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Enhancing our understanding of fish movement ecology through interdisciplinary and cross-boundary research
Animals need to move between different habitats to successfully complete their life cycle. Anthropogenic activities and infrastructure impact animal...
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Inter-annual dynamics in the trophic ecology of juveniles of five notothenioid fish species from the South Shetland Islands (Southern Ocean)
The trophic ecology of several cryonotothenioid species has been well studied, but scarcely on the juvenile fraction of their populations....
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Trophic ecology of two non-native cyprinid fish, the common carp Cyprinus carpio and the bleak Alburnus alburnus
The introduction of non-native fish species poses a significant threat to biodiversity. In Spain, the common carp Cyprinus carpio (Linnaeus, 1758)...
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A systematic review of the trophic ecology of eight ecologically and culturally important fish species in the North American Arctic
Rapid climate change occurring in the Arctic may affect the diet of ecologically and culturally important northern fish species. Here, a systematic...
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Trophic ecology and seasonal occurrence of two Red List fish species in the Western Baltic Sea—two of a kind?
Improving the conservation status and the management of Red List species requires knowledge on the biology and distribution of the organisms as well...
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Habitat ecology and current status of the fish fauna of River Poonch of Pir Panjal Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir, India
Current status and distributional patterns of fish fauna of Pir Panjal Himalayan region are poorly explored, and research on habitat ecology and...
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Diet-habitat ecology of invasive tilapia and native fish in a tropical river catchment following a tilapia invasion
Many species of tilapia (a collection of fish species from the cichlidae family) have biological traits that make them successful invaders....
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Exploring temporal patterns in fish feeding ecology: Are ontogenetic dietary shifts stable over time?
Disentangling the causes and consequences of ontogenetic niche shifts has been a pivotal challenge in ecology, aiming to enhance the understanding of...
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Population Ecology
Populations of species are foundational building blocks in communities and ecosystems throughout the biosphere. How do these populations achieve...
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Threat to Fish Fauna
Fish are among the most threatened vertebrates worldwide. In freshwater, dangers are posed by water pollution, straightening, weirs and dams,...
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Ecology, evolution and conservation of tidepool fishes of the Americas
Intertidal ecology has been considered the cradle of modern marine ecology with insightful investigations on the biological and ecological mechanisms...
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Principles of fire ecology
Fire ecology is a complex discipline that can only be understood by integrating biological, physical, and social sciences. The science of fire...
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Cognitive Abilities of Fish
This chapter describes exemplary basic cognitive abilities of fish. It contains information about territorial and social behavior. The prey-catching...
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Predator–Prey Ecology of Dytiscids
Dytiscids are top invertebrate predators in most freshwater habitats, particularly in lentic systems such as wetlands and ponds. Adult and larval...
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Community Ecology
Much of what happens in terms of ecological interactions in the biosphere occurs within the context of a community – whether terrestrial, aquatic,...
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Trophic Ecology of the Marine Otter (Lontra felina): Review, Quantitative Analyses and Population Implications
The marine otter, Lontra felina, is one of the top predators of the benthic communities in the southeastern Pacific coasts, from Chimbote in Peru to...
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Zooscape ecology: a conceptual analysis of zoos and landscape ecology
ContextZoos are a unique landscape with fascinating connections to the principles of landscape ecology. These ‘zooscapes’ have a focus on managing...
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Movement of an imperiled esocid fish in an agricultural drain
Animal movement is increasingly affected by human alterations to habitat and climate change. In wetland systems, widespread hydrologic alterations...
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A review of molecular, physiological, behavioral, and ecological studies in a Special Issue devoted to the movement ecology of fishes
Much new information on the movement ecology of fishes is present in this Special Issue of Environmental Biology of Fishes . Authors submitted...
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Fish as a Sustainable Biomonitoring Tool in Aquatic Environments
Biomonitoring involves the use of biological organisms to detect or measure the presence of various toxic substances rather on land or in water. Fish...