Migration of Freshwater Fishes (eBook)

Martyn Lucas, Etienne Baras (Autoren)

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2008 | 1. Auflage
440 Seiten
John Wiley & Sons (Verlag)
978-0-470-99964-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Recent studies have increasingly demonstrated the widespread
existence of spatio-temporal variations in the abundance and
distribution of species of freshwater fishes, previously assumed
not to move between habitats. These movements are often on a
seasonal or ontogenetic basis, for spawning, feeding and refuge,
and in many cases are fundamental for the successful completion of
lifecycles.

This important book provides a single source for a range of
previously widely dispersed information on these movements of fish
in fresh waters, covering potamodromous fishes as well as the more
familiar diadromous species, worldwide. Contents include full
descriptions of types of migration and spatial behaviour, the
stimulus and capacity for fish to migrate, the effects of climate
on patterns of migratory behaviour, a taxonomic analysis (mostly by
family) of freshwater fish migration, methods for studying
migration, and details of the impacts of man's activities on
freshwater fish migration.

Migration of Freshwater Fishes provides an excellent and
comprehensive reference to which the river manager, biologist or
student can now refer to obtain information, advice and current
opinion on the migratory behaviour of most taxonomic groups of
fishes occurring in fresh water. University libraries and aquatic
research stations should also have copies of this essential
reference book on their shelves.

* Well-known international authors.

* Of great commercial importance to fisheries and professional
angling bodies.

* Draws together much new information in one place.

* Detailed review of world wide migratory behaviour for most
groups of freshwater fishes.

* Pure and applied relevance, for academics, fisheries
scientists, river managers and conservationists.

* This comprehensive book includes 67 tables and figures and over
1,400 references.

Autor

Martyn Lucas is at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Durham, UK, Etienne Baras is a research associate of the Belgian FNRS at the Department of Ethology and Animal Psychology (Tihange Aquaculture Research Station) at the University of Liege, Belgium.

Inhalt

Migration And Spatial Behaviour: Introduction.

The Stimulus And Capacity For Migration: Stimuli For Migration,
The Capacity For Migration, Piloting, Orientation And
Navigation.

Types Of Migration: Migrations At The Seasonal And Ontogenetic
Scale, Diel Horizontal And Vertical Migrations.

Patterns Of Migratory Behaviour In Freshwater Fishes: Arctic And
Subarctic Regions, Temperate Regions, Tropical Regions.

Taxonomic Analysis Of Migration In Freshwater Fishes, Lampreys
Through To Freshwater-Dwelling Flatfishes (In 45 Sections).

Methods For Studying The Spatial Behaviour Of Fishes In
Fresh-And Brackish Water: Capture Dependent Methods, Capture
Independent Methods, Choice Of Methods In Fish Migration
Studies.

Applied Aspects Of Freshwater Fish Migration: The Impact Of
Man's Activities On Freshwater Fish Migration.

Mitigation Of Hazards And Obstacles To Fish Migration,
Installation, Monitoring And Efficiency Of Fish Passes.

Conclusions.

Indexes

Rezensionen

"...a source of detailed information on freshwater fish migrations,
particularly given its taxonomic and geographical breadth, this
volume will prove to be exceedingly valuable." (American Society
of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists)

"This is an excellent, well researched and presented text that
provides solid information on a subject of increasing importance to
our knowledge of fish populations in freshwater systems."
(Fish)

"Many know about salmon, but few know as much about freshwater
fish movements as is contained in this volume. Therein lies its
value." (Fish and Fisheries)

"This text is almost certainly the most comprehensive and
up-to-date one there is on the subject of freshwater fish migration
and it is bound to become the standard reference work for many
years." (Fisheries Research)

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.5.2008
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: Ökologie u. Biologie der Organismen • Aquaculture, Fisheries & Fish Science • Aquakultur, Fischereiwesen u. Fischforschung • Biowissenschaften • Ecology & Organismal Biology • Fische u. Umwelt • Fish & Environment • Life Sciences • Ökologie u. Biologie der Organismen
• ISBN-10: 0-470-99964-0 / 0470999640
• ISBN-13: 978-0-470-99964-6 / 9780470999646