@BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Lost Crops of Africa: Volume II: Vegetables", isbn = "978-0-309-10333-6", abstract = "This report is the second in a series of three evaluating underexploited African plant resources that could help broaden and secure Africa's food supply. The volume describes the characteristics of 18 little-known indigenous African vegetables (including tubers and legumes) that have potential as food- and cash-crops but are typically overlooked by scientists and policymakers and in the world at large. The book assesses the potential of each vegetable to help overcome malnutrition, boost food security, foster rural development, and create sustainable landcare in Africa. Each species is described in a separate chapter, based on information gathered from and verified by a pool of experts throughout the world. Volume I describes African grains and Volume III African fruits.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11763/lost-crops-of-africa-volume-ii-vegetables", year = 2006, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Guidelines for the Humane Transportation of Research Animals", isbn = "978-0-309-10110-3", abstract = "Arranging the transportation of animals at research facilities is often an\nordeal. There is a confusing patchwork of local, national, and international\nregulations; a perceived lack of high-quality shipping services; a dearth of\nscience-based good practices; and a lack of biosafety standards. It\u2019s a challenge\n\u2014and an impediment to biomedical research. Guidelines for the\nHumane Transportation of Research Animals identifies the current problems\nencountered in the transportation of research animals and offers recommendations\naimed at local and federal officials to rectify these problems.\nThis book also includes a set of good practices based on the extensive body\nof literature on transportation of agricultural animals, universal concepts of\nphysiology, and a scientific understanding of species-specific needs and differences.\nGood practices were developed by the committee to address\nthermal environment, space requirements, food and water requirements,\nsocial interaction, monitoring of transportation, emergency procedures,\npersonnel training, and biosecurity. Guidelines for the Humane Transportation\nof Research Animals is an essential guide for all researchers, animal care\ntechnicians, facilities managers, administrators, and animal care and use\ncommittees at research institutions.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11557/guidelines-for-the-humane-transportation-of-research-animals", year = 2006, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Review of Recreational Fisheries Survey Methods", isbn = "978-0-309-10193-6", abstract = "Recreational fishing in the United States is an important social and economic component of many marine fisheries, with an estimated 14 million anglers making almost 82 million fishing trips in 2004. Although each\nindividual angler typically harvests a small number of fish, collectively these sport fisheries can take a significant fraction of the yearly catch\u2014in some cases more than commercial fisheries. For example, in 1999, recreational fishing accounted for 94% of the total catch of spotted sea trout, 76% of striped bass and sheephead, and 60 percent of king mackerel. It is important that systems used to monitor fishing catch are adequate for timely management of recreational fisheries. However, the large number of anglers and access points makes\nmonitoring recreational fishing much more difficult than monitoring commercial fishing. This report reviews the types of survey methods used to estimate catch in recreational fisheries, including state\/federal cooperative programs. The report finds that both telephone survey and onsite access components of the current monitoring systems have serious flaws in design or implementation. There are also several areas of miscommunication and\nmismatched criteria among designers of surveys, data collectors, and recreational fisheries. The report recommends that a comprehensive, universal sampling frame with national coverage should be established,\nand that improvements should be made in statistical analysis of the data collected and in the ways the data are communicated. A permanent and independent research group should be established and funded to evaluate the statistical design and adequacy of recreational fishery surveys and to guide necessary modifications or new initiatives.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11616/review-of-recreational-fisheries-survey-methods", year = 2006, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems: Fishing, Food Webs, and Future Options", isbn = "978-0-309-10050-2", abstract = "Recent scientific literature has raised many concerns about whether fisheries have caused more extensive changes to marine populations and ecosystems than previously realized or predicted. In many cases, stocks have been exploited far beyond management targets, and new analyses indicate that fishing has harmed other species—including marine mammals, seabirds, sea turtles, and sea grasses—either directly through catch or habitat damage, or indirectly through changes in food-web interactions. At the request of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Research Council conducted an independent study to weigh the collective evidence for fishery-induced changes to marine ecosystems and the implications of the findings for U.S. fisheries management. Dynamic Changes in Marine Ecosystems provides comprehensive information in regard to these findings.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11608/dynamic-changes-in-marine-ecosystems-fishing-food-webs-and-future", year = 2006, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }