The Catfish Connection

Ronaldo Barthem, Michael Goulding

ISBN 10: 023110832X / ISBN 13: 9780231108324

Edité par Columbia University Press, US, 1997

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The Amazon Basin's rivers, estuaries and tributaries are home to as many as 1000 species of catfish. In this work, two scientists offer a natural history of the Amazon giant catfish and its central place as a source of food and income within the ecology and economy of the Amazon Basin. While focusing primarily on two species of giant catfish - known locally as Dourada and Piramutaba - the authors also present illustrated accounts of 13 distinct large fish. Their research yields strong statistical data and field observations that illustrate the catfishes' extensive migratory range and presents solid evidence of animal species requiring or using a large part of the basin for their ecological needs. This text also proposes techniques for the careful management of this resource to ensure its survival for future generations. This study should be a useful reference for marine and conservation biologists in the field, ecologists, resource management professionals and development workers.

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• Titre: The Catfish Connection
• Éditeur: Columbia University Press, US
• Date de parution: 1997
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 023110832X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780231108324
• Reliure: Hardback
• État de l'article: New
• Dimensions: 17,78 L x 1,12 H x 25,4 P (centimètres) 17,78 centimètres de largeur par 1,12 centimètres de hauteur par 25,4 centimètres de profondeur

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In The Catfish Connection, two leading scientific offer a groundbreaking ecological view of the Amazon as seen through some of its most curious and widespread animals: the large predatory catfish that dominate the river channels and estuary. While focusing primarily on two species of giant catfish - known locally as dourada and piramutaba - Ronaldo Barthem and Michael Goulding also present natural history summaries of thirteen large predatory fish found in Amazon river channels. The Catfish Connection details the various methods employed by small-scale and commercial fishing operations in their exploitation of the commercially valuable resource. Barthem and Goulding propose the first realistic measures for the management of the commercial fisheries based on the large catfish. This important study of the large catfishes and their integral place within the ecology of the estuary and inland waters of the Amazon will be an essential reference for marine and conservation biologists in the field, ecologists, scientists studying migration, and resource management professionals.