Ecological Studies in Tropical Fish Communities
Ecological Studies in Tropical Fish Communities by Ro McConnell, published by Cambridge University Press on February 27, 1987, offers a comprehensive examination of tropical fish and their ecological environments. This 382-page volume presents research findings on fish in tropical rivers, lakes, and seas, highlighting the evolution of new species and the maintenance of complex ecological communities. The book begins with an overview of the ecology of tropical freshwater and marine environments, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of the diverse fish faunas found in these habitats.
Readers will find a detailed analysis of various freshwater studies from regions including Africa, South America, Asia, and New Guinea. The text emphasizes the significance of man-made lakes as large-scale experiments that illustrate the transformation of riverine fish communities into lacustrine ones. Additionally, it examines the great lakes of East Africa, providing insights into recent species evolution. This edition serves as a valuable resource for those interested in the fields of ecology, biology, and zoology, particularly in relation to fish and their habitats.
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Tropical fish present some of the best examples of how new species evolve and how complex ecological communities are maintained. Their study has generated important new ideas on the roles of ecology and behaviour in the evolution of species and communities. This book brings together for the first time the results of widely scattered research on fish in tropical rivers, lakes and seas, research that has been stimulated by the splendid opportunities to observe the behaviour of fish in their natural habitats in the clear warm waters. The book opens with an overview of the ecology of tropical freshwater and marine environments and their associated fish faunas, and then presents a number of freshwater studies drawn from the African, South American, Asian and New Guinea tropics. Special consideration is given to the new man-made lakes which have provided large-scale experiments on the change of riverine fish communities to lacustrine ones, and to the great lakes of East Africa for examples of recent species evolution.
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