151