The application of a phosphorus mass balance model for estimating the carrying capacity of Lake Kariba

Authors

LINDAH MHLANGA
WILSON MHLANGA
PAUL MWERA

DOI

10.3906/vet-1110-37

Abstract

The aim of this study was to use an empirical mass balance equation to estimate the carrying capacity of Lake Kariba, where cage culture for Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus has been practiced since 1996. The carrying capacity for the lake was estimated at 33.2 × 103 t per year using the Dillon-Rigler phosphorus budget model.

Keywords

Cage aquaculture, carrying capacity, Lake Kariba, phosphorus load, Oreochromis niloticus, Zambezi River

First Page

316

Last Page

319

Recommended Citation

MHLANGA, LINDAH; MHLANGA, WILSON; and MWERA, PAUL (2013) "The application of a phosphorus mass balance model for estimating the carrying capacity of Lake Kariba," Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences: Vol. 37: No. 3, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.3906/vet-1110-37
Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/veterinary/vol37/iss3/12