Fish and fisheries of tropical estuaries / Stephen J.M. Blaber
- Bib ID:
- 260882
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Blaber, S. J. M
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Description:
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- London ; New York : Chapman & Hall, 1997
- xiv, 367 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0412785005
- Series:
- Fish and fisheries series ; 22.
- Full contents:
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- Series foreword / Tony J. Pitcher
- 1. Introduction. 1.1. Research challenges. 1.2. Definitions. 1.3. Geographical extent. 1.4. Tropical estuaries and humans
- 2. Tropical estuaries and their habitats. 2.2. Open estuaries. 2.3. Estuarine coastal waters. 2.4. Blind estuaries. 2.5. Coastal lakes. 2.6. Physical factors influencing the nature of tropical estuaries. 2.7. Catastrophic events
- 3. The fishes of tropical estuaries. 3.2. Diversity and pattern of life cycles. 3.3. Species assemblages. 3.4. Major similarities and differences in the fish faunas
- 4. Physical factors affecting distribution. 4.2. Habitats and structure. 4.3. Salinity. 4.4. Turbidity. 4.5. Water movements. 4.6. Synthesis and conclusions
- 5. Feeding ecology and trophic structure. 5.2. Feeding specializations. 5.3. Ontogenetic changes in diets. 5.4. Flexibility in diets. 5.5. Trophic levels among estuarine fishes. 5.6. Food webs
- 6. Reproduction and spawning. 6.2. Modes of reproduction.
- 6.3. Reproductive characteristics of major taxa. 6.4. Ichthyoplankton
- 7. Estuarine dependence. 7.2. Regional considerations. 7.3. Evolutionary perspectives. 7.4. Advantages and disadvantages of an estuarine phase in the life cycle. 7.5. Conclusions
- 8. Estuarine fisheries. 8.2. Production and productivity. 8.3. Types of fisheries. 8.4. Management
- 9. Human impacts. 9.2. Effects of industry. 9.3. Effects of agriculture. 9.4. Effects of dams and weirs. 9.5. Habitat loss. 9.6. Effects of residential canal estates and marinas. 9.7. Mass mortality of fishes. 9.8. Conservation of tropical estuaries.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-335) and indexes.
- Subject:
- Other authors/contributors:
- CSIRO. Division of Marine Research
- Copyright:
-
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