Aquaculture - 3rd Edition by John S Lucas & Paul C Southgate & Craig S Tucker (Hardcover)
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- Zeigt übersichtlich die wichtige und unterstützende Rolle der Aquakultur für die Lebensmittelsicherheit, den Erhalt der Lebensgrundlagen und die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung auf der ganzen Welt.
- About the Author: About the Editors John S. Lucas, Adjunct Professor in School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Paul C. Southgate, Professor in Tropical Aquaculture, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia Craig S. Tucker, Research Leader, Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA
- 672 Pages
- Technology, Fisheries & Aquaculture
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Zeigt übersichtlich die wichtige und unterstützende Rolle der Aquakultur für die Lebensmittelsicherheit, den Erhalt der Lebensgrundlagen und die wirtschaftliche Entwicklung auf der ganzen Welt. Diese neue Auflage von Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants beschäftigt sich mit wesentlichen Aspekten der Kultur von Fischen, Schalentieren und Algen in Süß- und Salzwasser. Zu den behandelten Themen gehören: Prinzipien der Aquakultur, Wasserqualität, Umweltauswirkungen auf die Aquakultur, Aquakultur in der Wüste, Reproduktion, Lebenszyklen und Wachstum, Genetik und Bestandsverbesserung, Fütterung und Herstellung von Futtermitteln, Krankheiten, Impfungen, Post-Harvest-Technologien, Betriebswirtschaft und Marketing, zukünftige Entwicklung der Aquakultur. In speziellen Kapiteln geht es auch um die Kultur von Algen, Karpfen, Salmoniden, Tilapia, Wels, Salz- und Brackwasserfischen, Weichschildkröten, Barramundi, Seegarnelen, Wollhandkrabben und sonstigen Dekapoden und Krebstieren, Muscheln, Gastropoden und Zierarten. In dieser Ausgabe wird die Aquakultur Chinas umfassender erläutert, auch die Bedeutung des Landes in einem globalen Kontext.From the Back Cover
A clear illustration of the important role of aquaculture in supporting food security, livelihoods, and economic development around the world
This new edition of Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants covers important aspects of the culture of fish, shellfish, and algae in freshwater and marine environments. Subject areas covered include principles of aquaculture, water quality, environmental impacts of aquaculture, reproduction, life cycles and growth, genetics and stock improvement, nutrition and feed production, diseases, vaccination, post-harvest technology, economics and marketing, and future developments of aquaculture. Separate chapters also cover the culture of algae, carps, salmonids, tilapias, catfish, marine and brackish fishes, soft-shelled turtles, barramundi, marine shrimp, mitten crabs, and other decapod crustaceans, bivalves, gastropods, and ornamental species. This edition also provides greater coverage of aquaculture in China, reflecting the country's importance in the global scene.
Providing core scientific and commercially useful information, and written by 35 eminent international authors, this expanded and fully updated third edition of Aquaculture is essential reading for all students and professionals studying and working in aquaculture. Fish farmers, hatchery managers, and those in aquaculture support and supply industries, such as feed manufacturing, will find an abundance of commercially useful information within this important and now established book.
- Describes the multitude of developments that have occurred within the aquaculture field over the last 15 years
- Includes a major revision of production statistics and trends, discussion of technical developments, and revised and extended coverage provided by broader international authorship
- Brings together 35 internationally recognized contributors, including a number of new contributors
Aquaculture: Farming Aquatic Animals and Plants, Third Edition is a recommended text for students of the subject and a concise reference for those working in or entering into the industry.
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About the Editors
John S. Lucas, Adjunct Professor in School of Biological Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Paul C. Southgate, Professor in Tropical Aquaculture, University of the Sunshine Coast, Maroochydore, Queensland, Australia
Craig S. Tucker, Research Leader, Warmwater Aquaculture Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Stoneville, Mississippi, USA