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Nonnative oysters in the Chesapeake Bay

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004.
Subjects:
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.
Electronic books.
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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.

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