A Primer of Ecological Aquaculture
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Product details:
- Publisher OUP Oxford
- Date of Publication 6 September 2022
- ISBN 9780198850236
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages304 pages
- Size 245x190x15 mm
- Weight 656 g
- Language English 293
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Short description:
A concise primer that introduces students to the basic concepts, opportunities, and challenges of aquaculture with an emphasis on ecological considerations, providing a critical assessment of current aquaculture practices from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective.
MoreLong description:
Aquaculture exemplifies the ongoing global struggle to strike a sustainable balance between the conflicting needs of a rapidly increasing world population, human health, ecosystem health, the welfare of wild and domesticated animals, and the economic principles of globalized economies. On the one hand, aquaculture has great potential for providing us with a healthy and nutritious food supply whilst alleviating pressure on captive fisheries and reducing fisheries-induced habitat destruction, overfishing, genetic modification of wild populations, and wholesale waste of bycatch. On the other hand, aquaculture relies heavily on clean water, an increasingly precious (and dwindling) resource that is subject to intense pressure of being used for many competing objectives.
This concise primer introduces students to the basic concepts, opportunities, and challenges of aquaculture with an emphasis on ecological considerations. It provides a critical assessment of current aquaculture practices from a broad, interdisciplinary perspective and from the standpoint of how best to align the two major (and often conflicting) goals of future aquaculture development: minimizing reliance on ecosystem services whilst maximizing productivity.
A Primer of Ecological Aquaculture provides an accessible and authoritative overview for a wide range of undergraduate majors ranging from biology, engineering, and environmental policy to business and management. It will also appeal to a more general academic audience who wish to gain a current overview of the field.
This important new volume on aquaculture presents a remarkable synthesis of all the key issues involved in the commercial culturing of freshwater and marine species. It provides a comprehensive overview of the basic biological elements of aquaculture, including new information on the use of genomic and genetic tools, and incorporates these analyses into a broader ecological, environmental, and sociological context. The emphasis on strategies for protecting water quality-a vital part of the aquaculture enterprise-is especially well-presented. The volume deserves wide readership among students and scientists who not only have interests in aquaculture, but also in sustaining robust aquatic ecosystems in freshwater and marine environments.
Table of Contents:
Preface
Part I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ECOLOGICAL AQUACULTURE
Aquaculture Terminology and Basic Concepts
The Historical Origins of Aquaculture
Seafood and Beyond: Key Aquaculture Objectives
Aquaculture Systems as Mesocosms
Integrated Multitrophic Polycultures
Domestication of Aquaculture Species
Part II: BIOLOGY AND CULTURE OF AQUATIC SPECIES
Overview of Aquaculture Species Diversity
Environmentally Sustainable Plant Aquaculture
Aquaculture of Sponges and Cnidarians
Mollusc Aquaculture
Crustacean Aquaculture
Ornamental Fishes
Aquaculture of Freshwater Fish
Anadromous Fish
Catadromous Fish
Part III: WATER QUALITY PARAMETERS
Abiotic Parameters
Feeds, Waste, and Stress
Infectious Diseases
