dc.contributor.author | Arthington, Angela H | |
dc.contributor.author | Kennard, Mark J | |
dc.contributor.author | Pusey, Bradley J | |
dc.contributor.author | Balcombe, Stephen R | |
dc.contributor.editor | Humphries, P | |
dc.contributor.editor | Walker, K | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2018-03-26T22:31:40Z | |
dc.date.available | 2018-03-26T22:31:40Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | |
dc.date.modified | 2013-11-07T02:19:34Z | |
dc.identifier.isbn | 9780643097438 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10072/54086 | |
dc.description.abstract | What controls 'who is where' in freshwater fish communities?
Fishers often claim to know, and probably
do most of the time (or often enough for fishing to be
fun). Fish ecologists are also keen to know which species
tend to occur together in wetlands, lakes and rivers,
and ·why some groups, or assemblages, occur in
some places and not others. In this chapter, we review
the physical, chemical and biological factors that govern
the structure of assemblages (the member species,
their relative abundances, ecological attributes and
interrelationships). We consider how and why they
vary in space and time, the threats they face and their
future prospects.
In Australia, as in other countries, freshwater
fishes are affected by human activities in catchments,
by impoundments, water diversions and altered flow
regimes, by pollution, overfishing, alien species and
other habitat changes (Boulton and Brock 1999;
Arthington and Pusey 2003; Lintermans 2004). As
the global climate becomes warmer and drier, we can
expect changes to affect many, perhaps most, fish
assemblages (Bond et al. 2008; Murphy and Timbal
2008). Ecologists and resource managers will be
asked to develop practical solutions to problems of
diminishing water resources, changes in the distribution
of species and local extinctions. To underwrite
those solutions we want to understand how environmental
factors and processes affect fishes and the
ecosystems that support them (Dudgeon et al. 2006;
Palmer et al. 2008).
How do abiotic and biotic processes influence fish
assemblages? Do their effects vary in space and time
and among ecosystems, and if so how might we apply
this knowledge? These questions have occupied many
ecologists (Gido and Jackson 2010), and we now seek
answers from the literature on fish assemblages in
Australian inland waters. | |
dc.description.peerreviewed | Yes | |
dc.description.publicationstatus | Yes | |
dc.language | English | |
dc.language.iso | eng | |
dc.publisher | CSIRO Publishing | |
dc.publisher.place | Australia | |
dc.publisher.uri | http://www.publish.csiro.au/book/6515 | |
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitle | Ecology of Australian Freshwater Fishes | |
dc.relation.ispartofchapter | 10 | |
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublication | N | |
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom | 245 | |
dc.relation.ispartofpageto | 258 | |
dc.rights.retention | Y | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearch | Freshwater ecology | |
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode | 310304 | |
dc.title | Assemblages | |
dc.type | Book chapter | |
dc.type.description | B1 - Chapters | |
dc.type.code | B - Book Chapters | |
gro.faculty | Griffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment | |
gro.date.issued | 2013 | |
gro.hasfulltext | No Full Text | |
gro.griffith.author | Arthington, Angela H. | |
gro.griffith.author | Kennard, Mark J. | |