Fundamentals of tropical freshwater wetlands: from ecology to conservation management

0561768 - ÚBO 2023 RIV NL eng M - Monography Chapter
Reichard, Martin
Fish.
Fundamentals of tropical freshwater wetlands: from ecology to conservation management. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2022 - (Dalu, T.; Wasserman, R.), (2022), s. 337-360. ISBN 978-0-12-822362-8
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Keywords : Air-breathing fish * annual killifish * floodplain fish community * Gambia River * hypoxia * Pantanal * Tonle Sap * tropical ichthyofauna
OECD category: Zoology
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This chapter introduces taxonomic, functional, and ecological diversity of tropical wetland fishes. It describes fish fauna in various wetland habitats, depending on their size, connectivity, and seasonality, and illustrates them using examples from wetlands in Africa, Neotropics, Asia, and New Guinea. Reproductive strategies, including migratory patterns and seasonal aspects of habitat use, are reviewed. Life history strategies (periodic, equilibrium, opportunistic) are outlined. Trophic ecology of tropical fishes is examined, with reference to special feeding habits of wetland fishes, such as frugivory. Resource partitioning in wetland fish communities is summarized. Finally, specific adaptations to wetland habitat, such as hypoxia and temporary desiccation are discussed.
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