WorldFish Repository: Recent submissions
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Vital statistics of marine fishes of Vanuatu
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleVital statistics are presented for 38 marine species of Vanuatu based on previous studies conducted in the area, with parameters describing growth (6 species, 13 sets of parameters), mortality (estimates of M for 6 species), ... -
Mangrove conservation and coastal management in Southeast Asia: what impact on fishery resources?
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleThis paper focuses on relationships between mangroves and coastal fish resources. A review of the literature highlights the lack of quantified relationships. We show that mangroves can be considered as a particular case ... -
Modeling and analyzing the agroecological performance of farms with ECOPATH
(1998)Type: ReportIntensive and integrated resource management, where field crops, vegetables, trees, livestock and fish production are combined through efficient reuse of wastes, residues, by-products and external inputs, offers a potential ... -
Diet composition and trophic levels of marine mammals
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleStandardized diet compositions were derived for 97 species of marine mammals from published accounts of stomach contents as well as from morphological, behavioural and other information. Diet was apportioned among eight ... -
Updating names, distribution and ecology of riverine fish of Kenya in the Athi-Galana-Sabaki river drainage system
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleFew studies of the riverine fish of the Athi-Galana-Sabaki river drainage area in Kenya have been carried out since the last comprehensive surveys of the 1950s and early 1960s. This paper presents updated information on ... -
Population parameters of 'corvina' (Plagioscion squamosissimus) in the Barra Bonita Reservoir, Brazil
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleEstimates for the growth parameters (L sub( infinity ) and K) mortality coefficients (Z,M and F) and exploitation rate (E) for the sciaenid Plagioscion squamosissimus are presented. The following results were obtained: 1) ... -
A survey of ichthyofauna of Lake Kanyaboli and other small waterbodies in Kenya: alternative refugia for endangered fish species
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleIn 1988, the World Conservation Union (WCU) Red Book of Endangered Species listed hundreds of endemic fishes of Lake Victoria under a single heading - "ENDANGERED". Most of the endemic native food fishes are either endangered ... -
Sustainability indicators from farm to watershed: a synthesis of issues
(1998)Type: Book ChapterConcept of sustainability in relation to agricultural systems is discussed. -
A low-level geographic information system for coastal zone management with applications to Brunei Darussalam: Part III:: simulation and tracking oil spills
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleB:RUN is a low-level GIS software designed to help formulate options for the management of the coastal zone of Brunei Darussalam. This contribution presents the oil spill simulation module of B:RUN. This simple module, ... -
Changes in models of aquatic ecosystems approaching carrying capacity
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleUsing a top-down modeling approach, published mass-balance models of trophic interactions and state variables in the western central Pacific Ocean and the northern Gulf of Mexico shelf were used to explore how large increases ... -
Rapid assessment of management parameters for coral reefs
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleWhile biological and oceanographic parameters form the central part of a database on coral reefs, information concerning human uses and impacts, as well as management efforts are essential to understanding the dynamics ... -
Coral reefs: challenges and opportunities for sustainable management
(1998)Type: Conference PaperThe principal objective of this conference was to mobilize action in support of coral reef conservation and management. The best available information on the status of coral reefs worldwide tells us that reefs are in decline ... -
Ecological input-costs in agricultural production in northwest Kampuchea
(1998)Type: Journal ArticleOn-farm trials were used to evaluate the agro-economic feasibility of growing a second rice crop in Northwest Kampuchea in the dry season, and to calculate the costs and benefits of ecological inputs in agricultural ... -
ICLARM 1998 operational plan
(1998)Type: BookICLARM's current research activities, described in this Operational Plan document, outline what ICLARM and its partners around the world are doing to provide insights and products which will help reverse the trend towards ... -
USAID_Scaling nutrition-sensitive fisheries technologies and integrated approaches through partnership in Odisha_Annual Report Oct 2017-Sept 2018
Type: Donor ReportThe annual report (Oct 2017-Set 2018) provides details of all activities undertaken under the 4 thematic areas (increased availability, increased accessibility, increased consumption and scaling) of the project, results ... -
The why, what, who and how of scaling agricultural innovations: Key messages from the CCAFS SEA and cross-CRP Scaling Conference, Hanoi 2018
(2018)Type: BriefThe brief discusses the key messages that transpired during the Conference on Scaling held on 29-30 November 2018 at the Melia Hotel in Hanoi, hosted by CCAFS SEA, co-hosted by ACIAR and GIZ, and funded by a CCAFS Small ... -
Integrated smallholder agriculture aquaculture in Asia: optimizing trophic flows
(1999)Type: Book ChapterA nutrient modelling approach was applied to show how the combination of crops, trees, livestock, and fish, that is, integrated agriculture-aquaculture (IAA), helps in optimizing trophic flows in Asian rice-based agroecosystems. ... -
Responses to bi-directional selection for frequency of early maturing females in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus)
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleThe present study was carried out to investigate a simple method for recording the occurrence of early maturing females in Nile tilapia at a fixed time after stocking and to estimate the response to bi-directional selection ... -
Response of two generations of selection to increased body weight in channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, compared to hybridization with blue catfish, I. furcatus, Males
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleTwo generations of selection for increased body weight in Kansas (AU-KS-2) and Marion (AU-MS-2) lines of channel catfish, Ictalurus punctatus, resulted in a 12% and 11% increase in body weight at market size, respectively. ... -
The good, the bad, and the ugly: a critical look at species and their institutions from a user's perspective
(1999)Type: Journal ArticleOver the past eight years my colleagues and I have been involved in a major project to make key information on fishes available to users, especially in developing countries. There are about 25 000 species of fishes in the ...
