Description
Book SynopsisRecent decades have witnessed strong declines in fish stocks around the globe, amid growing concerns about the impact of fisheries on marine and freshwater biodiversity. Fisheries biologists and managers are therefore increasingly asking about aspects of ecology, behaviour, evolution and biodiversity that were traditionally studied by people working in very separate fields. This has highlighted the need to work more closely together, in order to help ensure future success both in management and conservation.
The Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries has been written by an international team of scientists and practitioners, to provide an overview of the biology of freshwater and marine fish species together with the science that supports fisheries management and conservation.
This volume, subtitled Fish Biology, reviews a broad variety of topics from evolutionary relationships and global biogeography to physiology, recr
Trade Review
"It is a nicely produced book that can be recommended without reservation to both aspiring and established fisheries biologists who wish to learn about modern ideas and findings concerning the biology of fish."
Journal of Fish Biology,
"...this work is useful as a current, state-of-the-art review source in its field."
Library Journal
"A must for any library maintaining holdings on fish, fisheries, fish management, or conservation. It is the best review of the state of the art available and should be mandatory review reading for fish managers everywhere."
G L Hendrickson, Humboldt State University for CHOICE
"...an excellent starting point for graduate students, and a good handbook to have in a reference collection that stresses fish biology and fisheries management."
E-Streams
"This will be an invaluable reference tool for students, researchers and practitioners working in the fields of fish biology and fisheries."
Reference Reviews
Table of Contents1. Banishing Ignorance: Underpinning Fisheries with Basic Biology (P. J. B. Hart and J. D. Reynolds).
2. Phylogeny and Systematics of Fishes (A. C. Gill and R.D. Mooi).
3. Historical Biogeography of Fishes (R. D. Mooi and A. C. Gill).
4. The Physiology of Living in Water (O. Brix).
5. Environmental Factors and Rates of Development and Growth (M. Jobling).
6. Recruitment: Understanding Density-dependence in Fish Populations (R. A. Myers).
7. Life Histories of Fish (J. A. Hutchings).
8. Migration (J. Metcalfe, G. Arnold and R. McDowall).
9. Genetics of Fish Populations (R. D. Ward).
10. Behavioural Ecology of Reproduction in Fish (E. Forsgren, J. D. Reynolds and A. Berglund).
11. Fish Foraging and Habitat Choice: A Theoretical Perspective (G. G. Mittelbach).
12. Feeding Ecology of Piscivorous Fishes (F. Juanes, J. A. Buckel and F. S. Scharf).
13. Fish as Prey (J. Krause, E. M. A. Hensor and G. D. Ruxton).
14. Trophic Ecology and the Structure of Marine Food Webs (N. V.C. Polunin and J.K. Pinnegar).
15. Community Ecology of Freshwater Fishes (L. Persson).
16. Comparative Ecology of Marine Fish Communities (K. Martha M. Jones, D. G. Fitzgerald and P. F. Sale).
17. Interactions Between Fish, Parasites and Disease (I. Barber and R. Poulin)
