The Manila Clam Ruditapes philippinarum

After ten years as Pro Vice-Chancellor at the University of Greenwich, London, for whom his work in Africa won a Queen’s award, John Humphreys moved to the south coast of England where he has served as non-executive director of a port and harbour authority and as chair of a UK inshore fisheries and conservation authority. He is currently visiting professor at the University of Portsmouth’s Institute of Marine Sciences and President of the Estuarine and Coastal Sciences Association. His other books for Elsevier include Marine Protected Areas: Science Policy and Management.

• Part A. Origins and Arrivals1. Origins2. Indigenous distribution and the Philippines revision3. Globalisation: process and sequencePart B. Biology and Ecology4. Phylogeny and the genome5. Shell morphology and colour6. Soft tissue anatomy and burrowing7. Feeding, food sources and assimilation8. Respiration, physiological rates and energetics9. Circulation, regulation and immunity10. Reproduction, larval dispersal and settlement11. Physicochemical tolerances and distribution12. Biological constraints on distribution and abundance13. Pathogens and parasites14. Population dynamics and mortality episodes15. Aspects of the ecological nichePart C. Aquaculture and Fisheries 16. Production and socio-economics17. From hatchery to market18. Environmental performance19. Fishery management and regulationPart D. Naturalisation and Invasion20. Naturalisation and dispersal21. Consequences of naturalisation22. Invasion and the Manila clam23. Climate change: effects and implications24. The politics of invasion: “alien monster” to climate adaptation Part E. Preadaptation for Pre-eminence25. Explaining the ascent of the Manila clam26. Alternative futuresAppendix. Notes on Identification