Edible Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology
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Edible Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology

  1. 380 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Edible Sea Urchins: Biology and Ecology

About this book

Sea urchins are a major component of the world ocean. They are important ecologically and often greatly affect marine communities. They have an excellent fossil record and consequently are of interest to paleontologists. Research has increased in recent years stimulated first by a recognition of their ecological importance and then because of their economic importance. Scientists around the world are actively investigating their potential for aquaculture.This book is designed to provide a broad understanding of the biology and ecology of sea urchins. Synthetic chapters consider biology of sea urchins as a whole to give a broad view. The topics of these chapters include reproduction, metabolism, endocrinology, larval ecology, growth, digestion, carotenoids, disease and nutrition. Subsequent chapters consider the ecology of individual species that are of major importance ecologically and economically. These include species from Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Europe, North America, South America and Africa.* First comprehensive book devoted to the biology and ecology of sea urchins* NEW chapter on Nutrition of Sea Urchins and Ecology of Diadema* Brand NEW illustrations* Hot NEW topic: Immunology of the Sea Urchin* Chapters written by internationally recognized experts* Each chapter revised and updated from the first edition* Biological chapters include reproduction, endocrinology, carotenoids and disease* Ecological chapters include species of major economic interest for fisheries and aquaculture

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Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Table of Contents
  3. Preface to the first edition
  4. Preface to the second edition
  5. List of Contributors
  6. Chapter 1 Edible Sea Urchins: Use and Life-History Strategies
  7. Chapter 2 Gametogenesis and Reproduction of Sea Urchins
  8. Chapter 3 Biochemical and Energy Requirements of Gonad Development
  9. Chapter 4 Endocrine Regulation of Sea Urchin Reproduction
  10. Chapter 5 Echinoid Larval Ecology
  11. Chapter 6 Growth and Survival of Postsettlement Sea Urchins
  12. Chapter 7 Feeding, Digestion, and Digestibility
  13. Chapter 8 Carotenoids in Sea Urchins
  14. Chapter 9 Disease in Sea Urchins
  15. Color Plates
  16. Chapter 10 Ecology of Centrostephanus
  17. Chapter 11 Ecology of Diadema
  18. Chapter 12 Ecology of Loxechinus albus
  19. Chapter 13 Ecology of Paracentrotus lividus
  20. Chapter 14 Ecology of Psammechinus miliaris
  21. Chapter 15 Ecology of Echinometra
  22. Chapter 16 Ecology of Evechinus chloroticus
  23. Chapter 17 Ecology of Heliocidaris erythrogramma
  24. Chapter 18 Ecology of Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
  25. Chapter 19 The Ecology of Strongylocentrotus franciscanus and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
  26. Chapter 20 Ecology of Strongylocentrotus intermedius
  27. Chapter 21 Ecology of Strongylocentrotus nudus
  28. Chapter 22 Ecology of Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus, Pseudocentrotus depressus, and Anthocidaris crassispina
  29. Chapter 23 Ecology of Lytechinus
  30. Chapter 24 Ecology of Tripneustes
  31. Chapter 25 Sea Urchin Roe Cuisine
  32. Index