Nonnative oysters in the Chesapeake Bay [electronic resource] / Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Title	Nonnative oysters in the Chesapeake Bay [electronic resource] / Committee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies
Imprint	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004
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Descript	xv, 325 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

CONTENT

Executive summary -- Introduction and overview -- Background on introduced species -- Oyster biology -- Social and economic value of oysters in the Chesapeake Bay -- History and current status of restoring native oyster reefs in the Chesapeake Bay -- Oyster aquaculture -- Regulatory framework for managing proposed introductions -- Elements of risk assessment for the introduction of Crassostrea ariakensis in the Chesapeake Bay -- Decision making and recommendations for future research -- References -- Appendixes

Oysters -- Habitat -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Oysters -- Diseases Oyster fisheries -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) -- Management Introduced animals -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Oyster culture -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Restoration ecology -- Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) Fishery policy Introduced organisms -- Government policy Chesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) -- Environmental conditions Electronic books.