Texture and chemical composition of soils from shrimp ponds near Choluteca, Honduras

Munsiri, Prasert; Boyd, Claude E.; Teichert-Coddington, David R.; Hajek, B. F.

doi:10.1007/bf00140596

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“…Paez-Osuna et al (1999) estimated that 47.2% of the phosphorus input was adsorbed by the sediments in shrimp ponds, while Martin et al (1998) found that up to 38% of the total nitrogen input accumulated in the sediments. Munsiri et al (1996) reported a higher concentration of nutrients in bottom soils of older compared to newer ponds. Ritvo et al (1998) found that concentrations of several elements in the soil increased during one shrimp growing cycle.…”

Section: Accumulation Of Nutrients and Organic Matter In Pond Soilsmentioning

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Shrimp and fish pond soils: processes and management

2003

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Section: Accumulation Of Nutrients and Organic Matter In Pond Soilsmentioning

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Shrimp and fish pond soils: processes and management

2003

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“…Nevertheless, many aquaculturists believe that soil quality deteriorates rapidly in semi‐intensive and intensive aquaculture ponds and that older ponds tend to have low pH and high concentrations of organic matter in bottom soils. There have been a few studies of the relationship between pond age and bottom soil quality (Tucker 1985; Munsiri, Boyd & Hajek 1995; Munsiri, Boyd, Teichert‐Coddington & Hajek 1996; Ritvo, Dixon, Lawrence, Samocha, Neill, & Speed 1998; Tepe & Boyd 2002), and the results of these studies do not support the opinion that pH declines markedly and organic matter accumulates to high concentrations in older ponds.…”

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Bottom soil quality in Tilapia ponds of different age in Thailand

Thunjai¹,

Boyd²,

Boonyaratpalin³

2004

Aquac Research

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Bottom soil samples were collected from 35 ponds in the vicinity of Samutprakarn, Thailand. Ponds ranged in age from 3 to 39 years and had been used continuously for production of tilapia. Liming materials had been applied in large amounts, and bottom soils of all ponds had pH above 7, low exchange acidity, and free carbonate. Pond soils often contained between 1% and 2% total sulphur, suggesting that they were potential acid–sulphate soils. However, acidity from sulphide oxidation was not expressed because carbonate in the soil neutralized it. Concentrations of total carbon seldom exceeded 4% and the average for organic carbon was 1.90%. The correlations between pond age and both total carbon and organic carbon concentration were weak (r=0.34 and 0.36 respectively). Concentrations of nitrogen in bottom soils did not differ with pond age and ranged from 0.1% to 0.3% with an average of 0.19%. The average ratio of concentrations of carbon and nitrogen was 11. Acid‐extractable phosphorus concentrations averaged 217 mg kg−1, but the phosphorus adsorption capacity averaged 768 mg kg−1 suggesting that soils still have considerable reserve capacity to adsorb phosphorus. Ponds can be used annually for semi‐intensive production of tilapia, and presumably other species, for many years without serious deterioration of bottom soil quality.

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“…Exposure to toxic materials in sediments reduces shrimp feeding, slows their growth, and makes them more susceptible to disease (Avnimelech & Ritvo 2003). Several studies have assessed the chemical and physical characteristics of aquaculture pond soils (Boyd et al 1994, Munsiri et al 1996, but few authors have attempted to correlate pond bottom properties with shrimp production (Ritvo et al 1998). Moreover, Yuvanatemiya & Boyd (2006) reported that some ponds have better soil quality for shrimp production than others.…”

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Mitigation of sea level rise effects by addition of sediment to shrimp ponds

Patrona¹,

Beliaeff²,

Pickering³

2011

Aquacult. Environ. Interact.

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In New Caledonia barren salt-pans located landward to mangroves are used for the construction of shrimp ponds. The existing farms are jeopardized by the projected rise in the sea level, because the landward boundaries of ponds are situated at the elevation reached by spring tides. One low-cost strategy for mitigating the effects of sea level rise is to raise the level of the bottom of ponds. To test the effectiveness of such an adaptation, we built 4 experimental ponds in the low-lying zone of an existing 10 ha shrimp pond. The level of the bottom of 2 ponds was raised by adding about 15 cm of agricultural soil. Placing agricultural soil in the pond did not impair the functioning of the shrimp pond ecosystem. On the contrary, it resulted in unexpectedly better shrimp production in the 2 ponds with agricultural soils versus control ponds. We conclude that placing a layer of soil inside shrimp ponds is a promising strategy for maintaining the viability of shrimp ponds as the sea level rises.

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Texture and chemical composition of soils from shrimp ponds near Choluteca, Honduras

Cited by 45 publications

References 8 publications

Shrimp and fish pond soils: processes and management

Shrimp and fish pond soils: processes and management

Bottom soil quality in Tilapia ponds of different age in Thailand

Mitigation of sea level rise effects by addition of sediment to shrimp ponds

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