OYSTERS AND CLAMS: CULTIVATION, HABITAT THREATS AND ECOLOGICAL IMPACT

Preface

Chapter 1 pp. 1-14. Distribution, Habitat, and Ecology of the “Disco” Clam, Ctenoides ales
(Lindsey F. Dougherty, University of California, Berkeley, CA, USA)

Chapter 2 pp. 15-28. Culture of the Wedge-Shell Clam Donax trunculus: New Developments
(Andrea Louzán, Susana Nóvoa, Justa Ojea, Fiz Da Costa, and Dorotea Martínez-Patiño, Centro de Cultivos Mariños (CIMA), Consellería do Mar, Xunta de Galicia, Ribadeo (Lugo), Spain, and others)

Chapter 3 pp. 29-38. Short-Term Maintenance of Depurated Clams: A Preliminary Modelling Experiment
(Luci Jesus, Jaime Aníbal, Isabel Ratão, and Eduardo Esteves, Departamento de Engenharia Alimentar, Instituto Superior de Engenharia, Universidade do Algarve, Campus da Penha, Faro, Portugal, and others)

Chapter 4 pp. 39-66. Microbiota Associated to Clams and Oysters: A Key Factor for Culture Success
(Sabela Balboa, Aide Lasa, Diego Gerpe, Ana L. Diéguez, and Jesús L. Romalde, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología. CIBUS-Facultad de Biología, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain)

Chapter 5 pp. 67-78. Microbiological Approaches to Understand the Threats for the Wedge-Shell Clam (Donax trunculus) in Natural Beds
(Juan L. Barja, Javier Dubert, Jaime Montes, José G. Olveira, Susana Prado, and Dorotea Martínez-Patiño, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología e Instituto de Acuicultura, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, and others)

Chapter 6 pp. 79-96. Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Vibrio vulnificus in the Different Molluscs Cultivated in the Ebro delta
(Carmen Lopez-Joven, Ignacio de Blas and Ana Roque, Institute of Agriculture and Food Research & Technology (IRTA-SCR). Sant Carles de la Ràpita, Tarragona, Spain, and others)

Chapter 7 pp. 97-112. An Ecological Approach to Understanding Host-Pathogen-Environment Interactions: The Case of Brown Ring Disease in Clams
(Christine Paillard, Laboratoire des Sciences de l’Environnement Marin (LEMAR), Université de Brest, Plouzané, France)

Chapter 8 pp. 113-144. Alterations in the Physiological, Metabolic and Ontogenetic Processes of Oysters and Clams affected by Environmental Stressors and Pathogens
(Celia Vazquez Boucard, Cristina Escobedo Fregoso, Larisa Lee, Emilie Bigaud and Gerardo Anguiano, Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIBNOR), Laboratory of Proteomic and Genetic Toxicology, La Paz, Baja California Sur, México, and others)

Chapter 9 pp. 145-188. Heavy Metals and Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) Determination in Oysters, Mussels and Clams as Bio-Monitors of the Aquatic System Pollution
(Clinio Locatelli and Dora Melucci, Department of Chemistry «G. Ciamician», University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy)

Chapter 10 pp. 189-208. Oyster Summer Mortality: The Example of a Multifactorial Syndrome
(Jesús L. Romalde, Departamento de Microbiología y Parasitología, CIBUS-Facultad de Biología, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, Spain)

Index

Bivalve molluscs are scientifically and economically important invertebrates. Among them, oysters and clams dominate other species with respect to global distribution and aquaculture production. Recently, with research advancements in farming technology, environmental monitoring and disease control, as well as the diversification of cultured species, new findings and outcomes have emerged. This book presents a compilation of the latest research on oyster and clam culture, including aspects of ecological distribution and management, disease, physiological responses to environmental stressors or host-pathogen interactions, in most cases from a multidisciplinary approach.

Author
Jesús L. Romalde (Professor of Microbiology, Departmento de Microbiología y Parasitología, Facultad de Biología and Institute of Aquaculture, Universidad de Santiago de Compostela, Spain).