Rossi, L., E. Cordiviola & M.J. Parma (2007):
Fishes.
pages 305-325
In:
Iriondo, M.H., J.C. Paggi & M.J. Parma (eds.):
The Middle Paraná River. Limnology of a Subtropical Wetland.
382 pp.
Springer-Verlag, Heidelberg, Germany
english, hardcover
ISBN: 9783540706236
Free download by chapter.
from the introduction:
Part IV addresses vertebrate animal life. Chapter 12 shows the high fish diversity and productivity in this section of the Paraná River and summarizes information about migratory displacements, reproductive strategies and life histories, participation of the fish species in the complex trophic webs, and data of metabolism and responses to hypoxia.
summary / jacket text:
Here is an approachable text that is a fascinating read for both specialists in the field and general naturalists. This is an important and fascinating glimpse into one of the world’s most undisturbed ecosystems. The Middle Paraná river in South America is one of the largest in the world, and is incredibly rich in both fauna and flora. This book, with well over a hundred illustrations, covers the lot. All the key aspects of the Middle Paraná’s fluvial limnology and ecology are fully explored. What you’ll find here is the knowledge base that has been accrued over forty years of dedicated research by scientists at the Instituto Nacional de Limnología in Argentina. This internationally renowned institution is almost exclusively devoted to the exploration of the Middle Paraná, the most important 600-km-long reach of the river.
This brilliant book covers all the key aspects of the Paraná’s fluvial limnology and ecology, arranged in discrete and easily navigable sections. First, the physical and chemical environment is explained, then the river’s plant life, followed by its invertebrate life, and finally the vertebrates that inhabit the river. |
