02917cam a2200385 a 4500 14703477 BD-DhUL 20140814143836.0 070119s2007 dcuab b 001 0 eng 2007001842 9781559635950 (cloth : alk. paper) 1559635959 (cloth : alk. paper) 9781559635967 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1559635967 (pbk. : alk. paper) (OCoLC)ocm80180254 (OCoLC)80180254 DLC DLC BTCTA BAKER C#P YDXCP MNY DLC BD-DhUL SH327.7 .H46 2007 333.95611 22 HEF Helfman, Gene S. Fish conservation : a guide to understanding and restoring global aquatic biodiversity and fishery resources / Gene S. Helfman. Washington : Island Press, c2007. xiv, 584 p. : ill., maps ; 27 cm. USD 76.50 Includes bibliographical references (p. 485-563) and indexes. Pt. I. Introduction -- ch. 1. Fish biodiversity and why it should matter -- Pt. II. Imperiled fishes : taxonomy, geography, and vulnerability -- ch. 2. Roll call I : a taxonomic perspective -- ch. 3. Roll call II : a geopolitical perspective -- ch. 4. Characteristics of vulnerable species and correlates of imperilment -- Pt. III. Indirect causes of decline : habitat, water, and introductions -- ch. 5. Habitat modification and loss -- ch. 6. Dams, impoundments, and other hydrological alterations -- ch. 7. Degraded water quality -- ch. 8. Alien species I : case histories, mechanisms, and levels of impact -- ch. 9. Alien species II : understanding the process, minimizing the impact -- Pt. IV. Direct causes of decline : fishes as commodities -- ch. 10. Fishes versus fisheries I : overfishing -- ch. 11. Fishes versus fisheries II : behavior, life history evolution, and ecosystems -- ch. 12. Coral reefs, fishes, and fisheries : exploitation in fragile ecosystems -- ch. 13. The trade in live fishes -- ch. 14. The promise of aquaculture and hatcheries -- Pt. V. Asking hard questions, sorting out answers -- ch. 15. The ethics of exploitation and intervention : do we have the right? -- ch. 16. Future perspectives : beyond gloom and doom? -- Appendix. Probable fish extinctions. Fishes Conservation. Biodiversity conservation. Table of contents only http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip079/2007001842.html Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0732/2007001842-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0732/2007001842-d.html 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK jb09 2007-01-19 jb09 2007-01-19 aa07 2007-01-24 ps13 2007-10-17 1 copy rec'd., to CIP ver. xb05 2009-03-16 copy 2 added 2951 2951 0 0 ddc 0 333_956110000000000_HEF 0 NFIC 5591 DUSL DUSL GEN 2011-03-23 Purchase 333.95611 HEF 457884 2014-08-14 1 2014-08-14 BK