Recent decades have witnessed strong declines in fish stocks around the globe, amid growing concerns about the impact of fisheries on marine and freshwater biodiversity. Fisheries biologists and managers are therefore increasingly asking about aspects of ecology, behaviour, evolution and biodiversity that were traditionally studied by people working in very separate fields. This has highlighted the need to work more closely together, in order to help ensure future success both in management and conservation. The Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries has been written by an international team of scientists and practitioners, to provide an overview of the biology of freshwater and marine fish species together with the science that supports fisheries management and conservation. This volume, subtitled Fish Biology, reviews a broad variety of topics from evolutionary relationships and global biogeography to physiology, recruitment, life histories, genetics, foraging behaviour, reproductive behaviour and community ecology. The second volume, subtitled Fisheries, uses much of this information in a wide-ranging review of fisheries biology, including methods of capture, marketing, economics, stock assessment, forecasting, ecosystem impacts and conservation. Together, these books present the state of the art in our understanding of fish biology and fisheries and will serve as valuable references for undergraduates and graduates looking for a comprehensive source on a wide variety of topics in fisheries science. They will also be useful to researchers who need up-to-date reviews of topics that impinge on their fields, and decision makers who need to appreciate the scientific background for management and conservation of aquatic ecosystems. To order volume I, go to the box in the top right hand corner. Alternatively to order volume II, go to: blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=063206482X or to order the 2 volume set, go to: blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=0632064838. Provides a unique overview of the study of fish biology and ecology, and the assessment and management of fish populations and ecosystems. The first volume concentrates on aspects of fish biology and ecology, both at the individual and population levels, whilst the second volume addresses the assessment and management of fish populations and ecosystems. Written by an international team of expert scientists and practitioners. An invaluable reference tool for both students, researchers and practitioners working in the fields of fish biology and fisheries.

Recent decades have witnessed strong declines in fish stocks aroundthe globe, amid growing concerns about the impact of fisheries onmarine and freshwater biodiversity. Fisheries biologists andmanagers are therefore increasingly asking about aspects ofecology, behaviour, evolution and biodiversity that weretraditionally studied by people working in very separate fields.This has highlighted the need to work more closely together, inorder to help ensure future success both in management andconservation.The Handbook of Fish Biology and Fisheries has beenwritten by an international team of scientists and practitionersto provide an overview of the biology of freshwater and marine fishspecies together with the science that supports fisheriesmanagement and conservation.This volume, subtitled Fish Biology, reviews a broadvariety of topics from evolutionary relationships and globalbiogeography to physiology, recruitment, life histories, geneticsforaging behaviour, reproductive behaviour and community ecology.The second volume, subtitled Fisheries, uses much of thisinformation in a wide-ranging review of fisheries biologyincluding methods of capture, marketing, economics, stockassessment, forecasting, ecosystem impacts and conservation.Together, these books present the state of the art in ourunderstanding of fish biology and fisheries and will serve asvaluable references for undergraduates and graduates looking for acomprehensive source on a wide variety of topics in fisheriesscience. They will also be useful to researchers who needup-to-date reviews of topics that impinge on their fields, anddecision makers who need to appreciate the scientific backgroundfor management and conservation of aquatic ecosystems.To order volume I, go to the box in the top right hand corner.Alternatively to order volume II, go to:blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=063206482X or toorder the 2 volume set, go to:blackwellpublishing.com/book.asp?ref=0632064838.* * Provides a unique overview of the study of fish biology andecology, and the assessment and management of fish populations andecosystems.* The first volume concentrates on aspects of fish biology andecology, both at the individual and population levels, whilst thesecond volume addresses the assessment and management of fishpopulations and ecosystems.* Written by an international team of expert scientists andpractitioners.* An invaluable reference tool for both students, researchers andpractitioners working in the fields of fish biology andfisheries.

1. Banishing Ignorance: Underpinning Fisheries with Basic Biology(P. J. B. Hart and J. D. Reynolds).2. Phylogeny and Systematics of Fishes (A. C. Gill and R.D.Mooi).3. Historical Biogeography of Fishes (R. D. Mooi and A. C.Gill).4. The Physiology of Living in Water (O. Brix).5. Environmental Factors and Rates of Development and Growth (M.Jobling).6. Recruitment: Understanding Density-dependence in FishPopulations (R. A. Myers).7. Life Histories of Fish (J. A. Hutchings).8. Migration (J. Metcalfe, G. Arnold and R. McDowall).9. Genetics of Fish Populations (R. D. Ward).10. Behavioural Ecology of Reproduction in Fish (E. Forsgren, J.D. Reynolds and A. Berglund).11. Fish Foraging and Habitat Choice: A Theoretical Perspective(G. G. Mittelbach).12. Feeding Ecology of Piscivorous Fishes (F. Juanes, J. A.Buckel and F. S. Scharf).13. Fish as Prey (J. Krause, E. M. A. Hensor and G. D.Ruxton).14. Trophic Ecology and the Structure of Marine Food Webs (N.V.C. Polunin and J.K. Pinnegar).15. Community Ecology of Freshwater Fishes (L. Persson).16. Comparative Ecology of Marine Fish Communities (K. Martha M.Jones, D. G. Fitzgerald and P. F. Sale).17. Interactions Between Fish, Parasites and Disease (I. Barberand R. Poulin)