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Cellular and Molecular Approaches to Fish Ionic Regulation
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Book reviews ± Shorter notices / Fisheries Research 48 (2000) 291±292
Cellular and Molecular Approaches to Fish Ionic Regulation C.M. Wood, T.J. Shuttleworth (Eds.); Academic Press, New York, 1995, 352 pages, hardback, ISBN 0-12350438-4
Subtropical convergence environments: the coast and sea in the southwest Atlantic U. Seeliger, C. Odebrecht, J.P. Costello (Eds.); Springer, Berlin, 1997, 308 pages, 178 DM hardback, ISBN 3-540-61365-X
This book is Volume 14 in the publisher's Fish Physiology series. Recognising there are many recent new approaches and techniques in use for the study of the physiology of transport and syntheses, the editors have assembled a group of authors to review these in the context of ionic regulation of ®sh. The focus is at the cellular level, but the whole animal framework is kept in mind. The 12 chapters cover transport processes in the opercular epithelium, urinary bladder, renal tubules; the urea cycle in ®sh; proton pumps in ®sh gills; and hormonal control of gill secretion. Some chapters focus on selected species (solute transport by renal cells in the winter ¯ounder; chloride secretion in the dog®sh Squalus ocanthias), while others range more widely (calcium transport in ®shes; mechanism of ion and acid±base regulation in freshwater ®sheries). There is no attempt to draw the contributions together in an overall synthesis, but each chapter speaks for itself and provides a succinct review which will be valuable to all those connected with the ®eld.
The warm, temperate southwest Atlantic supports a diversity of marine living resources, and this is well exempli®ed by the Patos lagoon and estuary along with the associated coastal region and adjacent continental shelf, occupying some 300 km in the extreme south of Brazil. This book provides a comprehensive account of the area. The contributors are 32 Brazilian scientists, all but two from the University of the Rio Grande, so the reader can be assured of specialised local knowledge. The 11 chapters cover the environment, habitats, biota, and energy ¯ow of the lagoon, as well as the coastal and marine environments and their biota. Separate chapters deal with coastal and marine relationships and interactions, with ®sheries, human impacts and with management considerations. Particular care is taken to record authorship to such an extent that single pages, even sometimes individual paragraphs are attributed, and while this is somewhat disruptive, it may be useful, given the great diversity of topics, in indicating whom to consult for further information. The book can be viewed as a study of a particular ecosystem, or it can be referred to as a data source for speci®c topics. It brings together a vast amount of previously published but widely scattered material, and assembles an extensive reference list, as well as an inventory of all marine taxa in the area. It is nicely produced and illustrated.
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Book reviews ± Shorter notices / Fisheries Research 48 (2000) 291±292
Cellular and Molecular Approaches to Fish Ionic Regulation C.M. Wood, T.J. Shuttleworth (Eds.); Academic Press, New York, 1995, 352 pages, hardback, ISBN 0-12350438-4
Subtropical convergence environments: the coast and sea in the southwest Atlantic U. Seeliger, C. Odebrecht, J.P. Costello (Eds.); Springer, Berlin, 1997, 308 pages, 178 DM hardback, ISBN 3-540-61365-X
This book is Volume 14 in the publisher's Fish Physiology series. Recognising there are many recent new approaches and techniques in use for the study of the physiology of transport and syntheses, the editors have assembled a group of authors to review these in the context of ionic regulation of ®sh. The focus is at the cellular level, but the whole animal framework is kept in mind. The 12 chapters cover transport processes in the opercular epithelium, urinary bladder, renal tubules; the urea cycle in ®sh; proton pumps in ®sh gills; and hormonal control of gill secretion. Some chapters focus on selected species (solute transport by renal cells in the winter ¯ounder; chloride secretion in the dog®sh Squalus ocanthias), while others range more widely (calcium transport in ®shes; mechanism of ion and acid±base regulation in freshwater ®sheries). There is no attempt to draw the contributions together in an overall synthesis, but each chapter speaks for itself and provides a succinct review which will be valuable to all those connected with the ®eld.
The warm, temperate southwest Atlantic supports a diversity of marine living resources, and this is well exempli®ed by the Patos lagoon and estuary along with the associated coastal region and adjacent continental shelf, occupying some 300 km in the extreme south of Brazil. This book provides a comprehensive account of the area. The contributors are 32 Brazilian scientists, all but two from the University of the Rio Grande, so the reader can be assured of specialised local knowledge. The 11 chapters cover the environment, habitats, biota, and energy ¯ow of the lagoon, as well as the coastal and marine environments and their biota. Separate chapters deal with coastal and marine relationships and interactions, with ®sheries, human impacts and with management considerations. Particular care is taken to record authorship to such an extent that single pages, even sometimes individual paragraphs are attributed, and while this is somewhat disruptive, it may be useful, given the great diversity of topics, in indicating whom to consult for further information. The book can be viewed as a study of a particular ecosystem, or it can be referred to as a data source for speci®c topics. It brings together a vast amount of previously published but widely scattered material, and assembles an extensive reference list, as well as an inventory of all marine taxa in the area. It is nicely produced and illustrated.
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