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Informationen zum Autor Sandra E. Shumway (Ph.D., D.Sc., Wales) is a world leader in molluscan biology. Editor of the Journal of Shellfish Research for over three decades and Reviews in Fisheries Science and Aquaculture for 15 years, she has edited or co-edited previous volumes including Shellfish Safety and Quality; Scallops: Biology, Ecology, Aquaculture, and Fisheries; Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment; and Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture: A Practical Guide . A former Marshall Scholar, she is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the World Aquaculture Society, the University of Wales, and is an Aldo Leopold Fellow and Honored Life Member of the National Shellfisheries Association, and Fellow of the Marine Biological Association of the UK. With almost 50 years of experience in research, outreach, and education focused on shellfish physiology, aquaculture, ecology, seafood safety, harmful algal blooms, biofouling, and microplastics, she has published more than 200 research papers, book chapters, and outreach publications. She is currently Research Professor Emerita at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Jay Parsons has been involved in the aquaculture sector for 30 years and has extensive experience in shellfish aquaculture research and management. Since 2003, Dr. Parsons has been with the Aquaculture Science Branch of Fisheries and Oceans Canada where he is Branch Director responsible for national aquaculture R&D programs and aquaculture research coordination. From 1995-2003 he was a researcher and faculty members at Memorial University (St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada) where he taught graduate courses in shellfish aquaculture and directed several national and international projects, graduate students and publications on culture, feeding and reproduction in scallops, oysters, mussels, sea urchins and shrimp. He is also a past president of the World Aquaculture Society (WAS) and has served on the WAS Board since 2001. He was also President of the National Shellfisheries Association (NSA) and twice President of the Aquaculture Association of Canada (AAC). And he still maintains an active involvement in these professional societies through the promotion and dissemination of aquaculture science nationally and internationally. Klappentext Revision of: Scallops: biology, ecology, and aquaculture. 2006. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Reconciling Morphological and Molecular Approaches in Developing a Phylogeny for the Pectinidae (Mollusca: Bivalvia) 2. Biology and Ecology of Scallop Larvae 3. Structure and Function in Scallops 4. Scallop Adductor Muscles: Structure and Function 5. Neurobiology and Behaviour of the Scallop 6. Reproductive Physiology 7. Physiology: Energy Acquisition and Utilisation 8. Nutrition in Pectinids 9. Scallop Genetics and Genomics 10. Diseases and Parasites of Scallops 11. Scallop Ecology: Distributions and Behaviour 12. Swimming in Scallops 13. Scallops and Marine Contaminants 14. Dynamics, Assessment and Management of Exploited Natural Populations 15. Scallops in Western North America 16. Fisheries Sea Scallop, Placopecten magellanicus 17. Scallops in Eastern North America 18. Quantifying and Managing the Ecosystem Effects of Scallop Dredge Fisheries 19. European Fisheries 20. European Aquaculture 21. Scallop Fisheries and Aquaculture in Japan 22. Scallops and Scallop Aquaculture in China 23. Scallops of Northwestern Pacific, Russian Federation 24. Aquaculture of the Scallop Nodipecten nodosus in Brazil 25. Scallops Biology, Fisheries and Management in Argentina 26. Scallop Fishery and Aquaculture in Chile: A History of Developments and Declines 27. Scallop Aquaculture and Fisheries in Venezuela 28. Scallop Fishery and Culture in Peru 29. Scallop Fisheries and Aquaculture in Mexico 30. Scallop Fi...
