Edible sea urchins : biology and ecology
Author(s)
Bibliographic Information
Edible sea urchins : biology and ecology
（Developments in aquaculture and fisheries science, 37）
Elsevier, 2007
Available at 7 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographies and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1. The edible sea urchins
Chapter 2. Gametogenesis and reproduction of sea urchins
Chapter 3. Biochemical and energy requirements of gonad development
Chapter 4. Reproductive endocrinology of sea urchins
Chapter 5. Echinoid larval ecology
Chapter 6. Growth and survival of post-settlement sea urchins
Chapter 7. Feeding, digestion and digestibility
Chapter 8. Carotenoids in sea urchins
Chapter 9. Disease in sea urchins
Chapter 10. Ecology of Centrostephanus
Chapter 11. Ecology of Diadema
Chapter 12. Ecology of Loxechinus albus
Chapter 13. Ecology of Paracentrotus lividus
Chapter 14. Ecology of Psammechinus miliaris
Chapter 15. Ecology of Echinometra
Chapter 16. Ecology of Evechinus chloroticus
Chapter 17. Ecology of Heliocidaris erythrogramma
Chapter 18. Ecology of Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis
Chapter 19. Ecology of Strongylocentrotus franciscanus and Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Chapter 20. Ecology of Strongylocentrotus intermedius
Chapter 21. Ecology of Strongylocentrotus nudus
Chapter 22. Ecology of Hemicentrotus pulcherrimus, Pseudocentrotous depressus, and Anthocidaris crassispina
Chapter 23. Ecology of Lytechinus
Chapter 24. Ecology of Tripneustes
Chapter 25. Sea-urchin roe cuisine
by "Nielsen BookData"