Available now: Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment (2011)
Editor(s): Sandra E. Shumway
Published: 30 AUG 2011
Information
Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment focuses primarily on the issues surrounding environmental sustainability of shellfish aquaculture. The chapters in this book will provide readers with the most current data available on topics such as resource enhancement and habitat restoration. Molluscan Shellfish and the Environment will also be an invaluable resource for those looking to develop and implement environmental best management practices. Edited one of the world's leading shellfish researchers and with contributions from around the world, Molluscan Shellfish and the Environment will be the definitive source of information for this increasingly important topic.
Table of contents
Editor(s): Sandra E. Shumway
Published: 30 AUG 2011
Information
Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment focuses primarily on the issues surrounding environmental sustainability of shellfish aquaculture. The chapters in this book will provide readers with the most current data available on topics such as resource enhancement and habitat restoration. Molluscan Shellfish and the Environment will also be an invaluable resource for those looking to develop and implement environmental best management practices. Edited one of the world's leading shellfish researchers and with contributions from around the world, Molluscan Shellfish and the Environment will be the definitive source of information for this increasingly important topic.
Table of contents
Front Matter (pages i–xvii)
Chapter 1
The Role of Shellfish Farms in Provision of Ecosystem Goods and Services (pages 3–31)João G. Ferreira, Anthony J. S. Hawkins and Suzanne B. Bricker
Chapter 2
Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment: An Industry Perspective (pages 33–50)William Dewey, Jonathan P. Davis and Daniel C. Cheney
Chapter 3
Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture and Best Management Practices (pages 51–80)John A. Hargreaves
Chapter 4
Bivalve Filter Feeding: Variability and Limits of the Aquaculture Biofilter (pages 81–124)Peter J. Cranford, J. Evan Ward and Sandra E. Shumway
Chapter 5
Trophic Interactions Between Phytoplankton and Bivalve Aquaculture (pages 125–133)Gary H. Wikfors
Chapter 6
The Application of Dynamic Modeling to Prediction of Production Carrying Capacity in Shellfish Farming (pages 135–154)Jon Grant and Ramón Filgueira
Chapter 7
Bivalve Shellfish Aquaculture and Eutrophication (pages 155–215)JoAnn M. Burkholder and Sandra E. Shumway
Chapter 8
Mussel Farming as a Tool for Re-Eutrophication of Coastal Waters: Experiences from Sweden (pages 217–237)Odd Lindahl
Chapter 9
Expanding Shellfish Aquaculture: A Review of the Ecological Services Provided by and Impacts of Native and Cultured Bivalves in Shellfish-Dominated Ecosystems (pages 239–295)Loren D. Coen, Brett R. Dumbauld and Michael L. Judge
Chapter 10
Bivalves as Bioturbators and Bioirrigators (pages 297–317)Joanna Norkko and Sandra E. Shumway
Chapter 11
Environmental Impacts Related to Mechanical Harvest of Cultured Shellfish (pages 319–338)Kevin D. E. Stokesbury, Edward P. Baker, Bradley P. Harris and Robert B. Rheault
Chapter 12
Genetics of Shellfish on a Human-Dominated Planet (pages 339–357)Dennis Hedgecock
Chapter 13
Shellfish Diseases and Health Management (pages 359–394)Ralph A. Elston and Susan E. Ford
Chapter 14
Marine Invaders and Bivalve Aquaculture: Sources, Impacts, and Consequences (pages 395–424)Dianna K. Padilla, Michael J. McCann and Sandra E. Shumway
Chapter 15
Balancing Economic Development and Conservation of Living Marine Resources and Habitats: The Role of Resource Managers (pages 425–446)Tessa L. Getchis and Cori M. Rose
Chapter 16
Education (pages 447–459)Donald Webster
Chapter 17
The Implications of Global Climate Change for Molluscan Aquaculture (pages 461–490)Edward H. Allison, Marie-Caroline Badjeck and Kathrin Meinhold
Index (pages 491–507)
Last edited:
