Shellfish Aquaculture and the Environment Book

Dedication Foreword Preface

Chapter 1: The role of shellfish farms in provision of ecosystem goods and services Jaõa G. Ferreira.1, Anthony J.S. Hawkins, 2 and Suzanne B. Bricker3
1Institute of Marine Research, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
2Plymouth Marine Laboratory, United Kingdom
3National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, National Ocean Service, U.S.A.

Chapter 2: An Industry Perspective William Dewey1, Jonathan P. Davis1 and Daniel C. Cheney2
1Taylor Shellfish Farms, U.S.A.
2Pacific Shellfish Institute, U.S.A.

Chapter 3: Molluscan Shellfish Aquaculture and Best Management Practices John Hargreaves Louisiana State University, U.S.A.

Chapter 4: Bivalve Filter Feeding: Variability and Limits of the Aquaculture Biofilter Peter J. Cranford1, J. Evan Ward2 and Sandra E. Shumway2
1Department of Fisheries and Oceans, and Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Canada
2University of Connecticut, U.S.A.

Chapter 5: Trophic interactions between phytoplankton and bivalve aquaculture.
Gary H. Wikfors National Marine Fisheries Service, National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration, U.S.A.

Chapter 6: The application of dynamic modelling to prediction of production carrying capacity in shellfish farming.
Jon Grant and Ramón Filgueira Dalhousie University, Canada

Chapter 7: Bivalve Shellfish Aquaculture and Eutrophication JoAnn M. Burkholder1 and Sandra E. Shumway2
1North Carolina State University, U.S.A.
2University of Connecticut, U.S.A.

Chapter 8: Mussel Farming as a Tool for Re-Eutrophication of Coastal Waters - Experiences from Sweden Odd Lindahl University of Gothenburg, Sweden Chapter 9: Expanding Shellfish Aquaculture: A Review of the Ecological Services Provided by and Impactsof Native and Cultured Bivalves in Shellfish-Dominated Ecosystems Loren D. Coen1, Brett R. Dumbauld2 and Michael L. Judge3
1Sanibel-Captiva Conservation Foundation, U.S.A.
2United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, U.S.A.
3Manhattan College, U.S.A.

Chapter 10: Bivalves as bioturbators and bioirrigators Joanna Norkko1 and Sandra E. Shumway2
1Finnish Institute of Marine Research, Finland
2University of Connecticut, U.S.A.

Chapter 11: Environmental Impacts Related to Mechanical Harvest of Cultured Shellfish Kevin D. E. Stokesbury1, Edward P. Baker2, and Bradley P. Harris1, Robert B. Rheault3
1University of Massachusetts, U.S.A.
2University of Rhode Island, U.S.A.
3East Coast Shellfish Growers Association, U.S.A.

Chapter 12: Genetics of Shellfish on a Human-Dominated Planet Dennis Hedgecock University of Southern California

Chapter 13: Shellfish Diseases and Health Management Ralph A. Elston1 and Susan E. Ford2
1AquaTechnics, Inc., U.S.A.
2Rutgers University, U.S.A.

Chapter 14: Marine Invaders and Bivalve Aquaculture: Sources, Impacts and Consequences Dianna K Padilla1, Michael J McCann1 and Sandra E Shumway2
1Stony Brook University, U.S.A.
2University of Connecticut, U.S.A.

Chapter 15: Balancing Economic Development and Conservation of Living Marine Resources and Habitats: The Role of Resource Managers Tessa L. Getchis1 and Cori M. Rose2
1University of Connecticut, Connecticut Sea Grant and Department of Extension, U.S.A.
2United States Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.A.

Chapter 16: Education Donald Webster University of Maryland, U.S.A.

Chapter 17: The implications of global climate change for molluscan aquaculture.
Allison, E.H., Badjeck, M-C, and Meinhold, K.
The Worldfish Center, Malaysia