Description: Fish Conservation , PaperbackCondition is very good, but book was gently used so may not be perfect.Fish Conservation offers, for the first time in a single volume, a readable reference with a global approach to marine and freshwater fish diversity and fishery resource issues. Gene Helfman brings together available knowledge on the decline and restoration of freshwater and marine fishes, providing ecologically sound answers to biodiversity declines as well as to fishery management problems at the subsistence, recreational, and commercial levels. Written in an engaging and accessible style, the book: considers the value of preserving aquatic biodiversity offers an overview of imperiled fishes on a taxonomic and geographic basis presents a synthesis of common characteristics of imperiled fishes and their habitats details anthropogenic causes of decline examines human exploitation issues addresses ethical questions surrounding exploitation of fishes The final chapter integrates topics and evaluates prospects for arresting declines, emphasizing the application of evolutionary and ecological principles in light of projected trends. Throughout, Helfman provides examples, explores case studies, and synthesizes available information from a broad taxonomic, habitat, and geographic range. Fish Conservation summarizes the current state of knowledge about the degradation and restoration of diversity among fishes and the productivity of fishery resources, pointing out areas where progress has been made and where more needs to be done. Solutions focus on the application of ecological knowledge to solving practical problems, recognizing that effective biodiversity conservation depends on meeting human needs through management that focuses on long term sustainability and an ecosystem perspective. Listing and template services provided by inkFrogAlways carefully packed from a non-smoking household.
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Brand: Island Press
Color: Multicolor
ISBN: 9781559635967
Subjects: Environment, Nature & Earth
Era: 2000s
Book Title: Fish Conservation
Number of Pages: 608 Pages
Publication Name: Fish Conservation : A Guide to Understanding and Restoring Global Aquatic Biodiversity and Fishery Resources
Language: English
Publisher: Island Press
Publication Year: 2007
Subject: Animals / Fish, Environmental Conservation & Protection, Life Sciences / Zoology / Ichthyology & Herpetology
Item Height: 1.4 in
Item Weight: 42.4 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Nature, Science
Author: Gene S. Helfman
Item Length: 10 in
Item Width: 8 in
Format: Trade Paperback
