ABSTRACT

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 discussio

chapter 1|8 pages

Ecology of Fishes: Content and Scope

chapter 3|10 pages

Aquatic Environment

chapter 4|12 pages

Diversity 1: Chordates to Sharks

chapter 5|10 pages

Diversity 2: Teleostomes to Bony Fishes

chapter 6|12 pages

Diversity 3: Teleosts

chapter 7|10 pages

Radiations, Extinctions, and Biodiversity

chapter 8|12 pages

Zoogeography of Fishes

chapter 10|10 pages

Coldwater Streams

chapter 11|12 pages

Fishes of Warmwater Streams and Rivers

chapter 12|10 pages

Lentic Systems: Standing Water

chapter 13|16 pages

Fishes of Temperate and Tropical Great Lakes

chapter 14|16 pages

Arti‘cial Lakes and Groundwater Reservoirs

chapter 15|18 pages

Estuaries and Coastal Zone

chapter 17|14 pages

Neritic Province and Fisheries

chapter 18|10 pages

Oceanic Province and Epipelagic Fishes

chapter 19|18 pages

Deep Sea: Twilight to the Abyss

chapter 20|16 pages

Fitness, Morphology, and Ecophysiology

chapter 21|16 pages

Energy, Metabolism, and Growth

chapter 22|12 pages

Adaptation, Niche, and Species Interactions

chapter 23|14 pages

Populations, Growth, and Regulation

chapter 24|14 pages

Instinct, Learning, and Social Behavior

chapter 25|20 pages

Trophic Concept and Feeding

chapter 27|18 pages

Migration

chapter 28|24 pages

Larval Fish

chapter 29|24 pages

Exploitation and Fisheries Management

chapter 32|16 pages

Changes and the Future