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Swimming on the Edge of Extinction

Swimming on the Edge of Extinction African Journal of Aquatic Science 2014, 39(4): 481 Copyright © NISC (Pty) Ltd Printed in South Africa — All rights reserved AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCE ISSN 1608-5914 EISSN 1727-9364 http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2014.973358 Book Review The perilous state of the indigenous freshwater fishes of the Western Cape By Craig Garrow and Sean Marr 2012; NISC (Pty) Ltd, Grahamstown, South Africa 94 pages, soft cover ISBN: 978-1-920033-13-2. Price ZAR 200.00 As a freshwater ichthyologist I am often faced with the catchment-specific accounts of individual river systems difficult task of explaining just what is so special about such as the Olifants–Doring, Breede and Velorenvlei. South Africa’s indigenous freshwater fishes. After all, many This is followed by a chapter on the indigenous fishes, of our rivers are now so impacted by pollution, habitat which reflect the conservation status of the rivers. Most of alteration, dewatering and the introduction of alien invasive the currently recognised 23 fish taxa have been evaluated species that many of these fishes are now restricted as Threatened, Endangered or Critically Endangered in to remote headwater streams. While public support for terms of IUCN Red List criteria. In this chapter, each species indigenous fish conservation is desperately needed, many is described http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png African Journal of Aquatic Science Taylor & Francis

Swimming on the Edge of Extinction

Weyl, Olaf LF
African Journal of Aquatic Science , Volume 39 (4): 1 – Oct 2, 2014
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African Journal of Aquatic Science 2014, 39(4): 481 Copyright © NISC (Pty) Ltd Printed in South Africa — All rights reserved AFRICAN JOURNAL OF AQUATIC SCIENCE ISSN 1608-5914 EISSN 1727-9364 http://dx.doi.org/10.2989/16085914.2014.973358 Book Review The perilous state of the indigenous freshwater fishes of the Western Cape By Craig Garrow and Sean Marr 2012; NISC (Pty) Ltd, Grahamstown, South Africa 94 pages, soft cover ISBN: 978-1-920033-13-2. Price ZAR 200.00 As a freshwater ichthyologist I am often faced with the catchment-specific accounts of individual river systems difficult task of explaining just what is so special about such as the Olifants–Doring, Breede and Velorenvlei. South Africa’s indigenous freshwater fishes. After all, many This is followed by a chapter on the indigenous fishes, of our rivers are now so impacted by pollution, habitat which reflect the conservation status of the rivers. Most of alteration, dewatering and the introduction of alien invasive the currently recognised 23 fish taxa have been evaluated species that many of these fishes are now restricted as Threatened, Endangered or Critically Endangered in to remote headwater streams. While public support for terms of IUCN Red List criteria. In this chapter, each species indigenous fish conservation is desperately needed, many is described

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