Deep-Sea Fishes
Title | Deep-Sea Fishes PDF eBook |
Author | Imants G. Priede |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 513 |
Release | 2017-08-10 |
Genre | Nature |
ISBN | 1107083826 |
A comprehensive account of deep-sea fishes, covering evolution, ecology and the potential threats posed by the growing fishing industry.
Deep-Sea Fishes
Title | Deep-Sea Fishes PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | Academic Press |
Total Pages | 388 |
Release | 1997-10-01 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780080585406 |
The deep ocean is home to some of the most unusual of all fishes. This book is the first Fish Physiology volume devoted to these bizarre undersea creatures. Practically every organ system is affected by the constraints imposed by benthic pressure, the absence of light, and the relatively scarce supply of both food and mates. Deep Sea Fishes demonstrates how these fishes living in extremely harsh conditions metabolize, behave, and evolve.
Deep-Sea Fishes
Title | Deep-Sea Fishes PDF eBook |
Author | Imants G. Priede |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | 513 |
Release | 2017-08-10 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 1316033457 |
The technological advances of the last twenty years have brought huge advances in our understanding of the deep sea and of the species inhabiting this elusive and fascinating environment. Synthesising the very latest research and discoveries, this is a comprehensive and much-needed account of deep-sea fishes. Priede examines all aspects of this incredibly diverse group of animals, reviewing almost 3,500 species and covering deep-sea fish evolution, physiology and ecology as well as charting the history of their discovery from the eighteenth century to the present day. Providing a global account of both pelagic and demersal species, the book ultimately considers the effect of the growing deep-sea fishing industry on sustainability. Copiously illustrated with explanations of the deep-sea environment, drawings of fishes and information on how they adapt to the deep, this is an essential resource for biologists, conservationists, fishery managers and anyone interested in marine evolution and natural history.
Oceanic Anglerfishes
Title | Oceanic Anglerfishes PDF eBook |
Author | Theodore W. Pietsch Ph.D. |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | 576 |
Release | 2009-04-22 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0520942558 |
No environment on Earth imposes greater physical and biological constraints on life than the deep oceanic midwaters. Near-freezing temperatures, the absence of sunlight, enormous pressure, and a low food supply make habitation by any living thing almost inconceivable. Yet 160 species of anglerfishes are found there in surprising profusion. Monstrous in appearance, anglerfishes possess a host of unique and spectacular morphological, behavioral, and physiological innovations. In this fully illustrated book, the first to focus on these intriguing fish, Theodore W. Pietsch delivers a comprehensive summary of all that is known about anglerfishes—morphology, diversity, evolution, geographic distribution, bioluminescence, and reproduction.
Deep-sea Fishes
Title | Deep-sea Fishes PDF eBook |
Author | I. G. Priede |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 514 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | Deep-sea biology |
ISBN | 9781107444522 |
The technological advances of the last twenty years have brought huge advances in our understanding of the deep sea and of the species inhabiting this elusive and fascinating environment. Synthesising the very latest research and discoveries, this is a comprehensive and much-needed account of deep-sea fishes. Priede examines all aspects of this incredibly diverse group of animals, reviewing almost 3,500 species and covering deep-sea fish evolution, physiology and ecology as well as charting the history of their discovery from the eighteenth century to the present day. Providing a global account of both pelagic and demersal species, the book ultimately considers the effect of the growing deep-sea fishing industry on sustainability. Copiously illustrated with explanations of the deep-sea environment, drawings of fishes and information on how they adapt to the deep, this is an essential resource for biologists, conservationists, fishery managers and anyone interested in marine evolution and natural history.
Deep Sea Fishes
Title | Deep Sea Fishes PDF eBook |
Author | Randall D. J. |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries
Title | Deep-Sea Demersal Fish and Fisheries PDF eBook |
Author | N.R. Merrett |
Publisher | Springer Science & Business Media |
Total Pages | 304 |
Release | 1997-10-31 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780412394102 |
This book deals with the bottom-living fishes of the world's largest ecosystem, the deep-sea. After a brief review of the oceanographic setting, the diversity and ecology of this unique ichthyofauna are considered in detail. The book goes on to deal explicitly with slope fisheries, both developed and developing. The interaction of the ecology of the species involved (examples include orange roughy, grenadier, Greenland halibut and black scabbardfish) with fishing practices and management regimes is then discussed. An ecological framework for management is necessary for the resources to be sustainable it is argued, rather than simply extending approaches used on the Continental Shelf to the deep-sea.