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Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay discusses the proposed plan to offset the dramatic decline in the bay's native oysters by introducing disease-resistant reproductive Suminoe oysters from Asia. It suggests this move should be delayed until more is known about the environmental risks, even...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autores Corporativos: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, United States. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (U.S.), Maryland. Department of Natural Resources, Virginia Sea Grant College Program, Virginia. Department of Environmental Quality, Maryland Sea Grant College, Connecticut Sea Grant College Program
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2004.
Temas:
Oysters > Habitat > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Oysters > Diseases.
Oyster fisheries > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) > Management.
Introduced animals > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Oyster culture > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Restoration ecology > Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)
Fishery policy.
Introduced organisms > Government policy.
Huîtres > Habitat > Chesapeake, Baie de (Mar. et Virg.)
Huîtres > Pêche commerciale > Chesapeake, Baie de (Mar. et Virg.) > Gestion.
Animaux introduits > Chesapeake, Baie de (Mar. et Virg.)
Ostréiculture > Chesapeake, Baie de (Mar. et Virg.)
Réhabilitation (Écologie) > Chesapeake, Baie de (Mar. et Virg.)
Pêches > Politique gouvernementale.
Espèces introduites > Politique gouvernementale.
SCIENCE > Life Sciences > Zoology > General.
Ecology
Fishery policy
Introduced animals
Oyster culture
Oyster fisheries > Management
Oysters > Diseases
Oysters > Habitat
Restoration ecology
Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) > Environmental conditions.
Chesapeake, Baie de (Mar. et Virg.) > Conditions environnementales.
Atlantic Ocean > Chesapeake Bay
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Executive summary
  • Introduction and overview
  • Background on introduced species
  • Oyster biology
  • Social and economic value of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay
  • History and current status of restoring native oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay
  • Oyster aquaculture
  • Regulatory framework for managing proposed introductions
  • Elements of risk assessment for the introduction of Crassostrea ariakensis in the Chesapeake Bay
  • Decision making and recommendations for future research
  • References
  • Appendixes.

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