Growth and Ecology
of
Fish Populations
A. H. WEATHERLEY
CONTENTS
- Fish Growth as an Ecological Problem
The development of ecology
Some approaches and perspectives in animal ecology
Commentary on current ecological thought
Systems analysis in ecology
The “problem-oriented” approach to the ecology of fish growth
- Growth in Animals: Central Concepts
Growth curves
Metabolism and growth
Physiological and cellular aspects
- Growth of Fish in Populations
The problem and its scope
Methods of determining age
Case study and commentary: the windermere perch population
Back-calulation of growth
Appendix
- Growth Processes in Fish
Growth curves
Condition
Temperature and growth
Metabolism
Physiological and cellular analyses
- Food, Competition and the Niche
Feeding habits
Competition and growth
Evidence of competition for food
The meaning and significance of competition
The concept of the niche in relation to competition and growth in fish
- Growth and Maintenance of Populations
Survivorship and age/size structure
Stable age distribution, life tables and age-specific fecundity
The capacity for increase
Growth of populations and individuals compared
- Predator-Prey Relationships among Fish
Case studies of fish predator-prey systems
Other aspects of predator-prey sestems in fish
Prey, predators and growth
- Production
Production in the population
General commentary
- The Trophic Environment and Fish Growth
The Scottish sea lochs experiments
Other chemical enrichment studies
Fish ponds of java
Discussion
- An Operational Programme for the Study of Fish Growth
Derivation of the programme
Concluding remarks
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