Ecology and Conservation of Fishes

ISBN-13: 9781439858547 / Angielski / Twarda / 2011 / 573 str.

Harold M Tyus

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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.

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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.