Fish Ecology In Arctic North America
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Fish Ecology in Arctic North America
Author | : James Blair Reynolds |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Fish populations |
ISBN | : 9780913235966 |
Fish Ecology in Arctic North America
Author | : American Fisheries Society. Alaska Chapter |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 56 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : Fish populations |
ISBN | : |
Ecology, behaviour and conservation of the charrs, genus Salvelinus
Author | : Pierre Magnan |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 345 |
Release | : 2013-03-09 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9401713529 |
Salvelinus species are one of the most thoroughly studied groups of fishes. Many reasons explain this intense interest in charr biology. Charrs have a Holarctic distribution encompassing many Asian, North American, and European countries and occupy diverse marine and freshwater environments. Furthermore, the current distribution of charr includes areas that were directly influenced by climate and topographic change associated with the many Pleistocene glaciations. Undoubtedly, these conditions have promoted much of the tremendous morphological, ecological, and genetic variability and plasticity within Salvelinus species and they make charr very good models to study evolutionary processes 'in action'. Many charr species also exhibit demographic characteristics such as slow growth, late maturity, and life in extreme environments, that may increase their susceptibility to extinction from habitat changes and overexploitation, especially in depauperate aquatic habitats. This vulnerability makes understanding their biology of great relevance to biodiversity and conservation. Finally, charr are of great cultural, commercial, and recreational significance to many communities, and their intimate linkage with human societies has stimulated much interest in this enigmatic genus. This volume comprises a selection of papers presented at the fourth International Charr Symposium held in Trois-Rivières (Québec, Canada), from 26 June to 1 July 2000. It includes 31 papers on ecological interactions and behaviour, trophic polymorphism, movement and migration, ecophysiology and evolutionary genetics, ecological parasitology, environmental stress and conservation. These studies cannot cover all recent developments in the ecology, behaviour and conservation of Salvelinus species, but collecting them into a special volume should bring attention to current research on this important genus and stimulate further work on Salvelinus species.
The Zoogeography of North American Freshwater Fishes
Author | : Charles H. Hocutt |
Publisher | : Wiley-Interscience |
Total Pages | : 888 |
Release | : 1986-04-30 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : |
The Zoogeography of North American Freshwater Fishes is a timely, authoritative monograph which serves a twofold purpose. First, it discusses the distribution of North American freshwater fish throughout the continent. It then attempts to explain these observed distribution patterns and develops a theory for the dispersal and evolution of these fishes through historical drainage alterations, plate tectonics, and Pleistoscene glaciation. The Zoogeography of North American Freshwater Fishes is a comprehensive treatment of the freshwater biogeography of North America, with implications for other disciplines. It stresses the intimate relationship between geological changes in the landscape on fish dispersal and evolution. For biologists, geologists, and geographers actively involved in biogeography, this book serves as a valuable-and practical-reference.
Encyclopedia of the Arctic
Author | : Mark Nuttall |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 2306 |
Release | : 2005-09-23 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 1136786805 |
With detailed essays on the Arctic's environment, wildlife, climate, history, exploration, resources, economics, politics, indigenous cultures and languages, conservation initiatives and more, this Encyclopedia is the only major work and comprehensive reference on this vast, complex, changing, and increasingly important part of the globe. Including 305 maps. This Encyclopedia is not only an interdisciplinary work of reference for all those involved in teaching or researching Arctic issues, but a fascinating and comprehensive resource for residents of the Arctic, and all those concerned with global environmental issues, sustainability, science, and human interactions with the environment.