Ecology and Conservation of Freshwater Fishes Biodiversity

• Other Authors: Miranda, Rafael (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2022
• Subjects: Research & information: general; count bias; growth zone counts; precision; otolith preparation methods; adaptation; alpine lakes; Cottus gobio; hepatic steatosis; ichthyofauna; trophic guilds; salinity-tolerance; connectivity; Chetumal Bay; Mexico; acoustics; fish density; fish distribution; Mediterranean lake; gut content analysis; Mediterranean rivers; prey richness; trophic niche breadth; Spain; threatened species; conservation planning; climate change; captive breeding; Cottus hispaniolensis; conservation; ecological integrity; fish biodiversity; restoration; river basin management; Yangtze River; Mediterranean ponds; fish; Aphanius iberus; size structure; ecological status; thermal stress; salvage; drought; hypoxia; energy allocation; fecundity; flow regulation; Mediterranean-type river cyprinids; invasive fish; life history traits; methods comparison; population imbalance; stock assessment; sentinel species; longitudinal gradient; human impacts; flow regime alteration; non-native fish; fragmentation; habitat alteration; Segura River basin; Tropical Andes; Manu Biosphere Reserve; Astroblepus; Trichomycterus; Mauritia flexuosa; n/a
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Freshwater fishes are the most diverse vertebrate group, with almost 36,000 species described so far, and more species are being discovered all the time, evenly distributed between marine and freshwater habitats. Freshwater ecosystems serve as a habitat for more than 18,000 fish species, occupying l...