02978nam a2200397Ia 4500001001200000003000800012006001900020007001500039008004100054010001700095020002200112020002100134040002100155035002000176050002700196245023400223260005800457300002600515500071400541504004101255505052201296533015201818650005101970650002302021650006402044650005302108650004902161650005402210650002002264650004502284651006002329655002902389710001702418856012602435999001902561ebr10051677CaPaEBRm        u        cr cn|||||||||040304s2004    dcua    sb   f000 0 eng d  z  2003117095  z0309090520 (book)  z0309526965 (PDF)  aCaPaEBRcCaPaEBR  a(OCoLC)6036522614aQL430.7.O9bN66 2004eb00aNonnative oysters in the Chesapeake Bayh[electronic resource] /cCommittee on Nonnative Oysters in the Chesapeake Bay, Ocean Studies Board, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.  aWashington, D.C. :bNational Academies Press,cc2004.  axviii, 343 p. :bill.  a"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.].  aIncludes bibliographical references.2 aExecutive 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.  aElectronic reproduction.bPalo Alto, Calif. :cebrary,d2009.nAvailable via World Wide Web.nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. 0aOystersxHabitatzChesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) 0aOystersxDiseases. 0aOyster fisherieszChesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)xManagement. 0aIntroduced animalszChesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) 0aOyster culturezChesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) 0aRestoration ecologyzChesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.) 0aFishery policy. 0aIntroduced organismsxGovernment policy. 0aChesapeake Bay (Md. and Va.)xEnvironmental conditions. 7aElectronic books.2local2 aebrary, Inc.40uhttp://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10051677zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view  c170473d170473