Download or read book Common and Scientific Names of the Fishes of Southern Africa Smith M M Marine fishes written by Margaret Mary Smith and published by Smith (J.L.B.) Institute of Ichthyology Rhodes University. This book was released on 1975 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Coastal Fishes of Southern Africa written by Phillip C. Heemstra and published by NISC (PTY) LTD. This book was released on 2004 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to over 400 species of the fishes along the coast of southern Africa, this work features over 600 original paintings showing changes with growth and sexual differences in colour of many of the fishes. The species accounts include descriptions and other information for identification and comparison of similar species.
Download or read book Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa written by Paul H. Skelton and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2024-10-01 with total page 1038 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Well over 300 freshwater fish species found in the region’s rivers; lakes and dams feature in this fully revised third edition of Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Updated and expanded; this definitive guide includes newly described species; the latest taxonomic changes; new photographs and illustrations; and updated distribution maps. An in-depth introduction; supported by explanatory illustrations and photographs; covers: A short history of fish science in the region. Ecoregions in which species occur. Anatomy; biology and ecology of fishes. Human impacts on fishes. Conservation status. New understanding of evolutionary relationships between different fish groups. The book also includes: Succinct descriptions of large taxonomic groups of fish; with global distribution charts. Detailed species accounts covering size; identification features; distribution; biology; ecology; conservation; and uses by humans. Full-colour illustrations and up-to-date distribution maps for each species. An invaluable tool for anglers; students and academics in the field; and conservationists. Sales points: Comprehensive guide to southern Africa’s freshwater fishes. Latest scientific information. Accurate and detailed full-colour illustrations. Highlights diagnostic features for easy identification.
Download or read book Smiths Sea Fishes written by Margaret M. Smith and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 1205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dr. D. S. Henderson, Chairman of the 1. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology and Vice Chancellor of Rhodes University This book is a unique, international collaborative effort ranging all of the colour plates for the book. For the past of 76 scientists, representing 15 countries. Several skilled eight years, she has been assisted in the research, writing artists and photographers have also contributed to the and editing of the book by Dr. P. C. Heemstra. numerous and beautiful illustrations. Research done in It is essential for the proper management of the marine South Africa was supported by the Council for Scientific fish resources of southern Africa that we know what species and Industrial Research. Work on the book at the J.L.B. we are dealing with. This book will greatly facilitate the Smith Institute was also funded by the Department of identification of our fishes. It will thus be of vital import National Education and The Trustees of the Sea Fishes of ance to the understanding and wise use of our tremendously Southern Africa Book Fund. Expenses of visits by ichthy diverse and valuable fish fauna. ologists from overseas were defrayed by a grant from the We are proud of the affiliation of the J.L.B. Smith Insti John S. Schlesinger Foundation. tute with Rhodes University and happy to see the successful Although this book is an impressive contribution to the completion of this long-awaited work.
Download or read book Sasol First Field Guide to Fishes of Southern Africa written by Rudy van der Elst and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2022-01-01 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sasol First Field Guide to Fishes of Southern Africa is a beginner’s guide to the more common fishes of the region, and covers both marine and freshwater species. Full-colour photographs, distribution maps and easy-to-read text will help enthusiasts and budding naturalists to identify the more common fishes in southern Africa, discover where they are found and learn about their unique behaviour, reproduction, conservation status and unusual features. A brief introduction gives context to the topic, outlines points of importance and explains the structure of the book. Sales points: straightforward introductory guide to the region’s fishes; suitable for both adult and younger enthusiasts; informative, uncomplicated text written for beginners; useful introductory section; full-colour photographs of each fish; compact enough for ease of use in the field.
Download or read book A Guide to the Common Sea Fishes of Southern Africa written by Rudy Van der Elst and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biogeography and Ecology of Southern Africa written by Marinus J.A. Werger and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 1402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Southern Africa is certainly not a naturally bounded area so that there are several possibilities for delineating it and concepts about its extent. Wellington* discussed the various possibilities for delineation and suggested that one line stands out more clearly and definitely as a physical boundary than any other, namely the South Equatorial Divide, the watershed between the ZaIre, Cuanza and Rufiji Rivers on the one hand and the Z ambezi, Cunene and Rovuma Rivers on the other. This South Equatorial Divide is indeed a major line of separation for some organisms and is also applicable in a certain geographical sense, though it does not possess the slightest significance for many other groups of organisms, ecosystems or geographical and physical features of Africa. The placing of the northern boundary of southern Africa differs in fact strongly per scientific dis cipline and is also influenced by practical considerations regarding the possibilities of scientific work as subordinate to certain political realities and historically grown traditions. This is illustrated, for example, in such works as the Flora of Southern Africa, where the northern boundary of the area is conceived as the northern and eastern political boundaries of South West Africa, South Africa and Swaziland. Botswana, traditionally included in the area covered by the Flora Zambesiaca, thus forms a large wedge in 'Southern Africa'.
Download or read book African Water Resource Database Technical manual and workbook Technical manual written by Jeff Jenness and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African Water Resource Database (AWRD) is a set of data and custom-designed tools, combined in a geographic information system (GIS) analytical framework, aimed at facilitating responsible inland aquatic resource management with a focus on inland fisheries and aquaculture. It thus provides a valuable instrument to promote food security. The AWRD data archive includes an extensive collection of datasets covering the African continent, including: surface waterbodies, watersheds, aquatic species, rivers, political boundaries, population density, soils, satellite imagery and many other physiographic and climatological data. This technical paper is the second of two publications about the AWRD, and it includes a technical manual for spatial analysts and a workbook for university students and teachers. The first part of this technical paper is available separately (ISBN 9789251057407).
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Download or read book The Fishy Smiths written by Mike Bruton and published by Penguin Random House South Africa. This book was released on 2018-09-03 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The discovery of the modern-day coelacanth will forever be linked with the name of JLB Smith. An intense, irascible, eccentric man, JLB (as he was widely known) and his long-suffering wife Margaret were both remarkable South African scientists who changed the course of the biological sciences. Best known for their research on the coelacanth, they also contributed in many other ways to the scientific study of fishes (ichthyology) and related fields. The first comprehensive biography about JLB and Margaret Smith. Traces their formative years and serendipitous meeting, leading up to the discovery of the coelacanth, and the tumultuous years that followed. Details their punitive work ethic, eccentric and rugged lifestyle, and their astonishingly productive lives. A story awash with adventure, travel, discovery, risk-taking, near-death experiences – and their extraordinary contribution to science. Illustrated with black-and-white images of the Smiths’ fascinating lives, as well as a 16-page colour section, Mike Bruton’s lively account fills a scientific and biographical niche and will become a classic of the South African scene. Sales points: Important biography of a famous South African couple, lively portrayal of colourful, eccentric, tumultuous lives, with contributions from many other scientists and personalities and illustrated with black-and-white images throughout, and a colour section.
Download or read book A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa written by Paul Harvey Skelton and published by Menasha Ridge Press. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to the freshwater fish of the Southern African subregion. Species descriptions include: a colour painting; symbols indicating uses and conservation status as well as a description of the fish, its habits and habitat. Keys to families, genera and species aid identification.
Download or read book Annals of the South African Museum written by South African Museum and published by . This book was released on 1927 with total page 1242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sharks of the World written by Leonard J. V. Compagno and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensively rewritten, revised and updated version of the original FAO Catalogue of Sharks of the World. This volume reviews all 15 families, 25 genera and 57 species of living bullhead, mackerel and carpet sharks, including certain well-established but currently undescribed species, mainly from Australia.
Download or read book Marine Fisheries Review written by and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book South African Journal of Science written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book African Water Resource Database Concepts and application case studies Spatial analysis for inland aquatic resource management written by Jeff Jenness and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2007 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The African Water Resource Database (AWRD) is a set of data and custom-designed tools, combined in a geographic information system (GIS) analytical framework, aimed at facilitating responsible inland aquatic resource management with a focus on inland fisheries and aquaculture. It thus provides a valuable instrument to promote food security. The AWRD data archive includes an extensive collection of datasets covering the African continent, including: surface waterbodies, watersheds, aquatic species, rivers, political boundaries, population density, soils, satellite imagery and many other physiographic and climatological data. This technical paper is the first of two publications about the AWRD, and it gives a general overview addressed both to administrators and managers, as well as for professionals in technical fields. The second part of this technical paper is available separately (ISBN 9789251056479).
Download or read book Register of International Transfers of Inland Fish Species written by and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 1981 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
