Overview
This book sheds new light on the biology of extremophile fishes and the different kinds of extreme environments they inhabit
It covers some of the best-studied cases of extremophile fishes and provides an overview over the key adaptations enabling them to survive under extreme conditions
Readers will discover novel perspectives on the origin and evolution of life and particular attention is given to predicting ecosystem-wide responses to pollution and climate change
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (12 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
This book summarizes the key adaptations enabling extremophile fishes to survive under harsh environmental conditions. It reviews the most recent research on acidic, Antarctic, cave, desert, hypersaline, hypoxic, temporary, and fast-flowing habitats, as well as naturally and anthropogenically toxic waters, while pointing out generalities that are evident across different study systems. Knowledge of the different adaptations that allow fish to cope with stressful environmental conditions furthers our understanding of basic physiological, ecological, and evolutionary principles. In several cases, evidence is provided for how the adaptation to extreme environments promotes the emergence of new species. Furthermore, a link is made to conservation biology, and how human activities have exacerbated existing extreme environments and created new ones. The book concludes with a discussion of major open questions in our understanding of the ecology and evolution of life in extreme environments.
Reviews
“The volume has been carefully edited so that each of the 10 chapters that cover a type of extremophilia touches on a similar set of points. … The strengths of this book include its emphasis on integrative combinations of disciplines in each chapter, the breadth of interesting case studies, and the diverse expertise of the authors. … I recommend it to anyone building a library on research in fishes.” (Eric T. Schultz, The Quarterly Review of Biology, Vol. 90 (4), December, 2015)
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Extremophile Fishes
Book Subtitle: Ecology, Evolution, and Physiology of Teleosts in Extreme Environments
Editors: Rüdiger Riesch, Michael Tobler, Martin Plath
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-13362-1
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-13361-4Published: 05 February 2015
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34889-6Published: 05 October 2016
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-13362-1Published: 24 January 2015
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 326
Number of Illustrations: 14 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
Topics: Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Animal Ecology, Animal Anatomy / Morphology / Histology, Animal Physiology