Nonnative oysters in the Chesapeake Bay [electronic resource] / Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
2004
QL430.7.O9 N66 2004eb
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Nonnative oysters in the Chesapeake Bay [electronic resource] / Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.
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0309090520 (book)
0309526965 (PDF)
0309526965 (PDF)
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Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004.
Language
English
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xviii, 343 p. : ill.
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QL430.7.O9 N66 2004eb
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"Supported by a contract between the National Academies and the following entities: Contract No. 50-DGNA-1-90024 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contract No. 50-DGNA-1-90024 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Cooperative Agreement No. 50181-2-J030 from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Purchase Order No. D227024-4 from the Virginia Sea Grant, Grant No. NA070Z0136-01 from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Grant No. SA7293808L.SA7528018F from the Maryland Sea Grant, and Purchase Order No. D227024-4 from the Connecticut Sea Grant"--[P. ii.].
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Table of Contents
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.
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.