Author: David A. Patterson
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 1584658193
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 142
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From the redfin pickerel to the blueback trout, this vividly illustrated guide from a father-and-son author/illustrator team describes more than 60 freshwater fish from the ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams of New England and New York.
Author: Robert G. Werner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 360
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At least 162 species of fish are known to live or spawn in the freshwaters of the Northeast, representing twenty-eight families and sixteen orders. This diversity springs from an enormous variety of freshwater habitats, including some of the largest lakes in the world; vast and complex river systems; deep, clear lakes in Maine and the Adirondack Mountains; and myriad small lakes, bogs, marshes, and streams that dot the northeast. In the most comprehensive book of its kind, Robert G. Werner offers a thorough survey and analysis, in accessible field guide form, of the region's abundant freshwater fishes. Werner's discussion of the geological history of the region serves as a critical background for understanding not only the fascinating habitats of fishes but also the extensive watersheds and drainages of the region. A reference list provides up-to-date sources, and the species descriptions contain the latest relevant data and research on specific fish. In addition, vivid color plates and extensive line drawings illustrate fish morphology and the distinctive natural colors of numerous species. As a standard resource, this guide will attract a wide audience. This book will be useful to biologists, ecologists, and zoologists and will have an indispensable appeal among anglers, environmentalists, and fisheries professionals.
Author: Robert G. Werner
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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New York State has more than 3 1/2 million acres of lakes and 70,000 miles of streams - abundant habitat for many species of fish. What kinds of fish live in these waters? How can they be identified? Where do they live? What do they eat? When do they spawn? How large do they get?Written for the amateur naturalist and fisherman, Freshwater Fishes of New York State provides answers to these questions and many others as well. Of particular importance are the identification keys to all of the state's freshwater fishes, along with discussions of the life history and distribution of sixty-eight of the most common species.
Author: Samuel M. McGinnis
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520237285
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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"A handy guide to the freshwater fishes of California designed for amateur naturalists and anglers. Alcorn's illustrations are excellent."—Peter Moyle, author of Inland Fishes of California "Freshwater Fishes of California contributes to the better understanding of the past and present history and biology of native and non-native freshwater fishes of California. It also provides practical information on how to sample, care for and/or utilize these fishes. Moreover, it reads like a good novel that piques your interest on fish natural history and identification. It should be of value to anglers, environmentalists concerned with protection of our aquatic habitats and resource, natural history buffs, and governmental biologists and administrators."—Theodore W. Wooster, Environmental Specialist, retired, California Department of Fish and Game
Author: Brian R. Kologe
Publisher: Appalachian Mountain Club
ISBN: 9781878239075
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 272
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This unique guide includes detailed information on 28 different species.
Author: Alison Locker
Publisher: Oxbow Books Limited
ISBN: 9781789251128
Category : Freshwater fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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Much has been written on marine fishing and the migratory eel and salmon. Less attention has focused on the obligate freshwater species, primarily the native pike, perch, cyprinids and introduced species of which the most significant is carp. Their exploitation by man has changed from food to sport more dramatically in England and the British Isles than in Europe. They have also been used as elite statements, symbols of lineage, in religion and art. Much of the early evidence is confined to fish bones from archaeological sites and indicators of diet from isotopic analyses of human bones. From the Medieval period these data sources are increasingly complemented and ultimately superseded by documentary sources and material culture. The bones are relatively few from prehistoric contexts and mostly food waste. In the Mesolithic the bones are largely marine from middens on Scottish coasts, while early farmers apparently ate few fish of any type. Examples from European prehistoric sites demonstrate other cultural attitudes to fish. Both marine and freshwater fish bones are more numerous from Roman sites. There are regional and site type differences, but Roman influence appears to have increased fish consumption, though obligate freshwater species remain relatively few. The first evidence is seen for fishponds, probably ornamental. Angling was a noted sport elsewhere in the Empire, but there is no evidence in Britain. In Saxon England the exploitation and management of waterways and the beginnings of the privatization of the landscape, included enclosure of waters as fish stores. This previewed an elite practice of the Medieval period in which landscape features and documentary evidence demonstrate the importance of pond systems among a small section of elite medieval society and for whom these fish were an important part of feast and fast food and gift exchange. However quantitatively marine fish had dominated the fish supply from the late 10th century. The first documentary evidence for freshwater angling in England appears in the Medieval period, revealing an established sport through an oral tradition. The arrival of the common carp, in the 14th century, marks a change in pond culture, it soon became the favorite fish. By the early modern period freshwater fish are in slow decline on the table, though landscape water features evolve in style. The popularity of angling is reflected in the growing commercialization of tackle and angling books initially marketed at gentlemen of means. The industrialization and urbanization of the 18th and 19th centuries created a new landless, 'working class' with whom coarse fishing became synonymous and came to represent a social divide with fly fishing viewed as more elite. Freshwater fish were never to revive as a table fish, but were ever popular as sport. Record carp have become the quest for many specimen anglers practicing catch-and-release, more prevalent in Britain than Europe. The development of coarse angling reflects social and cultural changes in society in England at many levels.
Author: Robert Werner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781893770751
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 12
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"These laminated, fold-up identification guides-- FoldingGuides¿-- speak for themselves. Written and illustrated by local experts who know their stuff, waterproof and indestructible, they¿re the perfect choice for beginners and intermediates who want to know what they¿ll encounter in their particular locale. This guide includes 54 freshwater species, both common and exotic, found in lakes, streams, and rivers of New England and the Adirondacks of New York. Includes salmon, trout, bass, sunfish, crappie, catfish, gars, eels, even shiners, darters and other bait species. Typical size, both length and weight, as well as edibility index are included for each fish. Species and text by Dr. Robert G. Werner, professor emeritus of environmental science at SUNY."
Author: Walter R. Whitworth
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Freshwater fishes
Languages : en
Pages : 150
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Author: Fred C. Rohde
Publisher:
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Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Freshwater Fishes of the Carolinas, Virginia, Maryland, and Delaware
Author: Vic Dunaway
Publisher: Florida Sports Press
ISBN: 9780936240237
Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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"What is this fish? Is it good to eat? Is it a record? Answers to these common questions, plus many others, are finally answered in this new book by Florida Sportsman Senior Editor Vic Dunaway"--Page 4 of cover.
