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Marine Bivalve Molluscs
is a comprehensive and thoroughly updated
second edition of Bivalve Molluscs,
covering all major aspects of this
important class of invertebrates. As well
as being an important class biologically
and ecologically, many of the bivalves are
fished and cultured commercially (e.g.
mussels, oysters, scallops and clams) in a
multi-billion dollar worldwide industry.
Elizabeth Gosling has written a landmark
book that will stand for many years as the
standard work on the subject. Chapters in
Marine Bivalve Molluscs cover morphology,
ecology, feeding, reproduction, settlement
and recruitment, growth, physiology,
fisheries, aquaculture, genetics, diseases
and parasites, and public health issues. A
full understanding of many of these
aspects is vital for all those working in
bivalve fisheries and culture.
An essential purchase for anyone concerned
with this important class of animals,
copies of Marine Bivalve Molluscs should
be on the shelves of biologists,
ecologists, environmental scientists,
fisheries scientists and personnel within
the aquaculture industry. Copies of the
book should be available in all libraries
and research establishments where these
subjects are studied or taught.
Reviews of the First Edition
• An admirable achievement... a valuable
addition to marine sciences libraries
everywhere. The back cover of this book
says that it is a landmark text that will
stand for many years as the standard work
on this subject. I can only agree with
this sentiment. Aquaculture
• A welcome addition to the literature and
provides the reader with a comprehensive
overview of biological and environmental
factors that affect and control both
natural populations of marine bivalves and
culture operations. Aquaculture
International
• The author has done an admirable job in
compiling a wealth of information into a
readable text. Transactions of the
American Fisheries Society
• Will serve well as a description of much
of both the experimental biology and the
aquaculture of bivalves. Journal of
Experimental Marine Biology and Ecology
• Provides excellent reviews of all major
aspects…an extremely important reference
for anyone engaged in bivalve research,
fisheries management, and aquaculture.
Quarterly Review of Biology
• The book is very readable, in an easy
style. It is well illustrated and there is
a wealth of data and statistics presented.
Bulletin of The Malacological Society of
London
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