| Main Title |
Fish conservation : a guide to understanding and restoring global aquatic biodiversity and fishery resources / |
| Author |
Helfman, Gene S.
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| Publisher |
Island Press, |
| Year Published |
2007 |
| OCLC Number |
80180254 |
| ISBN |
9781559635950; 1559635959; 9781559635967; 1559635967 |
| Subjects |
Fishes--Conservation ;
Biodiversity conservation ;
Vissen (dierkunde) ;
Natuurbehoud ;
Biodiversiteit
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| Internet Access |
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| ELBM |
SH327.7.H46 2007 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
02/17/2017 |
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| Collation |
xiv, 584 pages : illustrations, maps ; 27 cm |
| Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 485-563) and indexes. |
| Contents Notes |
pt. I. Introduction -- ch. 1. Fish biodiversity and why it should matter -- pt. II. Imperiled fishes : taxonomy, geography, and vulnerability -- ch. 2. Roll call I : a taxonomic perspective -- ch. 3. Roll call II : a geopolitical perspective -- ch. 4. Characteristics of vulnerable species and correlates of imperilment -- pt. III. Indirect causes of decline : habitat, water, and introductions -- ch. 5. Habitat modification and loss -- ch. 6. Dams, impoundments, and other hydrological alterations -- ch. 7. Degraded water quality -- ch. 8. Alien species I : case histories, mechanisms, and levels of impact -- ch. 9. Alien species II : understanding the process, minimizing the impact -- pt. IV. Direct causes of decline : fishes as commodities -- ch. 10. Fishes versus fisheries I : overfishing -- ch. 11. Fishes versus fisheries II : behavior, life history evolution, and ecosystems -- ch. 12. Coral reefs, fishes, and fisheries : exploitation in fragile ecosystems -- ch. 13. The trade in live fishes -- ch. 14. The promise of aquaculture and hatcheries -- pt. V. Asking hard questions, sorting out answers -- ch. 15. The ethics of exploitation and intervention : do we have the right? -- ch. 16. Future perspectives : beyond gloom and doom? -- Appendix. Probable fish extinctions. |
| Place Published |
Washington |
| PUB Date Free Form |
©2007 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Medium |
unmediated |
| Content |
text |
| Carrier |
volume |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| LCCN |
2007001842 |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20170210070434 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
OCLC |
| Type |
CAT |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
03134cam 2200457 a 45010 |
