Tropical seaweed farming trends, problems and opportunities : focus on kappaphycus and eucheuma of commerce /: focus on kappaphycus and eucheuma of commerce. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Anicia Q. Hurtado, Alan T. Critchley, Iain C. Neish, editors.
• Editors: Hurtado, Anicia Q; Critchley, Alan T; Neish, Iain C
• Contents: ""Foreword""; ""Contents""; ""Contributors""; ""About the Editors""; ""1: Reflections on the Commercial Development of Eucheumatoid Seaweed Farming""; ""1.1 Overview of the Development Time-­Line for Eucheumatoid Seaweed Farming""; ""1.2 The Urgent Need for Seaweed Farming by the Globalized Carrageenan Industry""; ""1.3 Early Development of Tropical Seaweed Agronomy""; ""1.4 Successful Farming Leads to Disruptive SRC Technology""; ""1.5 Shifting Value-Chain Governance Models""; ""1.6 Indonesia Becomes the Leading Producer of Eucheumatoid Seaweeds"" ""1.7 Eucheumatoid Seaweed Production Levels Off""""1.8 Eucheumatoid Seaweed Farming Spreads Around the World""; ""1.8.1 Sabah in East Malaysia""; ""1.8.2 China""; ""1.8.3 Cambodia, Myanmar and Vietnam""; ""1.8.4 India""; ""1.8.5 Sri Lanka""; ""1.8.6 Tanzania and Other East African/Western India Ocean Regions""; ""1.8.7 Island Jurisdictions in the Pacific Ocean""; ""1.8.8 Mexico, the Caribbean and Central America""; ""1.8.9 Brazil""; ""1.9 Developing Technologies Fuel Hopes for Further Growth""; ""References"" ""2: Biodiversity, Biogeography and Molecular Genetics of the Commercially Important Genera Kappaphycus and Eucheuma""""2.1 Introduction""; ""2.2 Biodiversity""; ""2.3 Development of Genetic Markers for Kappaphycus and Eucheuma""; ""2.4 Molecular Identification of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma""; ""2.5 Molecular Phylogenetics of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma""; ""2.6 Genetic Diversity of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma""; ""2.7 Introduction of K. alvarezii to Non-­indigenous Areas""; ""2.8 Future Studies""; ""2.8.1 Wider and Deeper Approach to Sampling"" ""2.8.2 Taxonomic Revision and Comprehensive Genetic Studies""""2.8.3 Putting Genetic Information to Use""; ""References""; ""3: Reproductive Biology and Eco-­physiology of Farmed Kappaphycus and Eucheuma""; ""3.1 Introduction""; ""3.2 Reproduction and Life Cycles of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma in Natural and Farmed Areas""; ""3.2.1 Populations""; ""3.3 The Physiology of Farmed Kappaphycus and Eucheuma""; ""3.3.1 Light""; ""3.3.2 Temperature""; ""3.3.3 Salinity""; ""3.3.4 Nutrients""; ""3.3.5 pH""; ""3.4 Summary and Recommendations""; ""References"" ""4: The Cultivation of Kappaphycus and Eucheuma in Tropical and Sub-­Tropical Waters""""4.1 Introduction""; ""4.2 Cultivation in Tropical and Sub-­tropical Waters""; ""4.2.1 Southeast Asia and China""; ""4.2.1.1 The Philippines""; ""4.2.1.2 Indonesia""; ""4.2.1.3 Malaysia""; ""4.2.1.4 Vietnam""; ""4.2.1.5 Cambodia""; ""4.2.1.6 China""; ""4.2.1.7 Myanmar""; ""4.2.2 The Pacific Islands""; ""4.2.2.1 The Cook Islands""; ""4.2.2.2 The Fiji Islands""; ""4.2.2.3 The Kiribati Islands""; ""4.2.2.4 The Marshall Islands""; ""4.2.2.5 Papua New Guinea""
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 216 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 579.8/177; Life sciences; Marine algae culture; Marine algae industry; Aquatic biology; Applied Ecology; Plant physiology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Microbiology; Marine algae culture; Marine algae industry; Science -- Life Sciences -- Ecology; Science -- Life Sciences -- Botany; Applied ecology; Plant physiology; Ecological science, the Biosphere; Life Sciences; Freshwater & Marine Ecology; Applied Ecology; Plant Physiology; Electronic books; Electronic book
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319634982; 3319634984
• Related ISBNs: 9783319634975; 3319634976
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 31, 2017).
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