Artificial Habitats for Marine and Freshwater Fisheries (eBook)

William Seaman Jr. (Herausgeber)

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2013 | 1. Auflage
267 Seiten
Elsevier Science (Verlag)
978-0-08-057117-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Artificial habitats have been used for centuries to successfully modify environments for the benefit of Man. In the aquatic environment, the use of artificial habitat technologies is of growing interest worldwide. Opportunities exist in both developed and developing nations to apply these technologies in many areas, including classical scientific investigations of ecosystem structure and function, engineering advances in underwater technology, and fisheries and environmental management. The applications of artificial habitat technologies are taking on ever greater economic, social, and environmental importance globally, not only in developed countries such as Japan where highly sophisticated technologies are used, but also in developing nations, where lower cost practices are in use. There is growing pressure to increase production, while at the same time preserve or enhance the environments and ecosystems surrounding fisheries. This book provides a comprehensive review of the facts, issues, and global trends emerging regarding the use of artificial habitats in aquatic ecosystems. It presents the most recent scientific advances in ecology and engineering technologies related to the building of artificial habitats, and it also presents many of the fisheries management and socioeconomic and environmental issues. Artificial Habitats for Marine and Freshwater Fisheries will be of interest to a broad audience including natural resource scientists, planners, and managers, particularly those interested in aquatic and fisheries science and management; organizations and individuals interested in commercial and recreational fishing; ecologists; environmental economists, engineers, lawyers, and social scientists; and geographers. - Presents a global scope - Draws together, for the first time, disparate literature - Contains contributions by authors in the United States and Japan - Features engineering chapters that focus on Japanese advanced technology often not available to the English language audience

Inhalt

Front Cover 1
Artificial Habitats for Marine and Freshwater Fisheries 4
Copyright Page 5
Table of Contents 8
Dedication 6
Contributors 12
Preface 14
Acknowledgments 18
Chapter 1. Artificial Habitat Practices in Aquatic Systems 20
I. Introduction 20
II. Diversity and Definitions of Habitats 21
III. Worldwide Utilization of Artificial Habitats 26
IV. Planning 32
V. Research Perspectives for Manipulating Habitat 36
VI. Issues and Themes 40
References 46
Chapter 2. Artificial Habitats of the World: Synopsis and Major Trends 50
I. Introduction 50
II. Scope and Extent of Global Artificial Habitat Development 51
III. Philosophical Bases for Artificial Habitat Activities 62
IV. Case Studies: Japan and the United States 63
References 76
Chapter 3. Ecology of Artificial Reef Habitats and Fishes 80
I. Introduction 80
II. Assemblage Structure 83
III. Environmental Factors 89
IV. Artificial Habitat Design 96
V. Population Dynamics 103
VI. Conclusion 117
References 118
Chapter 4. Design and Engineering of Manufactured Habitats for Fisheries Enhancement 128
I. Introduction 128
II. Structures Used as Aquatic Habitats 132
III. Materials 143
IV. Structural Integrity of Reef Blocks 145
V. Environmental Design Criteria 151
VI. Biological Function and Design Criteria 156
VII. Marine Ranching 164
VIII. Knowledge Gaps 166
References 168
Chapter 5. Fisheries Applications and Biological Impacts of Artificial Habitats 172
I. Applications 173
II. Biological Impacts 182
III. Discussion 190
References 193
Chapter 6. Environmental Assessment and Monitoring of Artificial Habitats 196
I. Introduction 196
II. Purpose of Ecological Assessment and Monitoring 197
III. Problems in Assessing Environments 203
IV. Data Needs 207
V. Assessment Methods 217
VI. Summary 242
References 244
Chapter 7. Social and Economie Evaluation of Artificial Aquatic Habitats 256
I. Introduction 256
II. Purposes of Social and Economic Evaluation 258
III. Evaluation by Monitoring 262
IV. Impact Evaluation 267
V. Efficiency Evaluation 272
VI. Evaluation and Habitat Management 282
VII. Summary and Discussion 284
References 286
Index 290

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.10.2013
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• ISBN-10: 0-08-057117-4 / 0080571174
• ISBN-13: 978-0-08-057117-1 / 9780080571171