Ecology Of Australian Freshwater Fishes

Author : Paul Humphries,Keith Walker
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 438 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-10
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780643097445

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Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes by Paul Humphries,Keith Walker Pdf

This edited volume reviews our past and present understanding of the ecology of Australian freshwater fishes. It compares patterns and processes in Australia with those on other continents, discusses the local relevance of ecological models from the northern hemisphere and considers how best to manage our species and their habitats in the face of current and future threats. In view of these challenges, the need for redress is urgent. The chapters are written by some of our foremost researchers and managers, developing themes that underpin our knowledge of the ecology, conservation and management of fish and fish habitats. For each theme, the authors formulate a synthesis of what is known, consider the need for new perspectives and identify gaps and opportunities for research, monitoring and management. The themes have an Australian context but draw upon ideas and principles developed by fish biologists in other parts of the world. The science of freshwater fish ecology in Australia has grown rapidly from its roots in natural history and taxonomy. This book offers an introduction for students, researchers and managers, one that the authors hope will carry Australian fish biology and resource management to new levels of understanding.

Author : Brad Pusey,Mark J. Kennard,Angela H. Arthington
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0643069666

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Freshwater Fishes of North-eastern Australia by Brad Pusey,Mark J. Kennard,Angela H. Arthington Pdf

The ecology, systematics, biogeography and management of North East Autralia's native fish.

Author : Andrew Boulton,Margaret Brock,Belinda Robson,Darren Ryder,Jane Chambers,Jenny Davis
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 392 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-04-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781118568217

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Australian Freshwater Ecology by Andrew Boulton,Margaret Brock,Belinda Robson,Darren Ryder,Jane Chambers,Jenny Davis Pdf

As pressures on Australia’s inland waters intensify frompopulation growth, expanding resource development and climatechange, there is an urgent need to manage and protect these specialareas. Understanding their ecology underpins their wisemanagement and conservation. Australian Freshwater Ecology vividly describes thephysical, chemical and biological features of wetlands, lakes,streams, rivers and groundwaters in Australia. It presentsthe principles of aquatic ecology linked to practical managementand conservation, and explains the causes, mechanisms, effects andmanagement of serious environmental problems such as altered waterregimes, eutrophication, salinization, acidification and sedimentation of inland waters. Key features: contributions from a diverse, highly qualified team of aquaticecologists whose expertise spans the ecology and management of standing and running waters inAustralia sections covering groundwaters, biodiversity, temporary andtropical waters, climate change, invasive species and freshwater conservation numerous Australian case-studies and guest ‘text-boxes’showing management in practice concise descriptions of ecological processes and conceptual modelsillustrated with original, high- quality diagrams and photographs Readable and logically structured, this text supports undergraduateand postgraduate courses in aquatic ecology and management. It is avaluable reference for consultants, restoration ecologists, waterresource managers, science teachers, and other professionals with an interest in theecology of surface and groundwaters.

Author : John Rodney Merrick,Günther E. Schmida
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Fisheries
ISBN : UCSD:31822002318939

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Australian Freshwater Fishes by John Rodney Merrick,Günther E. Schmida Pdf

Contains information on the silver barramundi or giant perch p. 185-188.

Author : K. A. Bishop
Publisher : Australian Government Publishing Service
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Alligator Rivers Region (N.T.)
ISBN : 0644127694

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Ecological Studies on the Freshwater Fishes of the Alligators Rivers Region, Northern Territory: Synecology by K. A. Bishop Pdf

Author : Brad Pusey,Mark Kennard,Angela Arthington
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004-09-09
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643098954

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Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia by Brad Pusey,Mark Kennard,Angela Arthington Pdf

Freshwater Fishes of North-Eastern Australia provides details of the ecology, systematics, biogeography and management of 79 species of native fish present in the region. It includes detailed information on their identification, evolutionary history, breeding biology, feeding ecology, movement patterns, macro-, meso- and micro-habitat use, water quality tolerances, conservation status and current threats, as well as environmental flow and management needs. Based on the results of extensive field surveys and a comprehensive review of existing literature, it is designed to assist environmental practitioners and managers to make informed decisions about future management strategies. It will also encourage a greater research effort into the region’s aquatic fauna by providing a comprehensive resource that enables other researchers to adopt a more quantitative and strategic framework for their research. Joint winner of the 2005 Whitley Medal.

Author : Robert Montgomery McDowall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Freshwater Fishes--australia--identification
ISBN : UCSD:31822020655312

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Freshwater Fishes of South-eastern Australia by Robert Montgomery McDowall Pdf

This edition of a field guide first published in 1980, has been revised and updated to take account of taxonomical changes and new knowledge of fish biology. Provides information on native and introduced freshwater fish species in Victoria, Tasmania, the south east region of Queensland, eastern South Australia and New South Wales. Descriptions of the fish are accompanied by line drawings, colour photographs and distribution maps. Includes an illustrated key to families of fishes in the region, references and an index. The editor is a scientist with the National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research in Christchurch, NZ.

Author : R.M. McDowall
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789048192717

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New Zealand Freshwater Fishes by R.M. McDowall Pdf

In many ways, this book is the culmination of more than four decades of my exp- ration of the taxonomy, biogeography and ecology of New Zealand’s quite small freshwater fish fauna. I began this firstly as a fisheries ecologist with the New Zealand Marine Department (then responsible for the nation’s fisheries research and mana- ment), and then with my PhD at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA in the early–mid 1960s. Since then, employed by a series of agencies that have successively been assigned a role in fisheries research in New Zealand, I have been able to explore very widely the natural history of that fauna. Studies of the fishes of other warm to cold temperate southern lands have followed, particularly southern Australia, New Caledonia, Patagonian South America, the Falkland Islands, and South Africa and, in many ways, have provided the rather broader context within which the New Zealand fauna is embedded in terms of geography, phylogeny, and evolutionary history, and knowing this context makes the patterns within New Zealand all the clearer. An additional stream in these studies, in substantial measure driven by the beh- ioural ecology of these fishes round the Southern Hemisphere, has been exploration of the role of diadromy (regular migrations between marine and freshwater biomes) in fisheries ecology and biogeography, and eventually of diadromous fishes wor- wide.

Author : Gerard P. Closs,Martin Krkosek,Julian D. Olden
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 601 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781107040113

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Conservation of Freshwater Fishes by Gerard P. Closs,Martin Krkosek,Julian D. Olden Pdf

A global assessment of the current state of freshwater fish biodiversity and the opportunities and challenges to conservation.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 55 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Alligator Rivers Region (N.T.)
ISBN : 0644012951

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Ecological Studies on the Freshwater Fishes of the Alligator Rivers Region, Northern Territory. Volume I. Outline of the Study, Summary Conclusions and Recommendations by Anonim Pdf

Author : Dianne Furlani,Rosemary Gales,David Pemberton
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2007-08-20
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643100046

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Otoliths of Common Australian Temperate Fish by Dianne Furlani,Rosemary Gales,David Pemberton Pdf

The accurate identification of fish ‘ear-bones’, known as otoliths, is essential to determine the fish prey of marine and terrestrial predators. Fish otoliths are species-specific when combining size, shape and surface features, and can remain undigested for long periods. As a result, they can indicate which fish make up the diet of various predators, including cephalopod, seabird, marine mammal and fish species. Such studies are crucial for understanding marine ecosystems, and trophodynamics in particular. Increasingly, these methods are being used to understand the diet of some terrestrial predators, also extending to that of humans in archaelogical studies. Otoliths of Common Australian Temperate Fish offers users a verified reference collection to assist in the accurate identification of species and size of fish using otoliths. It covers 141 fish species from a broad geographic range of the Australian temperate region and includes commercial and non-commercial fish species. A standardised written description of the otolith structure, size and surface features is provided for each species. Included are brief distribution and ecology notes, and regression for both otolith and fish lengths, together with high-quality SEM photographs of the otolith described. This guide will be an essential reference for marine scientists and marine mammal researchers; ornithologists, fisheries researchers and fish biologists studying age and growth or comparative anatomy; and archaeologists. Winner of the 2008 Whitley Award for Zoological Manual.

Author : Jordan O. Hampton,Bradley P. Smith,Helen P. Waudby,Corinne Alberthsen
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2022-07
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781486313457

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Wildlife Research in Australia by Jordan O. Hampton,Bradley P. Smith,Helen P. Waudby,Corinne Alberthsen Pdf

Wildlife Research in Australia: Practical and Applied Methods is a guide to conducting wildlife research in Australia. It provides advice on working through applications to animal ethics committees, presents general operating procedures for a range of wildlife research methods, and details animal welfare considerations for all Australian taxa. Compiled by over 200 researchers with extensive experience in field-based wildlife research, teaching and animal ethics administration, this comprehensive book supports best practice research methods and helps readers navigate the institutional animal care approval process. Wildlife Research in Australia will help foster a national approach to wildlife research methods, and is an invaluable tool for researchers, teachers, students, animal ethics committee members and organisations participating in wildlife research and other activities with wildlife.

Author : Mark Lintermans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023-05-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0645771104

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Fishes of the Murray-Darling Basin by Mark Lintermans Pdf

Learn about Australia's largest freshwater fish, the iconic Murray cod, along with smaller species such as galaxias, gudgeons, hardyheads and perch, plus many more! This fully-revised version of the highly popular book originally published in 2007 is devoted exclusively to the fishes of Australia's largest river system, the Murray-Darling. It contains information on the identification, habitats, biology and distribution of the 63 species of freshwater fish found in the Murray-Darling Basin, as well as the latest information on the threats to our native fish and the places they call home.An invaluable guide for anglers, naturalists, students, scientists and anyone keen to learn more about our unique native fish and how we can work together to save them.

Author : Nick Romanowski,Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia)
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2013-10-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780643107571

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Living Waters by Nick Romanowski,Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (Australia) Pdf

More than a natural history, this book explains the underlying forces that drive ecological change and movement in Australian wetlands.

Author : Brian Saunders
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 520 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2012-05-11
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780643106727

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Discovery of Australia's Fishes by Brian Saunders Pdf

This book traces the discovery of Australia’s fishes from the earliest days of taxonomy to the first part of the 20th century. It provides a unique insight into the diverse pathways by which Australia’s fish were discovered and outlines the history of early maritime explorations in Australia that collected natural history specimens. The book covers the life and work of each of the most important discoverers, and assesses their accomplishments and the limitations of their work. Discovery of Australia’s Fishes is distinctive in that a biographic approach is integrated with chronological descriptions of the discovery of the Australian fish fauna. Many of northern Australia’s fishes are found in parts of the Indian and western Pacific oceans. The book covers the work of collectors who travelled outside Australia, together with that of the British and European zoologists who received and described their collections. The account ceases at 1930, the year the first modern checklist of Australian fishes was published. 2012 Whitley Award Commendation for Historical Zoology.