Fish: An Enthusiast's Guide / Edition 1

by Peter B. Moyle, Chris Mari van Dyck

Overview

Engagingly written, with both learning and humor, Fish bridges the gap between purely pictorial books and scholarly texts, and provides a succinct summary of fish biology and conservation for students and fish enthusiasts.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780520201651
Publisher:	University of California Press
Publication date:	03/01/1995
Edition description:	First Edition
Pages:	284
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Peter B. Moyle is coauthor of Fishes: An Introduction to Ichthyology (1988). He is Professor of Fisheries Biology at the University of California, Davis. Chris Mari van Dyck, who trained as a fish biologist, is a professional illustrator living in McAllen, Texas.

Table of Contents

Foreword by Clark Hubbs
Preface
1. Introduction
2. Fish from the Outside
3. Fish from the Inside
4. Behavior
5. Diversity
6. Ecology
7. Trout Streams
8. Warmwater Streams
9. Lakes and Reservoirs
10. Ponds
11. Estuaries
12. Between the Tides
13. The Continental Shelf and Beyond
14. Tropical Reefs
15. Conservation
16. Resources for the Aquatic Naturalist

Illustration Credits and Acknowledgments
Bibliography for Illustrations
Index

Editorial Reviews

Broad (international development, American Univ.) and Cavanagh, a policy analyst, have produced a book that combines the close observations and engaging style of a good travel narrative with an analysis grounded in a deep knowledge of the Philippines. Their work gives voice to that country's poor people as they seek to reclaim the natural resources that have been exploited by a small national elite and multinational businesses and to partake in the decision about the future use of those resources. Few books chronicle the struggles of common citizens to protect the environment that supports their livelihood. This one does so extremely well and is recommended to both public and academic libraries.-- Bill Rau, Takoma Park, Md.

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