E-Book Overview
Recent 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, recruitment, life histories, genetics, foraging behaviour, reproductive behaviour and community ecology. The second volume, subtitled Fisheries, uses much of this information in a wide-ranging review of fisheries biology, including methods of capture, marketing, economics, stock assessment, forecasting, ecosystem impacts and conservation.
Together, these books present the state of the art in our understanding of fish biology and fisheries and will serve as valuable references for undergraduates and graduates looking for a comprehensive source on a wide variety of topics in fisheries science. They will also be useful to researchers who need up-to-date reviews of topics that impinge on their fields, and decision makers who need to appreciate the scientific background for management and conservation of aquatic ecosystems.
To order volume I, go to the box in the top right hand corner. Alternatively to order volume II, go to: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=063206482X or to order the 2 volume set, go to: http://www.blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=0632064838.
- Provides a unique overview of the study of fish biology and ecology, and the assessment and management of fish populations and ecosystems.
- The first volume concentrates on aspects of fish biology and ecology, both at the individual and population levels, whilst the second volume addresses the assessment and management of fish populations and ecosystems.
- Written by an international team of expert scientists and practitioners.
- An invaluable reference tool for both students, researchers and practitioners working in the fields of fish biology and fisheries.
Content: Chapter 1 Banishing Ignorance: Underpinning Fisheries with Basic Biology (pages 1–11): Paul J.B. Hart and John D. Reynolds Chapter 2 Phylogeny and Systematics of Fishes (pages 15–42): A.C. Gill and R.D. Mooi Chapter 3 Historical Biogeography of Fishes (pages 43–68): R.D. Mooi and A.C. Gill Chapter 4 The Physiology of Living in Water (pages 71–96): Ole Brix Chapter 5 Environmental Factors and Rates of Development and Growth (pages 97–122): Malcolm Jobling Chapter 6 Recruitment: Understanding Density?Dependence in Fish Populations (pages 123–148): Ransom A. Myers Chapter 7 Life Histories of Fish (pages 149–174): J.A. Hutchings Chapter 8 Migration (pages 175–199): Julian Metcalfe, Geoff Arnold and Robert McDowall Chapter 9 Genetics of Fish Populations (pages 200–224): Robert D. Ward Chapter 10 Behavioural Ecology of Reproduction in Fish (pages 225–247): Elisabet Forsgren, John D. Reynolds, Anders Berglund and R.D. Mooi Chapter 11 Fish Foraging and Habitat Choice: A Theoretical Perspective (pages 251–266): Gary G. Mittlebach Chapter 12 Feeding Ecology of Piscivorous Fishes (pages 267–283): Francis Juanes, Jeffrey A. Buckel and Frederick S. Scharf Chapter 13 Fish as Prey (pages 28