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Book Tropical Fish Otoliths  Information for Assessment  Management and Ecology

Download or read book Tropical Fish Otoliths Information for Assessment Management and Ecology written by Bridget S. Green and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-08-07 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Techniques and theory for processing otoliths from tropical marine fish have developed only recently due to an historic misconception that these organisms could not be aged. Otoliths are the most commonly used structures from which daily, seasonal or annual records of a fish’s environmental history are inferred, and are also used as indicators of migration patterns, home range, spatial distribution, stock structure and life history events. A large proportion of projects undertaken on tropical marine organisms involve removal and processing of calcified structures such as otoliths, statoliths or vertebrae to retrieve biological, biochemical or genetic information. Current techniques and principles have evolved rapidly and are under constant modification and these differ among laboratories, and more particularly among species and within life history stages. Tropical fish otoliths: Information for assessment, management and ecology is a comprehensive description of the current status of knowledge about otoliths in the tropics. This book has contributions from leading experts in the field, encompassing a tropical perspective on daily and annual ageing in fish and invertebrates, microchemistry, interpreting otolith microstructure and using it to back-calculate life history events, and includes a treatise on the significance of validating periodicity in otoliths.

Book An Analysis of Genetic Population Structure in Red Drum  Sciaenops Ocellatus  Based on MtDNA Control Region Sequences

Download or read book An Analysis of Genetic Population Structure in Red Drum Sciaenops Ocellatus Based on MtDNA Control Region Sequences written by Seifu Seyoum and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fish Population Structure

Download or read book Fish Population Structure written by Fisheries Society of the British Isles. Symposium and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences

Download or read book Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences written by and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science

Download or read book Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2012-03-06 with total page 4604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of estuaries and coasts has seen enormous growth in recent years, since changes in these areas have a large effect on the food chain, as well as on the physics and chemistry of the ocean. As the coasts and river banks around the world become more densely populated, the pressure on these ecosystems intensifies, putting a new focus on environmental, socio-economic and policy issues. Written by a team of international expert scientists, under the guidance of Chief Editors Eric Wolanski and Donald McClusky, the Treatise on Estuarine and Coastal Science, Ten Volume Set examines topics in depth, and aims to provide a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science Most up-to-date reference for system-based coastal and estuarine science and management, from the inland watershed to the ocean shelf Chief editors have assembled a world-class team of volume editors and contributing authors Approach focuses on the physical, biological, chemistry, ecosystem, human, ecological and economics processes, to show how to best use multidisciplinary science to ensure earth's sustainability Provides a comprehensive scientific resource for all professionals and students in the area of estuarine and coastal science Features up-to-date chapters covering a full range of topics

Book Using Comparative Otolith and Seawater Microchemistry to Determine the Role of Coastal Upwelling in Recruitment Variability of Marine Fishes

Download or read book Using Comparative Otolith and Seawater Microchemistry to Determine the Role of Coastal Upwelling in Recruitment Variability of Marine Fishes written by Lindsay E. Starrett and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Fly Fishing for Redfish

Download or read book Fly Fishing for Redfish written by Chico Fernández and published by Stackpole Books. This book was released on 2015-09-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you're looking to spend some time chasing one of the Atlantic's most popular sport fish, this book can help make it time well spent. Chico Fernández shares a lifetime of expertise and experiences fly fishing for redfish up and down the Atlantic Coast, Florida, Louisiana, Texas, and Mexico. • The quintessential book on redfish by the author of the quintessential book on bonefish • Complete with Aaron Adams's informative science on the fish's lifecycle, habitats, tides, and foods • Covers the essentials of fishing and tying for redfish: rods, reels, rigs, casting techniques, and flies

Book Zoological Studies

Download or read book Zoological Studies written by and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Aquatic Habitat Ecology   Conservation  Continental and Marine Ecosystems Connectivity

Download or read book Aquatic Habitat Ecology Conservation Continental and Marine Ecosystems Connectivity written by Mario Barletta and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-10-23 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The ‘Aquatic Habitat Conservation in South America’ Symposium occurred during the XXI Brazilian Society of Ichthyology Meeting. The proceedings were published as a special issue in the Journal of Fish Biology (vol. 89, Number 1, June 2016). In this special issue, authors provided an analytical overview of problems faced by the conservation of fishes and aquatic habitats of South America. Habitat loss emerged as the greatest concern for all South American aquatic ecosystems, with a long list of causes related to unsustainable development models. Based on this finding, we would like to extend this topic to other continents, different climates, fauna and flora around the world. Our goal is to provide a comprehensive and multidisciplinary overview of variables that influence flora and fauna distributions and shape their ecological interactions within aquatic ecosystems

Book Studying the Biology of Aquatic Animals through Calcified Structures

Download or read book Studying the Biology of Aquatic Animals through Calcified Structures written by Benjamin D. Walther and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-11-12 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Book Oceanography and Marine Biology

Download or read book Oceanography and Marine Biology written by R. N. Gibson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2011-06-22 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing interest in oceanography and marine biology and its relevance to global environmental issues continues to create a demand for authoritative reviews summarizing recent research. Now in its 49th volume, Oceanography and Marine Biology has addressed this demand for almost 50 years. This annual review considers the basics of marine research, special topics, and emerging new areas. Regarding the marine sciences as a unified field, the text features contributors who are actively engaged in biological, chemical, geological, and physical aspects of marine science. Including color inserts and extensive reference lists, this series is essential for researchers and students in all fields of marine science.

Book Gulf and Caribbean Research

Download or read book Gulf and Caribbean Research written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Life history Characteristics and Fishery Dynamics of Red Drum  Sciaenops Ocellatus   in the North central Gulf of Mexico

Download or read book Life history Characteristics and Fishery Dynamics of Red Drum Sciaenops Ocellatus in the North central Gulf of Mexico written by Corbin Frank Bennetts and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) are highly targeted recreationally in the Gulf of Mexico, and support a small commercial fishery in Mississippi. Despite their popularity, the stock is assessed using data limited approaches that necessitate accurate life history information. I estimated the year-specific and year-aggregated escapement rates for the Mississippi stock (years 2004 to 2015), which were sensitive to mortality estimation methods; year-aggregated estimates were 6.9 to 28.2 % depending on the method, but temporal patterns were consistent. I then addressed concerns with previously estimated life-history characteristics by describing the sex-specific growth and reproductive dynamics. The three-parameter von Bertalanffy growth function was the best candidate length-at-age model, with no significant difference in overall growth between sex-specific relationships, but females had a larger mean asymptotic length, and four candidate models showed significant sexual dimorphism. I described Red Drum as batch spawners, with 3.7 days between successive spawns during the spawning season (August and September). The age at 50% maturity was around age-3 y in both sexes, but spawning capability was not evident until around age-6 y. The carbon (delta C-13) and nitrogen (delta N-15) stable isotope composition of Red Drum muscle tissue was more enriched in carbon offshore and was significantly different with respect to reproductive phase. Mean and variance of delta N-15 and variance of delta C-13 was significantly different between fish

Book Fishery Science

Download or read book Fishery Science written by Lee A. Fuiman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2009-02-12 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is now clear that data based on the studies of fish eggs and larvae make a number of unique contributions to fishery science that are crucial for accurate assessment and management of fish populations, including those of commercially important fisheries. This valuable book demonstrates why fish eggs and larvae are important, how the characteristics of early life stages require a somewhat different research approach and how information on early life stages can be applied and interpreted to yield unique insights into fish populations. The editors of Fishery Science have drawn together an extremely useful and well-written book with contributions from internationally respected researchers from North America, Asia and Europe. Chapters include a discussion of the unique nature of early life stages, age and growth, mortality, recruitment, populations analysis, habitats, human impacts and management. A carefully selected set of case studies demonstrates several specific applications of early life history information to a number of fishery problems. Fishery Science was designed to complement existing textbooks and is an essential purchase for all fisheries students and professionals, and for biologists working on the early life stages of fish. This exciting book is also of great value to ecologists, marine, freshwater and environmental scientists, populations biologists and oceanographers. All libraries in universities and research establishments where biological and fishery science are studied and taught should have copies of this book available on their shelves.

Book Stock Identification Methods

Download or read book Stock Identification Methods written by Steven X. Cadrin and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2013-10-04 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stock Identification Methods, 2e, continues to provide a comprehensive review of the various disciplines used to study the population structure of fishery resources. It represents the worldwide experience and perspectives of experts on each method, assembled through a working group of the International Council for the Exploration of the Sea. The book is organized to foster interdisciplinary analyses and conclusions about stock structure, a crucial topic for fishery science and management. Technological advances have promoted the development of stock identification methods in many directions, resulting in a confusing variety of approaches. Based on central tenets of population biology and management needs, this valuable resource offers a unified framework for understanding stock structure by promoting an understanding of the relative merits and sensitivities of each approach. - Describes 18 distinct approaches to stock identification grouped into sections on life history traits, environmental signals, genetic analyses, and applied marks - Features experts' reviews of benchmark case studies, general protocols, and the strengths and weaknesses of each identification method - Reviews statistical techniques for exploring stock patterns, testing for differences among putative stocks, stock discrimination, and stock composition analysis - Focuses on the challenges of interpreting data and managing mixed-stock fisheries

Book Recruitment of Stocked Juvenile Red Drum  Sciaenops Ocellatus  to the Adult Population in South Carolina

Download or read book Recruitment of Stocked Juvenile Red Drum Sciaenops Ocellatus to the Adult Population in South Carolina written by Joy Gerhard and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Red drum (Sciaenops ocellatus) is a popular food and recreational fishery species along the southeast U.S. and Gulf of Mexico coasts. Although contribution of stocked fish to the wild population in South Carolina has been measured immediately following stocking up to age two, evaluation of stocked fish recruitment to the adult population has not yet been examined and therefore is the focus of this research. Small juveniles (~30 mm TL) were stocked in the Ashley and Wando Rivers of Charleston Harbor in 1999 - 2002 by the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (SCDNR). Five years after initial stocking (2004 - 2008), adults were sampled via longline nearshore of four major South Carolina estuaries, and tissue samples were collected for genetic analysis. Genotypes of sampled fish were compared to those of broodstock and it was determined that small stocked juveniles do recruit to the adult stock in South Carolina, with a highly localized contribution near Charleston Harbor. Contribution of the identified stocked fish was estimated via several different methods. Contribution to the stocked year classes in particular were estimated by using length data as well as otolith-based age data collected before and during the sampling period. The percentage of the Charleston Harbor adult population identified as stocked fish from three stocked year classes ranged from 5.8% to 66.0% with the most preferred method, using age-length keys, yielding a contribution estimate of 34.9%. Such a high contribution has the potential to cause deleterious genetic and reproductive effects, though the broodstock husbandry and stocking protocol used by SCDNR is designed to minimalize these effects. Additionally, contribution of this magnitude might allow stocked fish to be used as biomarkers to gain a better understanding of the basic population parameters of adults in South Carolina for management.