Ecology and Conservation of Fishes

Harold M. Tyus (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

574 Seiten

2011
Crc Press Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4398-5854-7 (ISBN)

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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 discussions on the ecology, evolution, and diversity of fishes. It moves on to address freshwater, estuarine, and marine ecosystems and identifies factors that affect the distribution and abundance of fishes. It then examines the adaptations of fishes as a response to constraints posed in ecosystems. The book concludes with four chapters on applied ecology to discuss the critical issues of management, conservation, biodiversity crises, and climate change.

Major marine fisheries have collapsed, and there are worldwide declines in freshwater fish populations. Fishery scientists and managers must become more effective at understanding and dealing with resource issues. If not, fish species, communities, and entire ecosystems will continue to decline as habitats change and species are lost. Ecology and Conservation of Fishes has taken a historical and functional approach to explain how we got where we are, providing old and new with a better foundation as ecologists and conservationists, and most importantly, it awakens senses of purpose and need. Past management practices are reviewed, present programs considered, and the need for incorporating principles of applied ecology in future practices is emphasized.

Harold M. Tyus is Emeritus Research Scientist at the Center for Limnology, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences, University of Colorado at Boulder, where he taught Ecology of Fishes in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. He also is an Adjunct Professor of Environmental Policy and Management at the University of Denver, where he teaches and serves as a faculty advisor. Dr. Tyus received his academic training in the Department of Zoology at North Carolina State University, with the aid of a National Science Foundation fellowship and a scholarship from the National Wildlife Federation. He also was affiliated with the North Carolina Cooperative Fishery Unit, earning an MS studying sunfish phylogenetics and a Ph.D. studying population dynamics and migrations of river herring. His minor concentration was in water resources management. Dr. Tyus is a retired researcher and manager for the U.S. Government, serving 23 years with the Army Corps of Engineers and Fish and Wildlife Service. During that time he was involved with environmental impact assessment and studied a wide variety of aquatic habitats, fishes, and human-induced changes in waters of the United States, from east coast oceans, estuaries and wetlands to southwestern desert rivers. He has written and edited numerous scientific papers on fishes and government documents on fish ecology and conservation, including listing and recovery plans for Endangered Species. He was a member of the Colorado River Fishes Recovery Team for 12 years, and he has been a consultant and science advisor for industry and government. His professional affiliations include the Desert Fishes Council, the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists, and the Society for Conservation Biology. He is a Fellow of the American Institute of Fishery Research Biologists and a life member of the American Fisheries Society, which has certified him as a Fishery Scientist and Fisheries Professional.

Introduction: Ecology of Fishes: Content and Scope. Evolutionary Ecology of Fishes: Aquatic Evolution, Origins and Affinities. The Aquatic Environment. Fish Diversity: Chordates to Sharks. Teleostomes to Bony Fishes. Teleosts. Radiations and Extinctions. Freshwater Ecosystems: Zoogeography of Fishes. Lotic Systems: Flowing water and the terrestrial environment. Coldwater Streams. Warmwater Streams and Rivers. Lentic Systems: Standing Water. Fishes of Temperate and Tropical Great Lakes. Artificial Lakes and Groundwater Reservoirs. Estuarine and Marine Ecosystems: Estuaries. The Marine Environment, Intertidal Fishes, and Sharks. The Neritic Province and Fisheries. The Ocean Province and Epipelagic Fishes. Deep Sea: Twilight to the Abyss. Fish Adaptation: Fitness, Morphology and Ecophysiology. Energy, Metabolism and Growth. Adaptation, Niche, and Species Interactions. Populations, Growth, and Regulation. Instinct, Learning, and Social Behavior. Reproductive Ecology and Life History Patterns. Migration of Fishes. Larval Fish. Applied Ecology: The Human Factor: Exploitation, Conservation and Management. Crisis and a Response. Understanding the Decline. Changes and the Future.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	11.11.2011
Zusatzinfo	26 Tables, black and white; 141 Illustrations, color; 258 Illustrations, black and white
Verlagsort	Bosa Roca
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	1230 g
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Natur / Ökologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Botanik
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Limnologie / Meeresbiologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	1-4398-5854-3 / 1439858543
ISBN-13	978-1-4398-5854-7 / 9781439858547
Zustand	Neuware