Call number:
AWI Bio-93-0151
Description / Table of Contents:
This comprehensive scientific guide to the fishes of the circum-Antarctic Southern Ocean has been compiled by an international team of scientists under the guidance of O. Gon and P. C. Heemstra of the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology in South Africa. It is the most comprehensive book yet published on Antarctic fishes and complements the FAO manual on the fisheries resources of the Southern Ocean and the CCAMLR/BIOMASS-sponsored review of the status of exploited Antarctic fish stocks. Fishes of the Southern Ocean provides accounts of the taxonomy, biology and distribution of all Antarctic fishes. The introductory chapters include an historical review of Southern Ocean ichthyology, a review of Antarctic oceanography, and a general introduction to the fishes of the Southern Ocean, including the origin and composition of the fauna, their peculiar adaptations to cold conditions, and their conservation and exploitation. The systematic section includes keys for the identification of all families, genera and species of Antarctic fishes. All but three of the 272 species and subspecies are meticulously illustrated, and their geographical distribution is shown on a map. A glossary explains the technical terms used in the book, and a comprehensive bibliography and scientific index are provided. The book includes some of the best illustrations available on the fishes of the Antarctic. The drawings are the product of a rigorous approach to natural history illustration that requires hours of painstaking study and regular consultation between artist and scientist to ensure absolute accuracy. The majority of the illustrations are by D. P. Voorvelt, the senior artist at the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology. Fishes of the Southern Ocean is published by the J. L. B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology in collaboration with the Sea Fishes Trust, a non-profit, fund-raising organisation that administers funds for the publication of books on behalf of the Institute. This volume, which took six years to produce, will be invaluable not only to Antarctic scientists and resource managers but also to scientists with a broad interest in the marine environment and to laymen with an interest in conservation and biodiversity.
Type of Medium:
Monograph available for loan
Pages:
XVIII, 462 S. : zahlr. Ill., Kt.
Edition:
1. ed., 1. impr.
ISBN:
0868102113
Branch Library:
AWI Library
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