Ecology and conservation of fishes
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Ecology and conservation of fishes
CRC Press, c2012
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University Library for Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo図
: hbk663.9:H335010727583
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: hbk487.51/T994/80142246280142241
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 483-515) and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Written as a stand-alone textbook for students and a useful reference for professionals in government and private agencies, academic institutions, and consultants, Ecology and Conservation of Fishes provides broad, comprehensive, and systematic coverage of all aquatic systems from the mountains to the oceans. The book begins with overview discussions on the ecology, evolution, and diversity of fishes. It moves on to address freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems and identifies factors that affect the distribution and abundance of fishes. It then examines the adaptations of fishes as a response to constraints posed in ecosystems. The book concludes with four chapters on applied ecology to discuss the critical issues of management, conservation, biodiversity crises, and climate change.
Major marine fisheries have collapsed, and there are worldwide declines in freshwater fish populations. Fishery scientists and managers must become more effective at understanding and dealing with resource issues. If not, fish species, communities, and entire ecosystems will continue to decline as habitats change and species are lost. Ecology and Conservation of Fishes has taken a historical and functional approach to explain how we got where we are, providing old and new with a better foundation as ecologists and conservationists, and most importantly, it awakens senses of purpose and need. Past management practices are reviewed, present programs considered, and the need for incorporating principles of applied ecology in future practices is emphasized.
Table of Contents
Introduction: Ecology of Fishes: Content and Scope. Evolutionary Ecology of Fishes: Aquatic Evolution, Origins and Affinities. The Aquatic Environment. Fish Diversity: Chordates to Sharks. Teleostomes to Bony Fishes. Teleosts. Radiations and Extinctions. Freshwater Ecosystems: Zoogeography of Fishes. Lotic Systems: Flowing water and the terrestrial environment. Coldwater Streams. Warmwater Streams and Rivers. Lentic Systems: Standing Water. Fishes of Temperate and Tropical Great Lakes. Artificial Lakes and Groundwater Reservoirs. Estuarine and Marine Ecosystems: Estuaries. The Marine Environment, Intertidal Fishes, and Sharks. The Neritic Province and Fisheries. The Ocean Province and Epipelagic Fishes. Deep Sea: Twilight to the Abyss. Fish Adaptation: Fitness, Morphology and Ecophysiology. Energy, Metabolism and Growth. Adaptation, Niche, and Species Interactions. Populations, Growth, and Regulation. Instinct, Learning, and Social Behavior. Reproductive Ecology and Life History Patterns. Migration of Fishes. Larval Fish. Applied Ecology: The Human Factor: Exploitation, Conservation and Management. Crisis and a Response. Understanding the Decline. Changes and the Future.
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