Marine ornamental species [[electronic resource] ] : collection, culture, & conservation / / edited by James C. Cato, Christopher L. Brown

• Pubblicazione: Ames, Iowa, : Iowa State Press, 2003
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (423 p.)
• Disciplina: 639.342
• Soggetto topico: Ornamental fishes; Marine aquarium fishes; Ornamental fish trade
• Altri autori: CatoJames C BrownChristopher L. <1952->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Marine Ornamental Species; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Contributors; Introduction; I. Introduction; 1. Marine Ornamentals Industry 2001: Priority Recommendations for a Sustainable Future; 2. Culture of Marine Ornamentals: For Love, for Money, and for Science; II. Progress and Current Trends in Marine Ornamentals; A. Trade, Marketing, and Economics; 3. International Trade in Marine Aquarium Species: Using the Global Marine Aquarium Database; 4. World Trade in Ornamental Species; 5. The Consumption of Marine Ornamental Fish in the United States: A Description from U.S. Import Data ; 6. The U.S. Wholesale Marine Ornamental Market: Trade, Landings, and Market OpinionsB. Health Management; 7. Disease Diagnosis in Ornamental Marine Fish: A Retrospective Analysis of 129 Cases; 8. Captive Nutritional Management of Herbivorous Reef Fish Using Surgeonfish (Acanthuridae) as a Model; C. Certi.cation; 9. The Marine Aquarium Industry and Reef Conservation; 10. Wholesale and Retail Break-Even Prices for MAC-Certi.ed Queen Angel.sh (Holacanthus ciliaris); D. Management ; 11. Community-Based Management of Coral Reefs: An Essential Requisite for Certi.cation of Marine Aquarium Products Harvested from Reefs under Customary Marine Tenure12. Sustainable Management Guidelines for Stony Coral Fisheries; III. The Invertebrates; A. Live Rock Cultivation; 13. The Economics of Live Rock and Live Coral Aquaculture; 14. Aquacultured Live Rock as an Alternative to Imported Wild- Harvested Live Rock: An Update; B. Ornamental Shrimp; 15. Overview of Marine Ornamental Shrimp Aquaculture; C. Corals; 16. Coral Culture-Possible Future Trends and Directions; IV. Reef Fish ; A. Hatchery Methods17. Research on Culturing the Early Life Stages of Marine Ornamental Fish; 18. Out-of-Season Spawning of the Rainbow Shark, Epalzeorhynchus: Freshwater frenatus Hatchery Technology with Marine Potential; B. Feeding and Nutrition; 19. Advances in the Culture of Rotifers for Use in Rearing Marine Ornamental Fish; C. Seahorses; 20. Factors Affecting Successful Culture of the Seahorse, Hippocampus abdominalis Leeson, 1827; 21. Rearing the Coral Seahorse, Hippocampus barbouri, on Live and Inert Prey ; 22. The Copepod/Artemia Tradeoff in the Captive Culture of Hippocampus erectus, a Vulnerable Species in Lower New York StateV. Stakeholder Perspectives; A. Museums and Public Aquariums; 23. The Role of Public Aquariums in the Conservation and Sustainability of the Marine Ornamentals Trade; B. Collectors; 24. Trends Determined by Cyanide Testing on Marine Aquarium Fish in the Philippines; C. Hobbyists; 25. Cultured Marine Ornamentals- Retail Consumer Perspectives; D. Government; 26. Balancing Collection and Conservation of Marine Ornamental Species in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary ; E. NGOs/Environmental Management
• Sommario/riassunto: Marine Ornamental Species: Collection, Culture and Conservation is a comprehensive resource containing information on the growing and economically important marine ornamental industry. Experts address current issues from a global perspective, covering the full-range of topics from world economics and product demand to aquatic animal health to ethnic and social/cultural concerns. This up-to-date overview will contribute to the creation of an economically and environmentally viable future for this dynamic industry worldwide and for its diverse clientele by: outlining improvements in the metho
• Titolo autorizzato: Marine ornamental species
• ISBN: 9780470752722; 0-470-75271-8; 9786612371370; 1-282-37137-1; 0-470-29401-9; 1-4051-2868-2
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 996201853703316
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno