Ecology, behaviour and conservation of the charrs, genus Salvelinus (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)

Salvelinus species are one of the most thoroughly studied groups of fishes. Many reasons explain this intense interest in charr biology. Charrs have a Holarctic distribution encompassing many Asian, North American, and European countries and occupy diverse marine and freshwater environments. Furthermore, the current distribution of charr includes areas that were directly influenced by climate and topographic change associated with the many Pleistocene glaciations. Undoubtedly, these conditions have promoted much of the tremendous morphological, ecological, and genetic variability and plasticity within Salvelinus species and they make charr very good models to study evolutionary processes 'in action'. Many charr species also exhibit demographic characteristics such as slow growth, late maturity, and life in extreme environments, that may increase their susceptibility to extinction from habitat changes and overexploitation, especially in depauperate aquatic habitats. This vulnerability makes understanding their biology of great relevance to biodiversity and conservation. Finally, charr are of great cultural, commercial, and recreational significance to many communities, and their intimate linkage with human societies has stimulated much interest in this enigmatic genus. This volume comprises a selection of papers presented at the fourth International Charr Symposium held in Trois-RiviA]res (QuA(c)bec, Canada), from 26 June to 1 July 2000. It includes 31 papers on ecological interactions and behaviour, trophic polymorphism, movement and migration, ecophysiology and evolutionary genetics, ecological parasitology, environmental stress and conservation. These studies cannot cover all recentdevelopments in the ecology, behaviour and conservation of Salvelinus species, but collecting them into a special volume should bring attention to current research on this important genus and stimulate further work on Salvelinus species.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag New York
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes, 22
Release date:	July 2002
First published:	2002
Editors:	Pierre Magnan • Celine Audet • Helene Glemet • Michel Legault • Marco A. Rodriguez • Eric B. Taylor
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	360
Edition:	2002 ed.
ISBN-13:	978-1-4020-0784-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Biology, life sciences > Zoology & animal sciences > Vertebrates > Fishes (ichthyology)
LSN:	1-4020-0784-1
Barcode:	9781402007842

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