| Description |
2 volumes : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
v. 1. Fish biology. Banishing ignorance: underpinning fisheries with basic biology / Paul J.B. Hart and John D. Reynolds -- Phylogeny and systematics of fishes / A.C. Gill and R.D. Mooi -- Historical biogeography of fishes / R.D. Mooi and A.C. Gill -- The physiology of living in water / Ole Brix -- Environmental factors and rates of development and growth / Malcolm Jobling -- Recruitment: understanding density-dependence in fish populations / Ransom A. Myers -- Life histories of fish / J.A. Hutchings -- Migration / Julian Metcalfe, Geoff Arnold and Robert McDowall -- Genetics of fish populations / Robert D. Ward -- Behavioural ecology of reproduction in fish / Elisabet Forsgren, John D. Reynolds and Anders Berglund -- Fish foraging and habitat choice: a theoretical perspective / Gary G. Mittelbach -- Feeding ecology of piscivorous fishes / Francis Juanes, Jeffrey A. Buckel and Frederick S. Scharf -- Fish as prey / J. Krause, E.M.A. Hensor and G.D. Ruxton -- Trophic ecology and the structure of marine food webs / Nicholas v. C. Polunin and J.K. Pinnegar -- Community ecology of freshwater fishes / Lennart Persson -- Comparative ecology of marine fish communities / K. Martha M. Jones, Dean G. Fitzgerald and Peter F. Sale -- Interactions between fish, parasites and disease / I. Barber and R. Poulin |
|
v. 2. Fisheries. The human dimension of fisheries science / Paul J.B. Hart and John D. Reynolds -- Fish capture devices in industrial and artisanal fisheries and their influence on management / Ole Arve Misund, Jeppe Kolding and Pierre Fréon -- Marketing fish / J.A. Young and J.F. Muir -- A history of fisheries and their science and management / Tim D. Smith -- Gathering data for resource monitoring and fisheries management / David Evans and Richard Grainger -- Surplus production models / Jon T. Schnute and Laura Richards -- Dynamic pool models I: Interpreting the past using virtual population analysis / J.G. Shepherd and J.G. Pope -- Dynamic pool models II: Short-term and long-term forecasts of catch and biomass / J.G. Shepherd and J.G. Pope -- A bumpy old road: size-based methods in fisheries assessment / Tony J. Pitcher -- Ecosystem models / Daniel Pauly and Villy Christensen -- Individual-based models / Geir Huse, Jarl Giske and Anne Gro Vea Salvanes -- The economics of fisheries / Rögnvaldur Hannesson -- Choosing the best model for fisheries assessment / Per Sparre and Paul J.B. Hart -- Marine protected areas, fish and fisheries / Nicholas V.C. Polunin -- Exploitation and other threats to fish conservation / John D. Reynolds, Nicholas K. Dulvy and Callum M. Roberts -- Ecosystem effects of fishing / M.J. Kaiser and S. Jennings.-- Recreational fishing / I.G. Cowx |
| Summary |
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. rovides 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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Subject |
Fishes -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
|
|
Fishes -- Ecology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
|
|
Fisheries -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
|
| Genre/Form |
Handbooks and manuals.
|
| Author |
Reynolds, John D., Ph. D.
|
|
Hart, Paul J. B.
|
| ISBN |
0632064838 set |
|
0632054123 v. 1 |
|
063206482X v. 2 |
|
