Black carp : biological synopsis and risk assessment of an introduced fish /

Black carp : biological synopsis and risk assessment of an introduced fish /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nico, Leo G.
Other Authors: Williams, James D. (James David), 1941-, Jelks, Howard L., 1961-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bethesda, Md. : American Fisheries Society, 2005.
Series:Special publication (American Fisheries Society) ; no. 32.
Subjects:
Black carp.
Black carp > United States.
Introduced fishes > United States.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Methods
  • Taxonomy, synonymy, and common names
  • Description and distinguishing characteristics
  • Native geographic distribution
  • Biology and natural history
  • Diet and gape size
  • Associated diseases and parasites
  • History of use and culture
  • History and status of introduced populations outside the United States
  • Introduction of black carp into the United States
  • Digeneans : snail-borne parasites of concern to aquaculture
  • Control of mollusks : use of black carp and alternatives
  • Native mollusks and black carp
  • Potential geographic range
  • Risk assessment process
  • Overview
  • Appendix 1. Scientific and common names of fishes
  • Appendix 2. Food consumed by black carp
  • Appendix 3. Dimensions of bivalves of the midwestern United States
  • Appendix 4. Water temperature data.