| Description |
1 online resource (359 p.) |
| Contents |
Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- List of Contributors -- Part I Basic Concepts -- 1 Introduction -- References -- 2 What Is Aquaculture? -- 2.1 Introduction: Brief History of Aquaculture -- 2.2 Introduction to the Biology of Farmed Aquaculture Organisms -- 2.2.1 The Circulatory System and Its Relationship With the Environment -- 2.2.2 Reproduction in Aquaculture Organisms -- 2.2.3 Growth in Aquaculture Organisms -- 2.2.4 Immune Response -- 2.3 Types of Aquaculture Production and Management Systems -- 2.3.1 Depending On the Number of Species Produced |
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2.3.2 Depending On the Rearing Density -- 2.3.3 Depending On the Stage to Be Produced -- 2.3.4 Depending On Hydrology -- 2.3.5 Depending On the Location of the Facilities -- 2.3.6 Depending On the Production Objective -- 2.3.7 Depending On the Seed Origin -- 2.4 Aquaculture Current Status -- 2.5 Final Remarks -- 2.6 Chapter Review Questions -- References -- 3 What Is Sustainability? -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Sustainability Pillars and the Relationship Between Them -- 3.3 Sustainability Throughout History -- 3.4 Sustainability, an Elusive Definition -- 3.5 Types of Sustainability |
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3.6 Managing Sustainably: the Concept of Governance -- 3.7 Aquaculture and Sustainability -- 3.8 Final Remarks -- 3.9 Chapter Review Questions -- References -- Part II Aquaculture and the Environment -- 4 Effects of the Environment On Aquaculture Organisms -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Temperature -- 4.3 Dissolved Gases -- 4.3.1 Dissolved Oxygen -- 4.3.2 Carbon Dioxide (CO2) -- 4.4 Salinity -- 4.5 PH -- 4.6 Dissolved Particles and Compounds -- 4.6.1 Nitrogen Compounds -- 4.6.2 Calcium Carbonate -- 4.7 Light -- 4.8 Effect of the Presence of Other Organisms -- 4.9 Suspended Particles |
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4.10 Meteorological Phenomena -- 4.11 Final Remarks -- 4.12 Chapter Review Questions -- References -- 5 Aquaculture's Effect On the Environment -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Impacts On Water Quality -- 5.2.1 Organic Particles -- 5.2.2 Proliferation of Primary Organisms -- 5.2.3 Inorganic Particles -- 5.3 Impacts On the Atmosphere -- 5.3.1 Greenhouse Gas Products of Energy Consumption -- 5.3.2 Other Greenhouse Gas Emissions Associated With Aquaculture -- 5.3.3 Estimating Environmental Impacts: a Brief Introduction to Life Cycle Analysis -- 5.4 Impacts On Land and High-Value Ecosystems |
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5.5 Impacts On Wildlife -- 5.5.1 Abundance -- 5.5.2 Species Richness (Diversity) -- 5.5.3 Physiological Changes -- 5.5.4 Pollution (Biological) -- 5.5.5 Infection Rates -- 5.5.6 Survival and Fertility -- 5.6 Potential Ecologically Beneficial Outcomes From Aquaculture -- 5.6.1 Biological Control -- 5.6.2 Species Recovery -- 5.6.3 Habitat Restoration -- 5.6.4 Habitat Protection -- 5.6.5 Ex Situ Conservation -- 5.6.6 Wild Harvest Replacement -- 5.6.7 Habitat Rehabilitation -- 5.6.8 Removal of Overabundant Species -- 5.6.9 Coastal Defence -- 5.6.10 Bioremediation -- 5.6.11 Assisted Evolution |
| Summary |
This new textbook provides an accessible introduction to sustainable aquaculture through its relationship with three key pillars: the environment, the economy and society |
| Notes |
Description based upon print version of record |
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5.6.12 Climate Change Mitigation |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Vergara-Solana, Francisco J
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Padilla, Marcelo E. Araneda
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Garza, Fernando Aranceta
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| ISBN |
9781040000090 |
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1040000096 |
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