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Migratory Fishes of South America : Biology, Fisheries and Conservation Status.
Fish species that migrate within the great rivers of South America support important local fisheries but are little known outside their native range. This book, written specially for the World Bank and the International Development Research Centre, represents the first collection of the work of loca...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Autores Corporativos: | , |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Washington, D.C. :
The World Bank,
2004.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Table of Contents
- List of Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1
- The Idea Behind this Book
- Important but Ignored
- Migratory Strategies: Endless Variety
- Threats to Migratory Fishes
- Geographic Coverage and Aliases
- The Migratory Fishes as Examples of Freshwater Biodiversity
- The Future
- A Note on Usage
- Chapter 2
- Characteristics of the Basin
- Geography and Geology
- River Profile
- Water Uses
- Habitats Used by Migratory Species
- Migratory Species and Migration Patterns
- Distribution
- Feeding
- Growth
- Abundance
- Migration Patterns.
- Spawning
- Reproductive Strategy
- Timing of Spawning
- Spawning Sites and Migratory Behaviour
- Description of Principal Species
- Fisheries Impacts
- Other Impacts
- Management and Mitigation
- Legislation
- Fish Passages
- Fish Elevators
- Stocking
- Protected Areas
- Recommendations for Conservation and Research
- Proposed Conservation Strategy
- Chapter 3
- Characteristics of the Basin
- Introduction
- Upper Paraguay
- Lower Paraguay
- High Paraná
- Middle and Lower Paraná
- Río de la Plata
- Habitats Used by Migratory Species.
- Migratory Species and Migration Patterns
- Characids
- Silurids (catfish)
- Impacts on Migratory Species
- Fisheries
- Other Impacts
- Management and Mitigation
- Legislation: Argentina, Paraguay and Bolivia
- Legislation: Brazil
- Regulation of Fishing in the Pantanal
- Conservation of Wetlands in Brazil
- Relevant Conservation Programs in Argentina and Trans-boundary Programs
- Mitigation of the Effects of Dams
- Recommendations for Conservation and Research
- References
- Chapter 4
- Characteristics of the Basin
- Geography
- Geology
- River Profile
- Water Quality.
- Social Aspects
- Habitats used by Migratory Fish
- Migratory Species and Migration Patterns
- Migratory Behaviour
- Principal Mainstem Migratory Species
- Principal Tributary Migratory Species
- Impacts on Migratory Species
- Fisheries Impacts
- Other Impacts
- Management and Mitigation
- Fisheries Legislation
- Actions to Reduce Water Pollution
- The (EPISCar) Fish Hatchery
- Minimum Flow Requirements for the Itá Dam
- Establishment of the Turvo Reserve
- Recommendations for Conservation and Research
- References
- Chapter 5
- Characteristics of the Basin
- Geography.
- Geology
- River Profile
- Water Characteristics
- Habitats Used by Migratory Species
- Migratory Species and Migration Patterns
- Impacts on Migratory Species
- Fisheries Impacts
- Other Impacts
- Management and Mitigation
- Fisheries Regulation and Management
- Fish Passages
- Re-stocking Programs
- Recommendations for Conservation and Research
- Conservation Status of São Francisco Migratory Fish Species
- Proposed Conservation Actions
- Acknowledgements
- References
- Chapter 6
- Characteristics of the Basin
- Geography
- Geology
- Physical Characteristics of the River.