Feeding Ecology of Fish

Provides a framework for the diverse and variable patterns of fish-feeding ecology of both marine and freshwater fishes, devoting special attention to empirical studies and attempts to categorize feeding patterns. The ability of fish to acquire food from unoccupied trophic levels is documented.

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Feeding Ecology of Fish establishes a comprehensive framework for the variable ecological patterns exemplified by feeding fishes. The author, a former president of the American Fisheries Society, devotes special attention to synthesizing empirical studies in categorizing feeding patterns. This book shows how remarkably adaptable fish can be with regard to selecting food, often from trophic levels not usually occupied. Relying on a thorough literature survey, Feeding Ecology of Fish will be an invaluable reference for both fishery scientists and ecological theorists.