The Pearl Oyster
Book Details
Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0444529764
ISBN-13
9780444529763
Publisher
Elsevier Science & Technology
Imprint
Elsevier Science Ltd
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Sep 2nd, 2008
Print length
544 Pages
Weight
73 grams
Product Classification:
Marine biology
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Covers various aspects of the biology of pearl oysters, their anatomy, reproduction, genetics, and diseases. This book considers how they are farmed from spawning and culturing larvae in hatcheries to adults in the ocean, and how various environmental factors, including pollution affect them.
Contrary to a generally held view that pearls are found by chance in oysters, almost all are now produced from farms. This book is a comprehensive treatment of all aspects of the biology of pearl oysters, their anatomy, reproduction, genetics, diseases, etc. It considers how they are farmed from spawning and culturing larvae in hatcheries to adults in the ocean; how various environmental factors, including pollution affect them; and how modern techniques are successfully producing large numbers of cultured pearls. This is the ultimate reference source on pearl oysters and the culture of pearls, written and edited by a number of scientists who are world experts in their fields.
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