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Wiley India Pvt Ltd Ecological Aquaculture The Evolution Of The Blue Revolution by Costa-Pierce Barry A.
About the Book: Ecological Aquaculture: The Evolution of the Blue RevolutionThis authoritative text on ecological aquaculture, aquaculture ecosystems and sustainable aquaculture is in three parts. The first defines how ecological principles are applied to aquaculture, discusses aquaculture as an integral part of aquatic resources management and includes an extensive review by Malcolm Beveridge showing how traditional methods can be developed for ecological aquaculture. The second part covers ecological methods for sustainable hatchery, feeds, water quality, and market approaches to aquaculture. The third part of the book gives the context of ecological aquaculture, reviewing important species that feed low on the aquatic food web or on-farm resources, village-level aquaculture ecosystems, sustainable coastal aquaculture, reservoir ecosystems and the principles of integrating aquaculture ecosystems into "bioshelters". The book ends with an action plan to develop environmentally sound aquaculture for global food security.ContentsPart 1. The background of ecological aquacultureHistory of aquaculture in traditional societiesThe Ahupuaa aquaculture ecosystems in HawaiiPart 2. The methods of ecological aquacultureDevelopment and application of genetic tags for ecological aquacultureAquaculture escapement, implications and mitigation: the salmonid case studyFarming systems research and extension methods for the development of sustainable aquaculture ecosystemsA market-driven, social ecological approach to planning for sustainable aquaculture: a case study of tilapia in FijiPart 3. The context of ecological aquaculture; village-based aquaculture ecosystems as models for sustainable aquacultureDevelopment in subsaharan Africa; silvofisheries: integrated mangrove forest aquaculture ecosystemsAn integrated fish and field crop system for arid areasSustainability of cage aquaculture ecosystems for large scale resettlement from hydropower dams: an Indonesian case studyThe role of aquaculture in the restoration of coastal fisheriesPart 4. ConclusionEcology as the paradigm for the future of aquaculture