Readings for Conservation of Fish in Aquatic Ecosystems

Spring 2008

Note: This page will be updated frequently throughout the semester as readings are added and deleted.
 

Text: Helfman, G. S. 2007.  Fish Conservation.  Island Press, Covelo, CA.
 

Readings for Midterm Exam

1. Helfman – Preface and Chapter 1: Fish Biodiversity and Why It Should Matter

 

2. Helfman – Chapter 2: Roll Call I: A Taxonomic Perspective (select a taxon of your choice to read about and discuss)

 

3. Helfman – Chapter 3: Roll Call II: A Geopolitical Perspective

                        p. 49-53

                        p. 68 –end

 

4. Helfman – Chapter 7: Degraded Water Quality - Except do not read sections on:

Acid deposition and acidification p. 168-173

Dissolved solids  p. 173-174

Toxic spills  p. 174-176

Nonchemical pollutants  p. 184-187

 

5. Helfman – Chapter 5: Habitat Modification and Loss

                        p. 97-113

                        p. 124-129

 

6. Helfman – Short sections on climate change

                        p. 139

                        p. 185-186

                        p. 351-354

 

7. Hoegh-Guldberg, O., and 16 coauthors.  2007.  Coral reefs under rapid climate change and ocean acidification.  Science 318:1737-1742.

 

 

Supplemental Readings

 

Poff, N. R. et al.  1997.  The natural flow regime.  BioScience 47:769-784.

 

 

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