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dc.contributor.authorArthington, Angela H
dc.contributor.authorKennard, Mark J
dc.contributor.authorPusey, Bradley J
dc.contributor.authorBalcombe, Stephen R
dc.contributor.editorHumphries, P
dc.contributor.editorWalker, K
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-26T22:31:40Z
dc.date.available2018-03-26T22:31:40Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.date.modified2013-11-07T02:19:34Z
dc.identifier.isbn9780643097438
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/54086
dc.description.abstractWhat 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.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherCSIRO Publishing
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://www.publish.csiro.au/book/6515
dc.relation.ispartofbooktitleEcology of Australian Freshwater Fishes
dc.relation.ispartofchapter10
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom245
dc.relation.ispartofpageto258
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchFreshwater ecology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode310304
dc.titleAssemblages
dc.typeBook chapter
dc.type.descriptionB1 - Chapters
dc.type.codeB - Book Chapters
gro.facultyGriffith Sciences, Griffith School of Environment
gro.date.issued2013
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorArthington, Angela H.
gro.griffith.authorKennard, Mark J.


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