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

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910780399403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : National Academies Press, c2004
• ISBN: 0-309-16702-7; 1-280-17947-3; 9780309526965; 9786610179473; 0-309-52696-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (343 p.)
• Disciplina: 639/.41/0916347
• Soggetti: 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; Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Environmental conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "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.].
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.