Browsing Books and Book Chapters by Author "Primavera, Jurgenne"

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    • Aquaculture 

      Kautsky, Nils; Folke, Carl; Ronnback, Patrik; Troell, Max; Beveridge, Malcolm; Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID (Elsevier, 2001)
      Aquaculture, the aquatic counterpart of agriculture, has grown rapidly in recent decades to become one of the most important means of obtaining food from the sea. Impacts of aquaculture on biodiversity arise from the ...

    • Aquaculture 

      Troell, Max; Kautsky, Nils; Beveridge, Malcolm; Henriksson, Patrik; Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID; Rönnbäck, Patrick; Folke, Carl (Academic Press, 2013)
      Biophysical impacts of aquaculture, with consequences for biodiversity, vary with species and culture systems and include issues such as: nutrient enrichment/removal, chemicals, land use, species introductions, genetic ...

    • Arecaceae: Metroxylon sagu Rottb.: Ságo palm 

      Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID (Green Convergence, 2018)

    • Field guide to Philippine mangroves 

      Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID (Zoological Society of London-Philippines, 2009)
      Awareness of mangrove importance, particularly for coastal protection, has grown among the general public over the past several years. In turn, this has led to numerous planting initiatives by various groups. However, most ...

    • "Katunggan it Ibajay" Mangrove Ecopark: A dream come true 

      Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID (Green Convergence for Safe Food, Healthy Environment and Sustainable Economy, 2012)

    • Maturation, reproduction, and broodstock technology 

      Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID (Aquaculture Department, Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, 1988)
      Following a review of first maturation in Penaeus monodon , details are given of endocrine, nutritional and environmental methods of induced maturation used in aquaculture. Broodstock constitution and maintenance operations ...

    • Philippine mangroves: status, threats and sustainable development 

      Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID (United Nations University Press, 2004)
      The status of the Philippine mangroves is examined, the functions of mangrove areas are highlighted, the threats to mangrove resources are identified, and the prospects for sustainable use are discussed. The Philippines ...
    • Series: Developments in Aquaculture and Fisheries Science; 23

      Prawn/shrimp culture industry in the Philippines 

      Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID (Elsevier, 1992)
      The Philippines is an archipelago of more than 7,100 islands with 17,460 km of coastline, including mangrove forests which covered about 450,000 ha in the 1920s. Coastal aquaculture began a few centuries ago when earthen ...

    • The pressing challenges of mangrove rehabilitation: pond reversion and coastal protection 

      Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID; Rollon, Rene N.; Samson, Maricar S. (Academic Press, 2011)
      The 2004 Indonesia tsunami as well as the increasing storm frequency and intensity associated with climate change–sea-level rise have highlighted the coastal protection function, among the many goods and services that ...

    • Tropical shrimp farming and its sustainability 

      Primavera, Jurgenne ORCID (Academic Press, 1998)
      In December 1996, the Supreme Court of India ordered the closure of all semi-intensive and intensive shrimp farms within 500 m of the high tide line, banned shrimp farms from all public lands, and required farms that closed ...