| Authors | Fabiana Cézar Félix-Hackradt, Carlos Werner Hackradt & José Antonio García-Charton |
| ISBN | 9781482253092 |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 232 |
| Size | 243 x 183 x 23 mm |
| Format | Hardcover |
| Images | Colour images and illustrations |
| Year published | 2022 |
Groupers are fascinating charismatic fishes commonly found in reef habitats around the world that sustain a global multimillionaire fishery. They are an important top predator species and therefore of paramount ecological importance for reef systems' resilience. The book, Biology and Ecology of Groupers is an up-to-date review of the main bio-ecological topics involving worldwide groupers species oriented to the 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).
Table of Contents
Section 1: Biology and Ecology of Groupers
1.1 Classification of Groupers
Ka Yan Ma and Matthew T. Craig
1.2 Early Life Development
Fabiana C. Félix-Hackradt
1.3 Sexual Patterns and Reproductive Behaviours in Groupers
Beatrice Padovani Ferreira, Simone Marques, Mario Vinicius Condini and Min Liu
1.4 Feeding Biology of Groupers
M. Harmelin-Vivien and J.G. Harmelin
1.5 Interspecific Relationships
Patrice Francour and Giulia Prato
Section 2: Conservation and Management
2.1 Fisheries Regulation: Groupers’ Management and Conservation
D. Rocklin, I. Rojo, M. Muntoni, D. Mateos-Molina, I. Bejarano, A. Caló, M. Russell, J. Garcia, F.C. Félix-Hackradt, C.W. Hackradt and J.A. García-Charton
2.2 Grouper Aquaculture: World Status and Perspectives
Branko Glamuzina and Michael A. Rimmer
2.3 The Importance of Groupers and Threats to Their Future
Yvonne Sadovy de Mitcheson and Min Liu
