Biotechnological Potential of Ascidians

Wacky and Weird Sea Squirts
Herausgeber: Santhanam, Ramasamy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Details biotechnological potential of ascidians (sea squirts). Covers their diversity, ecology, and biology and then proceeds to explore their diverse uses. Deals with ascidians as potential for food, therapeutic value, industrial products, bioremediating agents, and for bioethanol production.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Apple Academic Press Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 210
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. September 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm
• ISBN-13: 9781774919880
• ISBN-10: 1774919885
• Artikelnr.: 73885049

Autorenporträt

Ramasamy Santhanam, PhD, is the former Dean of the Fisheries College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, India. With over 50 years of teaching and research experience, he serves as a fisheries expert for various government and nongovernment organizations in India and abroad. To his credit, Dr. Santhanam has 45 books on various aspects of marine life. He was a member of the American Fisheries Society, United States; World Aquaculture Society, United States; Global Fisheries Ecosystem Management Network (GFEMN), United States; and the IUCN's Commission on Ecosystem Management, Switzerland.

Inhaltsangabe

1. Introduction 2. Species Diversity, Ecology, and Biology of Ascidians 3.
Ascidians as a Human Food Source 4. Processed Ascidians for Human
Consumption 5. Ascidians as a Potential Source of Aquaculture,
Aquariculture, and Livestock Feeds 6. Natural Compounds of Ascidians and
Their Therapeutic Values 7. Ascidian Cellulose in Biomedical Applications
8. Ascidians as a Potential Source of Industrially Important Byproducts 9.
Ascidian Cellulose as a Potential Source of Industrial Products 10.
Ascidians as the Potential Source of Second-Generation Biofuel Production
11. Ascidians as Bioremediating Agents of Marine Pollution 12. Mariculture
of Industrially Important Ascidians