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Record Nr.

UNINA9910830698203321

Titolo

Ecological aquaculture : the evolution of the blue revolution / / edited by Barry A. Costa-Pierce

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, UK ; ; Malden, MA : , : Blackwell Science, , 2002

ISBN

1-280-23729-5

9786610237296

0-470-70821-2

0-470-99505-X

1-4051-4866-7

Descrizione fisica

1 recurso en liña (400 páxinas)

Disciplina

338.371

Soggetti

Acuicultura

Libros electrónicos

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

ECOLOGICAL AQUACULTURE; Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgments; Part 1 The Background of Ecological Aquaculture; 1 The History of Aquaculture in Traditional Societies; 2 The Ahupua'a Aquaculture Ecosystems in Hawaii; Part 2 The Methods of Ecological Aquaculture; 3 Development and Application of Genetic Tags for Ecological Aquaculture; 4 Aquaculture Escapement, Implications and Mitigation: The Salmonid Case Study; 5 Farming Systems Research and Extension Methods for the Development of Sustainable Aquaculture Ecosystems

6 A Market-driven, Social Ecological Approach to Planning for Sustainable Aquaculture: A Case Study of Tilapia in FijiPart 3 The Context of Ecological Aquaculture; 7 Village-based Aquaculture Ecosystems as a Model for Sustainable Aquaculture Development in Sub-Saharan Africa; 8 Silvofisheries: Integrated Mangrove Forest Aquaculture Systems; 9 An Integrated Fish and Field Crop System for Arid Areas; 10 Sustainability of Cage Aquaculture Ecosystems for Large-Scale Resettlement from Hydropower Dams: An Indonesian Case Study; 11 The Role of Aquaculture in the Restoration of Coastal



Fisheries

Part 4 Conclusion12 Ecology as the Paradigm for the Future of Aquaculture; Index

Sommario/riassunto

As the world's demand for food from aquatic environments continues to increase, the importance of performing aquaculture in an environmentally responsible manner also increases. The aim of this important and thought-provoking book is to stimulate discussion among aquaculture's modern scientific, education and extension communities concerning the principles, practices and policies needed to develop ecologically and socially sustainable aquaculture systems worldwide. Ecological Aquaculture provides fascinating and valuable insights into primitive (and often sustainable) culture syst