1. Soils in Pond Aquaculture. - 1. 1 Introduction. - 1. 2 Pond Soils. - 1. 3 Critical Soil Properties. - 1. 4 Reactions and Processes. - 1. 5 Soils and Aquacultural Production. - 1. 6 Pond Soil Management. - 1. 7 Pond Soil Analysis. - 1. 8 Prospectus. - 2. Physical Chemical and Mineralogical Properties of Soils. - 2. 1 Introduction. - 2. 2 Soil. - 2. 3 Particle Size in Soils. - 2. 4 Organic Matter. - 2. 5 Soil Density and Pore Space. - 2. 6 Soil Water. - 2. 7 Gases. - 2. 8 Soil Colloids. - 2. 9 Color. - 2. 10 Ion Exchange. - 2. 11 Acidity. - 2. 12 Soil pH. - 2. 13 Soil Classification. - 2. 14 Soil Maps. - 2. 15 Pond Soils. - 3. Soil Nutrients. - 3. 1 Introduction. - 3. 2 Soil Solution. - 3. 3 Chemical Equilibrium. - 3. 4 Macronutrient Cations. - 3. 5 Bicarbonate and Carbonate. - 3. 6 Nitrogen. - 3. 7 Sulfur. - 3. 8 Phosphorus. - 3. 9 Silicon. - 3. 10 Micronutrient Cations. - 3. 11 Micronutrient Anions. - 3. 12 Nutrient Concentrations in Pond Soils. - 4. Exchange of Dissolved Substances between Soil and Water. - 4. 1 Introduction. - 4. 2 Exchange Between Soil Particles and Water. - 4. 3 Transport of Dissolved Substances. - 4. 4 Examples of Exchange Phenomena in Ponds. - 5. Soil Organic Matter and Aerobic Respiration. - 5. 1 Introduction. - 5. 2 Microbial Physiology. - 5. 3 Biochemical Compounds. - 5. 4 Soil Organic Matter. - 5. 5 Soil Respiration. - 5. 6 Organic Matter Concentrations. - 6. Soil Organic Matter Anaerobic Respiration and OxidationReduction. - 6. 1 Introduction. - 6. 2 OxidationReduction Reactions. - 6. 3 OxidationReduction Potential. - 6. 4 Anaerobic Respiration. - 6. 5 Reduced Soils. - 7. Sediment. - 7. 1 Introduction. - 7. 2 Sources of Sediment. - 7. 3 Principles of Sedimentation. - 7. 4 Sediment Control. - 8. Relationships to Aquatic Animal Production. - 8. 1 Introduction. - 8. 2 Flora and Fauna. - 8. 3 Soil Condition and Fish Production. - 8. 4 Effects ofAquatic Animals on the Soil. - 9. Pond Bottom Management. - 9. 1 Introduction. - 9. 2 Liming. - 9. 3 Bottom Soil Sterilization. - 9. 4 Oxidation of Bottom Soil. - 9. 5 Sediment. - 9. 6 Summary. - 10. Pond Bottom Soil Analyses. - 10. 1 Introduction. - 10. 2 Soil Samples. - 10. 3 Soil Moisture: Gravimetric Analysis of Water Content. - 10. 4 Particle Size and Texture: Hydrometer Method. - 10. 5 Bulk Density Particle Density and Porosity. - 10. 6 Organic Matter. - 10. 7 Soil Respiration. - 10. 8 Soil pH and Lime Requirement. - 10. 9 Nutrients. Language: English