Collection(s) : Synthèses
Paru le 28/03/2008 | Broché XX-379 pages
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Mass oyster mortalities have been known for many years throughout the world, but no strictly pathological explication has been found. This book describes how environmental influences, reproduction, stress, genetics, pathogens and temperature contribute to oyster summer mortality in France. An interaction model is derived from the results and recommendations are made for forecasting and managing risk factors.
The studies presented in this book were conducted by more than 15 teams from research institutes and industry working as an interdisciplinary network. The Morest Project, organised by Ifremer between 2001 and 2006, united diverse scientific disciplines using common field sites and laboratory experiments to thoroughly examine the oyster summer mortality problem.
Key words : Crassostrea gigas, Pacific oyster, summer mortality, reproduction, stress, genetic selection, temperature, environment, pathology.
Jean-François Samain, PhD Biochemistry and Enzymology (University of Orsay, Paris) and Docteur Es Sciences Biological Oceanography (University of Brest), began his scientific career in marine ecology and then focused on functional physiology of cultivated mollusk species at Ifremer (French Research Institute for Exploitation of the Sea). In 2000, he became director and coordinator of Morest, a multidisciplinary network created to investigate the origins of Crassostrea gigas summer mortality from the molecular to the ecosystem level.
Helen McCombie, PhD Biological Sciences (University of Exeter), combines research work in the life and environmental sciences with scientific editing and translation, fields in which she has over ten years experience. She has a strong interest in interdisciplinary collaboration and has participated in several European projects on the improvement of bivalve aquaculture.
