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Conservation of Freshwater Fishes
Gerard Closs
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Description for Conservation of Freshwater Fishes
paperback. A global assessment of the current state of freshwater fish biodiversity and the opportunities and challenges to conservation. Editor(s): Closs, Gerard P.; Krkosek, Martin; Olden, Julian D. Series: Conservation Biology. Num Pages: 656 pages, 75 b/w illus. 16 tables. BIC Classification: PSVW1; RNKH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 152. Weight in Grams: 1002.
Freshwater fish are one of the most diverse groups of vertebrates, but are also amongst the most threatened. With contributions from leaders in the field, this is the first assessment of the global state of freshwater fish diversity, synthesising the opportunities, challenges and barriers facing the conservation of freshwater fish biodiversity. The book includes the first global assessment of the number, type and distribution of threatened freshwater fish species, discussing the features of freshwater fish biology and ecology that render so many species vulnerable to extinction. Introductory chapters on why freshwater fish are so sensitive to environmental change and disturbance ... Read more
Freshwater fish are one of the most diverse groups of vertebrates, but are also amongst the most threatened. With contributions from leaders in the field, this is the first assessment of the global state of freshwater fish diversity, synthesising the opportunities, challenges and barriers facing the conservation of freshwater fish biodiversity. The book includes the first global assessment of the number, type and distribution of threatened freshwater fish species, discussing the features of freshwater fish biology and ecology that render so many species vulnerable to extinction. Introductory chapters on why freshwater fish are so sensitive to environmental change and disturbance ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Conservation Biology
Condition
New
Number of Pages
598
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781107616097
SKU
V9781107616097
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Ref
99-10
About Gerard Closs
Gerard P. Closs is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Zoology at the University of Otago, New Zealand. He has published over 100 papers exploring various freshwater ecological topics and has advised government agencies on catchment and river protection, conservation of native fish species, and management of introduced fish. Martin Krkosek is Assistant Professor and Alfred P. Sloan ... Read more
Reviews for Conservation of Freshwater Fishes
'It is not often that I moved to write that a book is excellently and authoritatively written and edited throughout, but this is one of those rare occasions … I unhesitatingly recommend this book to anyone involved with freshwater fish conservation in any capacity. … The excellent reviews and thoughts presented here will certainly bring such readers rapidly up to ... Read more