Marine Bivalve Molluscs

Informationen zum Autor ABOUT THE AUTHOR Elizabeth Gosling, PhD, DSc, based at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Ireland, is an author of international repute with a huge wealth of research, teaching and hands-on experience of working with bivalves. Klappentext Marine Bivalve Molluscs is a comprehensive and thoroughly updated second edition of Bivalve Molluscs, covering all major aspects of this important class of invertebrates. As well as being an important class biologically and ecologically, many of the bivalves are fished and cultured commercially (e.g. mussels, oysters, scallops and clams) in a multi-billion dollar worldwide industry.Elizabeth Gosling has written a landmark book that will stand for many years as the standard work on the subject. Chapters in Marine Bivalve Molluscs cover morphology, ecology, feeding, reproduction, settlement and recruitment, growth, physiology, fisheries, aquaculture, genetics, diseases and parasites, and public health issues. A full understanding of many of these aspects is vital for all those working in bivalve fisheries and culture.An essential purchase for anyone concerned with this important class of animals, copies of Marine Bivalve Molluscs should be on the shelves of biologists, ecologists, environmental scientists, fisheries scientists and personnel within the aquaculture industry. Copies of the book should be available in all libraries and research establishments where these subjects are studied or taught.Reviews of the First Edition* An admirable achievement... a valuable addition to marine sciences libraries everywhere. The back cover of this book says that it is a landmark text that will stand for many years as the standard work on this subject. I can only agree with this sentiment. Aquaculture* A welcome addition to the literature and provides the reader with a comprehensive overview of biological and environmental factors that affect and control both natural populations of marine bivalves and culture operations. Aquaculture International* The author has done an admirable job in compiling a wealth of information into a readable text. Transactions of the American Fisheries Society* Will serve well as a description of much of both the experimental biology and the aquaculture of bivalves. Journal of Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology* Provides excellent reviews of all major aspects...an extremely important reference for anyone engaged in bivalve research, fisheries management, and aquaculture. Quarterly Review of Biology* The book is very readable, in an easy style. It is well illustrated and there is a wealth of data and statistics presented. Bulletin of The Malacological Society of London Zusammenfassung Marine Bivalve Molluscs is a comprehensive and thoroughly updated second edition of Bivalve Molluscs, covering all major aspects of this important class of invertebrates. As well as being an important class biologically and ecologically, many of the bivalves are fished and cultured commercially (e.g. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface viii Acknowledgements x 1 Phylogeny and evolution of bivalve molluscs 1 Phylogeny of the Mollusca 1 Phylogeny and evolution of Bivalvia 3 Evolution and adaptive radiation in Bivalvia 7 Notes 10 References 10 2 Morphology of bivalves 12 Introduction 12 Shell 12 Mantle 21 Gills 24 The foot 27 Labial palps and alimentary canal 31 Gonads 34 Heart and haemolymph vessels 34 Excretory organs 35 Nerves and sensory receptors 36 References 38 3 Ecology of bivalves 44 Introduction 44 Global and local distribution patterns 44 Factors affecting geographic distribution 52 Factors affecting local distribution 55 Climate change 78 Note 84 References 84 4 How bivalves ...

List of contents

Preface viii
 
Acknowledgements x
 
1 Phylogeny and evolution of bivalve molluscs 1
 
Phylogeny of the Mollusca 1
 
Phylogeny and evolution of Bivalvia 3
 
Evolution and adaptive radiation in Bivalvia 7
 
Notes 10
 
References 10
 
2 Morphology of bivalves 12
 
Introduction 12
 
Shell 12
 
Mantle 21
 
Gills 24
 
The foot 27
 
Labial palps and alimentary canal 31
 
Gonads 34
 
Heart and haemolymph vessels 34
 
Excretory organs 35
 
Nerves and sensory receptors 36
 
References 38
 
3 Ecology of bivalves 44
 
Introduction 44
 
Global and local distribution patterns 44
 
Factors affecting geographic distribution 52
 
Factors affecting local distribution 55
 
Climate change 78
 
Note 84
 
References 84
 
4 How bivalves feed 99
 
Introduction 99
 
Filtration rate 100
 
Particle processing on the gills, labial palps and in the stomach 110
 
The alimentary canal and digestive process 128
 
Absorption efficiency 139
 
Effects of bivalve suspension?]feeders on the ecosystem 141
 
Notes 144
 
References 144
 
5 Reproduction, settlement and recruitment 157
 
Introduction 157
 
Sexuality 157
 
Gametogenesis 159
 
Reproductive cycles 159
 
Factors controlling reproduction 165
 
Annual storage cycle 170
 
Reproductive effort and fecundity 171
 
Deleterious effects on the reproductive cycle 175
 
Fertilization 175
 
Larval development 177
 
Factors affecting larval growth 178
 
Larval dispersal and population connectivity 181
 
Larval identification and abundance estimation 184
 
Settlement, metamorphosis and post?]larval dispersal 185
 
References 189
 
6 Growth 203
 
Introduction 203
 
Methods of measuring absolute growth 203
 
Allometric growth 213
 
Scope for growth and dynamic energy budget models 216
 
Factors affecting growth 219
 
Note 232
 
References 232
 
7 Circulation, respiration, excretion and osmoregulation 243
 
Circulation 243
 
Respiration 246
 
Excretion and osmoregulation 260
 
Note 264
 
References 264
 
8 Fisheries and management of natural populations 270
 
Introduction 270
 
Population dynamics 271
 
Total mortality (Z) 279
 
Natural mortality (M) 280
 
Fishing mortality (F) 281
 
Fisheries assessment and management 282
 
Scallop fisheries 287
 
Oyster fisheries 301
 
Mussel fisheries 309
 
Clam fisheries 314
 
References 319
 
9 Bivalve culture 325
 
Introduction 325
 
Fundamentals of bivalve culture 326
 
Mussel culture 340
 
Oyster culture 348
 
Scallop culture 355
 
Clam culture 362
 
Bivalve culture and the environment 369
 
Ecosystem approach to bivalve culture 371
 
Note 374
 
References 375
 
10 Genetics in aquaculture 383
 
Introduction 383
 
Quantitative genetics and selective breeding 384
 
Selective breeding 386
 
Protein and DNA markers 394
 
Bivalve genomics 403
 
Chromosomal genetics and ploidy manipulation 408
 
Transgenics 417
 
Notes 419
 
References 419
 
11 Diseases and parasites 429
 
Introduction 429
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Product details

• Authors: E Gosling, E. M. Gosling, Elizabeth Gosling, Elizabeth (Galway-Mayo Institute of Techn Gosling, Gosling Elizabeth
• Publisher: Wiley, John and Sons Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.07.2015
• EAN: 9780470674949
• ISBN: 978-0-470-67494-9
• No. of pages: 544
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Agriculture, horticulture; forestry, fishing, food; Muscheln, Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science, Aquakultur, Fischereiwesen u. Fischforschung, Crustaceans & Mollusks, Krusten- u. Weichtiere