Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation
by Editor: Robin N. Gibson (Scottish Association for Marine Science)Format: eBook
Pub. Date: 2008-04-01
Publisher(s): Wiley-Blackwell
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Summary
Fascinating and instantly recognisable, flatfishes are unique in their asymmetric postlarval body form. With over 700 extant species recognised and a distribution stretching across the globe this group of fishes are of considerable research interest and provide a major contribution to recreational and commercial fisheries, and to aquaculture, worldwide. Flatfishes: Biology and Exploitation is the only comprehensive and current book in the field and responds to the economic importance and growing body of research to produce an invaluable addition to the Fish and Aquatic Resources Series providing:Outlines of systematics, distribution, reproduction, recruitment, ecology and behaviour Descriptions of the major fisheries and their management Full coverage of recent advances in aquaculture and stock enhancement.
Table of Contents
| Series Foreword | |
| Preface | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| List of Contributors | |
| Introduction | |
| The fascination of flatfishes | |
| A brief history of flatfish research and its contribution to fish biology and fisheries science | |
| Scope and contents of the book | |
| Nomenclature | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| References | |
| Systematic diversity of the Pleuronectiformes | |
| Introduction | |
| Systematic profile of the Pleuronectiformes | |
| Intrarelationships of the Pleuronectiformes | |
| Brief synopses of the suborders and families | |
| Diversity of the Pleuronectiformes | |
| Patterns of species diversity among pleuronectiform families | |
| Conclusions | |
| Acknowledgements | |
| References | |
| Distributions and biogeography | |
| Introduction | |
| Geographic distribution of pleuronectiform lineages | |
| Global patterns of species richness for the Pleuronectiformes | |
| Species richness in specific environments | |
| Historical biogeography | |
| Ecology of reproduction (A.D. Rijnsdorp and P.R. Witthames | |
| Introduction | |
| Spawning | |
| Gonad development | |
| Age and size at first maturation | |
| Energetics | |
| Contaminants and reproduction | |
| The planktonic stages of flatfishes: physical and biological interactions in transport processes | |
| Introduction: the problem | |
| Flatfish eggs and larvae in the plankton: variations in form and function, time and space | |
| Physical mechanisms of transport and retention | |
| Adaptations to transport conditions: geographical and species comparisons | |
| Transport and population biology | |
| Recruitment | |
| Introduction | |
| Range of distribution | |
| Average recruitment levels | |
| Recruitment variability | |
| Age and growth | |
| Introduction | |
| Age estimation | |
| Growth of larvae | |
| Growth during metamorphosis | |
| Growth on nursery grounds | |
| Growth of adults | |
| Longevity | |
| Ecology of the juvenile and adult stages of flatfishes: distribution and dynamics of habitat associations (Kenneth.W. Able, Melisssa Neuman and Hakan Wennhage | |
| Introduction | |
| Definitions | |
| Distribution and ontogeny | |
| Future emphasis | |
| The trophic ecology of flatfishes | |
| Introduction | |
| Major flatfish feeding groups | |
| Flatfish predators | |
| Flatfish competitors | |
| Flatfish trophic dynamics: a case study of Georges Bank | |
| Summary and conclusions | |
| Behaviour of flatfishes | |
| Introduction | |
| Locomotion and related behaviour | |
| Colour change | |
| Reproduction | |
| Feeding | |
| Predation and reactions to predators | |
| Movements, migrations and rhythms | |
| Behaviour in relation to fishing, aquaculture and stock enhancement | |
| Atlantic flatfish fisheries | |
| Introduction | |
| Main species and nature of the fisheries | |
| History of exploitation | |
| Economic importance | |
| Management | |
| Pacific flatfish fisheries | |
| Introduction | |
| Main species and nature of the fisheries | |
| History of exploitation | |
| Economic importance | |
| Management | |
| Tropical flatfish fisheries | |
| Introduction | |
| Main species and nature of the fisheries | |
| History of exploitation | |
| Economic importance | |
| Management and conservation | |
| Assessment and management of flatfish stocks | |
| Concepts and terms | |
| Population dynamics, assessment and management | |
| Assessment and management summary | |
| Conclusions | |
| Aquaculture and stock enhancement | |
| Introduction | |
| Hatchery production of larvae and juveniles | |
| Intensive farming | |
| Stock enhancement | |
| Conclusions | |
| Appendix 1 | |
| Appendix 2 | |
| Index of scientific and common names | |
| Subject index | |
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