Cephalopods Ecology and Fisheries

by Boyle, Peter; Rodhouse, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780632060481
• ISBN10: 0632060484
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-05-13
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

Squid, cuttlefish and octopuses, which form the marine mollusc group the cephalopods, are of great and increasing interest to marine biologists, physiologists, ecologists, environmental biologists and fisheries scientists. Cephalopods: ecology and fisheries is a thorough review of this most important animal group. The first introductory section of the book provides coverage of cephalopod form and function, origin and evolution, Nautilus, and biodiversity and zoogeography. The following section covers life cycles, growth, physiological ecology, reproductive strategies and early life histories. There follows a section on ecology, which provides details of slope and shelf species, oceanic and deep sea species, population ecology, trophic ecology and cephalopods as prey. The final section of the book deals with fisheries and ecological interactions, with chapters on fishing methods and scientific sampling, fisheries resources, fisheries oceanography and assessment and management methods. This scientifically comprehensive and beautifully illustrated book is essential reading for marine biologists, zoologists, ecologists and fisheries managers. All libraries in universities and research establishments where biological sciences and fisheries are studied and taught should have multiple copies of this landmark publication on their shelves.

Author Biography

Peter Boyle is the author of Cephalopods: Ecology and Fisheries, published by Wiley.

Paul Rodhouse is the author of Cephalopods: Ecology and Fisheries, published by Wiley.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgements	xi
1 Introduction	1	(6)
2 Form and function	7	(29)
3 Origin and evolution	36	(14)
4 Nautilus: the survivor	50	(12)
5 Biodiversity and zoogeography	62	(18)
6 Life cycle	80	(21)
7 Growth	101	(15)
8 Physiological ecology	116	(15)
9 Reproduction	131	(15)
10 From egg to recruitment	146	(15)
11 Coastal and shelf species	161	(15)
12 Oceanic and deep-sea species	176	(29)
13 Population ecology	205	(17)
14 Cephalopods as predators	222	(12)
15 Cephalopods as prey	234	(25)
16 Fishing methods and scientific sampling	259	(18)
17 Fishery resources	277	(19)
18 Fisheries oceanography	296	(17)
19 Assessment and management	313	(22)
20 Conclusion	335	(8)
Appendix A: Classification of living cephalopod families	343	(3)
Appendix B: Synopsis of living cephalopod families	346	(27)
References	373	(66)
Index	439