Review Of The Gobioid Fishes Of The Chagos Archipelago Central Indian Ocean
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Author | : Richard Winterbottom |
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Total Pages | : 82 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Fishes |
ISBN | : 9780888543202 |
Covers the families Gobiidae, Eleotrididae, Kraemeriidae, and Microdesmidae.
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Release | : 1985 |
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Author | : Charles Sheppard |
Publisher | : CRC Press |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2024-04-25 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 1040016944 |
This book is the story of the natural history of Chagos Archipelago, and of the efforts of many to get it recognized as an important and protected wildlife reserve. Exploring its immense natural riches and biodiversity, both on islands and in the marine environment, this book addresses competing claims to its resources, its politics, and the desire of some commercial and political parties to exploit the area. It is about the fight to conserve a wonderland of biodiversity and obtain its protection from exploitation, especially of its reefs and other marine life. This book shows the importance of the Chagos Archipelago and why so much research was done there. Rather than being a typical research book, this work presents research in a narrative form and describes the now substantial Government, UN, and legal interest in the archipelago since the UK was told to ‘decolonise’ it. It is also the story of our planet in miniature: the archipelago encapsulates much of the world’s conservation tribulations in a way we can much more easily understand. This narrative will explore the difficulties faced by the Chagos Archipelago, including displaced people, old and derelict industries (coconut in this case), the military, politics, rich and untouched ecosystems that some want to exploit, ruined habitats on land, climate change, and territorial claims. It will examine how all of these factors have affected the natural history, biodiversity, and conservation of the archipelago. With beautiful photography of the Chagos Archipelago coral reefs and islands, as well as graphs indicating their findings, this book offers professionals, researchers, academics, and students in conservation and biodiversity an insight into one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems. It is also accessible for non‐academic readers with an interest in climate change, biodiversity, and the importance of conservation.
Author | : Richard Winterbottom |
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Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 1989 |
Genre | : Nature |
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A two-and-a-half month collection expedition to the Chagos Archipelago, central Indian Ocean, plus two other smaller collections made in 1980 and 1985, yielded specimens of 585 species of fishes, with an additional 16 species seen but not collected. A further 100 species are recorded from literature,and 2 additional species from Chagos were discovered in the collections of the British Museum (Natural History).
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Total Pages | : 604 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Fish culture |
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Author | : Tim M. Berra |
Publisher | : University of Chicago Press |
Total Pages | : 645 |
Release | : 2008-09-15 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 0226044432 |
With more than 29,000 species, fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates on the planet. Of that number, more than 12,000 species are found in freshwater ecosystems, which occupy less than 1 percent of the Earth’s surface and contain only 2.4 percent of plant and animal species. But, on a hectare-for-hectare basis, freshwater ecosystems are richer in species than more extensive terrestrial and marine habitats. Examination of the distribution patterns of fishes in these fresh waters reveals much about continental movements and climate changes and has long been critical to biogeographical studies and research in ecology and evolution. Tim Berra’s seminal resource, Freshwater Fish Distribution,maps the 169 fish families that swim in fresh water around the world. Each family account includes the class, subclass, and order; a pronunciation guide to the family name; life cycle information; and interesting natural history facts. Each account is illustrated, many with historical nineteenth-century woodcuts. Now available in paperback, this heavily cited work in ichthyology and biogeography will serve as a reference for students, a research support for professors, and a helpful guide to tropical fish hobbyists and anglers.
Author | : Michael N. Bruton |
Publisher | : Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | : 326 |
Release | : 2012-12-06 |
Genre | : Science |
ISBN | : 9400920652 |
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Total Pages | : 598 |
Release | : 1986 |
Genre | : Fish culture |
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Total Pages | : 504 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : Ichthyology |
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Author | : Richard Winterbottom |
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Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : Fishes |
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