Biology and Ecology of Groupers

Description:

Groupers are fascinating charismatic fishes commonly found in reef habitats around the world that sustain a global multimillionaire fishery. They are important top predator species and therefore of paramount ecological importance for reef system's resilience. This book is an up to date review of the main bio-ecological topics involving worldwide groupers species oriented to academic community and managers. It covers aspects of classification and phylogenetic relationships, geographical distribution, and life history related characteristics (Section I), including the major threats of groupers populations, case-studies of successful management and comments about the future of groupers in our changing world (Section II).