[PDF] Fishes Living In Deepsea Thermal Vents In The Tropical Eastern Pacific With Descriptions Of A New Genus And Two New Species Of Eelpouts Zoarcidae eBook

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Publisher : Academic Press
Page : 399 pages
File Size : 40,23 MB
Release : 1986-12-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 0080579469

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Advances in Marine Biology

Author : Rüdiger Riesch
Publisher : Springer
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 35,71 MB
Release : 2015-01-24
Category : Science
ISBN : 3319133624

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This book summarizes the key adaptations enabling extremophile fishes to survive under harsh environmental conditions. It reviews the most recent research on acidic, Antarctic, cave, desert, hypersaline, hypoxic, temporary, and fast-flowing habitats, as well as naturally and anthropogenically toxic waters, while pointing out generalities that are evident across different study systems. Knowledge of the different adaptations that allow fish to cope with stressful environmental conditions furthers our understanding of basic physiological, ecological, and evolutionary principles. In several cases, evidence is provided for how the adaptation to extreme environments promotes the emergence of new species. Furthermore, a link is made to conservation biology, and how human activities have exacerbated existing extreme environments and created new ones. The book concludes with a discussion of major open questions in our understanding of the ecology and evolution of life in extreme environments.

Author : Imants G. Priede
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 513 pages
File Size : 42,45 MB
Release : 2017-08-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 1316033457

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The technological advances of the last twenty years have brought huge advances in our understanding of the deep sea and of the species inhabiting this elusive and fascinating environment. Synthesising the very latest research and discoveries, this is a comprehensive and much-needed account of deep-sea fishes. Priede examines all aspects of this incredibly diverse group of animals, reviewing almost 3,500 species and covering deep-sea fish evolution, physiology and ecology as well as charting the history of their discovery from the eighteenth century to the present day. Providing a global account of both pelagic and demersal species, the book ultimately considers the effect of the growing deep-sea fishing industry on sustainability. Copiously illustrated with explanations of the deep-sea environment, drawings of fishes and information on how they adapt to the deep, this is an essential resource for biologists, conservationists, fishery managers and anyone interested in marine evolution and natural history.