UID:
almafu_9959228494702883
Umfang:
1 online resource (461 p.)
Ausgabe:
Rev. ed.
ISBN:
1-281-05489-5
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9786611054892
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0-08-053503-8
Inhalt:
Revised and updated, Royce's Introduction to the Practice of Fishery Science is a classic text. With a new chapter on aquaculture, this book provides the background for a first course in fishery science. Intentionally focused on the practical and professional requirements of careers in the management and maintenance of fisheries, this text will be useful to students as well as to established professionals.
Anmerkung:
Description based upon print version of record.
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Front Cover; Introduction to the Practice of Fishery Science; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Part l: The Challenges to Fishery Scientists; Summary; Chapter 1. Expansion of Fishery Problems; 1.1 Market Fisheries; 1.2 Recreational Fisheries; 1.3 Competition for Water; 1.4 Common Property Resources; 1.5 Aquaculture; 1.6 Changing Goals and Laws; Reference; Chapter 2. Work of Fishery Scientists; 2.1 Scope of Fishery Science Institutional Activities; 2.2 Scope of Fishery Research; References; Chapter 3. Professional Careers; 3.1 Knowers and Doers; 3.2 Application of the Sciences
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3.3 Historical Trends3.4 Serving Society as Strategic Thinkers; 3.5 Ethical Responsibilities; 3.6 Functions of Professional Fishery Scientists; 3.7 Role of Professional and Scientific Societies; 3.8 Career Planning Strategy; References; Part II: The Traditional Science; Summary; Chapter 4. The Aquatic Environment; 4.1 Hydrology and the Water Cycle; 4.2 Streams and Rivers; 4.3 Bottoms and Basins; 4.4 Physical Properties of Water; 4.5 Dissolved Materials; 4.6 Photosynthesis; 4.7 Circulation; 4.8 Summary: The Ocean Environment of Fish and Fishing; References
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Chapter 5. Food Chain and Resource Organisms5.1 Identification and Nomenclature; 5.2 Classification; 5.3 Major Groups; References; Chapter 6. Biology of Aquatic Resource Organisms; 6.1 Senses; 6.2 Respiration; 6.3 Osmoregulation; 6.4 Schooling; 6.5 Food and Feeding; 6.6 Reproduction and Early Development; 6.7 Age and Growth; References; References; Chapter 7. Ecological Concepts; 7.1 Single-Species Populations; 7.2 Communities and Ecosystems; 7.3 Trophic Relationships; 7.4 Evolutionary Adaptation; 7.5 Ecology and Fishery Science; Chapter 8. Analysis of Exploited Populations
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8.1 Application of Ecological Concepts: A Chapter Summary8.2 An Example of the Catch Trend in a New Fishery; 8.3 Stocks and Migrations; 8.4 Collection of Basic Data; 8.5 Availability and Gear Selectivity; 8.6 Recruitment; 8.7 Stock Size; 8.8 Survival and Mortality; 8.9 Growth; 8.10 Yield Models; References; Chapter 9. Aquacultural Sciences; 9.1 Control of Environment; 9.2 Amenable Species; 9.3 Selective Breeding; 9.4 Nutrition; 9.5 Pathology and Medicine; References; Part III: Application of Sciences; Summary; Chapter 10. The Capture Fisheries; 10.1 Fishing Gear
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10.2 Statistical Perspectives on the Capture Fisheries10.3 Trends ill Production and Use; 10.4 Fishing Systems; 10.5 Role of Fishery Scientists; References; Chapter 11. The Culture Fisheries; 11.1 Perspectives on the Culture Fisheries; 11.2 Major Aquacultural Systems; 11.3 Seed Production; 11.4 Health and Quality Maintenance; 11.5 Some Public Policy Issues; 11.6 Role of Fishery Scientists; References; Chapter 12. Food Fishery Products; 12.1 Characteristics of Fish Flesh; 12.2 Methods of Preservation; 12.3 Quality; 12.4 Marketing Strategy; 12.5 Role of Fishery Scientists; References
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Chapter 13. Regulation of Fishing
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English
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 0-12-600952-X
Sprache:
Englisch
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