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edited by Lee A. Fuiman and Robert G. Werner published by Blackwell Science distributed in North America by Iowa State Press

 

"Overall this book is a valuable contribution. It provides a basis for individual university courses and a reference and background for postgraduate studies as well as for active fisheries scientists." Steve Coombs, Journal of Fish Biology, 2003.

"the book will be a most useful sourcebook for students of fishery science, and also for teachers wishing to include more information about the early life stages in their fish biology courses." Malcolm Jobling, Aquaculture International, 2003.

"Most comprehensive texts on fishery science will say something about the egg and larval stages, but leave out a lot of the scientific and methodological detail.  This book fills the gaps and will allow students to obtain a deeper grasp, both of egg and larval biology and of fishery science...Teachers of fishery science will find this book a very useful supplement to their course literature." Paul J. B. Hart, Fish and Fisheries, 2003.

Summary
There has been explosive growth in research on the early life history of fishes during recent years and it is widely recognized that a full understanding of this aspect of fish life history is vital to the study of fish biology, fisheries, and aquaculture.  This book demonstrates why fish eggs and larvae are important, how the characteristics of early life stages require a somewhat different research approach, and how information on early life stages can be applied and interpreted to yield unique insights into fish populations.

Fishery Science was designed as a complement to existing textbooks or as a stand-alone text for advanced students and researchers.  The editors of Fishery Science have drawn together a team of internationally respected researchers and educators from North America, Asia, and Europe to contribute chapters.  Each chapter covers the concepts of a topic traditionally taught in fishery science courses but from the point of view of the importance of early life stages and includes a list of supplemental readings.  A carefully selected set of case studies demonstrates several specific applications of early life history information to a number of diverse fishery problems.

Contents

Special Considerations of Fish Eggs and Larvae - Lee A. Fuiman

Age and Growth - Cynthia M. Jones

Mortality - Edward D. Houde

Recruitment - James H. Cowan, Jr. & Richard F. Shaw

Population Analysis - Pierre Pepin

Cohort Identification - Karin E. Limburg

Habitat Requirements - Robert G. Werner

Assemblages, Communities, and Species Interactions - Thomas J. Miller

Fishery Management - Edward S. Rutherford

Human Impacts- G. Joan Holt

Case Studies:

Resurgence and Decline of the Japanese Sardine Population - Yoshiro Watanabe

Cascading Effects of Human Impacts on Fish Populations in the Laurentian Great Lakes - James A. Rice

Understanding Conservation Issues of the Danube River - Hubert Keckeis & Fritz Schiemer

Methodological Resources - Robert G. Werner & Lee A. Fuiman

Appendix

Literature Cited

Subject Index

Taxonomic Index