Can Azolla filiculoides be a complementary feed resource for ecological intensification in small-scale fish farming? Biological effects on giant gourami (Osphronemus goramy)

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Issue		Aquat. Living Resour. Volume 36, 2023


Article Number		9
Number of page(s)		12
DOI		https://doi.org/10.1051/alr/2023007
Published online		26 April 2023

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