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The Atlantic Salmon: Genetics, Conservation and Management
Eric Verspoor
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Description for The Atlantic Salmon: Genetics, Conservation and Management
Hardcover. * First book to review all information on Atlantic salmon genetics * Sponsored by Atlantic Salmon Trust and European Union * International team of contributing authors * Carefully integrated and edited landmark title. Editor(s): Stradmeyer, Lee; Nielsen, J.L.; Verspoor, Eric. Num Pages: 520 pages, 145 illustrations. BIC Classification: PSVW1; RNKH; TVT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 255 x 200 x 31. Weight in Grams: 1404.
Atlantic Salmon is a cultural icon throughout its North Atlantic range; it is the focus of probably the World’s highest profile recreational fishery and is the basis for one of the World’s largest aquaculture industries. Despite this, many wild stocks of salmon are in decline and underpinning this is a dearth of information on the nature and extent of population structuring and adaptive population differentiation, and its implications for species conservation.
Atlantic Salmon is a cultural icon throughout its North Atlantic range; it is the focus of probably the World’s highest profile recreational fishery and is the basis for one of the World’s largest aquaculture industries. Despite this, many wild stocks of salmon are in decline and underpinning this is a dearth of information on the nature and extent of population structuring and adaptive population differentiation, and its implications for species conservation.
This important new book will go a long way to rectify this situation by providing a thorough review of the genetics of Atlantic salmon. Sponsored by the European ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
520
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781405115827
SKU
V9781405115827
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50
About Eric Verspoor
Eric Verspoor, FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, UK Lee Stradmeyer, FRS Marine Laboratory, Aberdeen, UK
Reviews for The Atlantic Salmon: Genetics, Conservation and Management
'One of the main objectives of this book was to discuss the latest developments in salmon genetics, conservation and management in a comprehensible manner as far as non-geneticists are concerned. This objective has been achieved and achieved well. This book is sure to find a big following among those involved with Atlantic salmon culture in every respect. It will ... Read more