Product Description
B. R. Murphy and D. W. Willis, editors
732 pages
Published by American Fisheries Society, 1996
Summary
A comprehensive reference volume of modern sampling and data collection methods in fisheries science for students and professionals. This new edition includes two new chapters: one on statistical considerations in fisheries sampling and the other on sampling of invertebrate organisms. All other chapters have been thoroughly rewritten to include innovations of the last decade. Each chapter provides a description of various approaches and techniques, with a review of applications, advantages and limitations. A comprehensive glossary of terms has been added.
This book in intended for:
* practicing fisheries scientists * professors * graduate and advanced students
Table of Contents
Contributors List of Species Preface
1. Planning for Sampling D. W. Willis and B. R. Murphy
2. Data Management and Statistical Techniques M. L. Brown and D. J. Austen
3. Safety in Fisheries Work C. R. Berry, Jr.
4. Aquatic Habitat Measurements T. E. McMahon, A. V. Zale, and D. J. Orth
5. Care and Handling of Sampled Organisms S. W. Kelsch and B. Shields
6. Passive Capture Techniques W. A. Hubert
7. Active Fish Capture Methods D. B. Hayes, C. P. Ferreri, and W. W. Taylor
8. Electrofishing J. B. Reynolds
9. Collection, Preservation, and Identification of Fish Eggs and Larvae W. E. Kelso and D. A. Rutherford
10. Sampling with Toxicants P. W. Bettoli and M. J. Maceina
11. Invertebrates C. F. Rabeni
12. Tagging and Marking C. S. Guy, H. L. Blankenship, and L. A. Nielsen
13. Acoustic Assessment of Fish Abundance and Distribution S. B. Brandt
14. Field Examination of Fishes R. J. Strange
15. Length, Weight, and Associated Structural Indices R. O. Anderson and R. M. Neumann
16. Determination of Age and Growth D. R. DeVries and R. V. Frie
17. Quantitative Description of the Diet S. H. Bowen
18. Underwater Observation A. Dolloff, J. Kershner, and R. Thurow
19. Advances in Underwater Biotelemetry J. Winter
20. Sampling the Recreational Creel S. P. Malvestuto
21. Commercial Fisheries Surveys M. C. Fabrizio and R. A. Richards
22.Measuring the Human Dimensions of Recreational Fisheries B. A. Knuth and S. L. McMullin
Symbols and Abbreviations Glossary Index