02978nam a2200397Ia 4500 ebr10051677 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 040304s2004 dcua sb f000 0 eng d 2003117095 0309090520 (book) 0309526965 (PDF) CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)60365226 QL430.7.O9 N66 2004eb 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. Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2004. xviii, 343 p. : ill. "Supported by a contract between the National Academies and the following entities: Contract No. 50-DGNA-1-90024 from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contract No. 50-DGNA-1-90024 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Cooperative Agreement No. 50181-2-J030 from the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, Grant from the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Purchase Order No. D227024-4 from the Virginia Sea Grant, Grant No. NA070Z0136-01 from the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Grant No. SA7293808L.SA7528018F from the Maryland Sea Grant, and Purchase Order No. D227024-4 from the Connecticut Sea Grant"--[P. ii.]. Includes bibliographical references. 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. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2009. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 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. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10051677 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 170473 170473