The Manila Clam Ruditapes Philippinarum: Science and Significance of a Globalised Species

• Provides a comprehensive account of the science of the manila clam, its global spread and its ecological and economic significance.
• Describes the wide range of fishery and aquaculture practices and their variation across the northern hemisphere.
• Examines the consequences and implications of climate change.
• Offers insights on biological globalization, nature exploitation, and conservation.
• Critiques concepts of biological invasion and non-native species policy.
• Explains the reasons behind the extraordinary success of the species.
• Reviews a wide range of literature in marine ecology, aquaculture and fisheries, invertebrate biology and environmental science.

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.