Fishes of the Columbia Basin

by Dennis D. Dauble
Nonfiction, 244 pages, 6" x 9" softcover 147 illustrations, glossary, list of fish species, index and 16 pages of color plates
ISBN 978-1-879628-34-2
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Acknowledgments

1. The Great Columbia River Plain
Regional Landscape
Rivers, Streams and other Waterways
Human Development Activities

2. History of Fish Use in the Columbia River
American Indian Lifestyles
Commercial and Sport Harvest of Fishes
Introduction of Non-Native Fishes

3. Studies of Columbia Basin Fishes
Early Explorers to the Region (1805-1850)
First Scientific Expeditions (1840-1900)
Modern Fisheries Science

4. Ecology and Behavior of Fishes
Aquatic Food Webs
Life History Strategies
Species Interactions

5. Environmental Factors Affecting Fish
Distribution and Abundance
Water Temperature
Dissolved Oxygen
Discharge
Substrate
Salinity
Water Quality

6. How to Identify Fishes
Care and Handling of Fishes
Observing Fishes
General Features of Fishes
External Anatomy
Internal Anatomy
How to Count and Measure

7. Key to Common Fishes of the Region
Key to Families
Key to Individual Species

8. Biology of Columbia Basin Fishes
Lampreys
Sturgeons
Herrings
Trout, Salmon, Chars and Whitefishes
Smelts
Pikes
Minnows
Suckers
Catfishes
Killifishes
Live-bearers
Cods
Sticklebacks
Trout-perches
Bass and Sunfishes
Perches
Sculpins

REFERENCES

APPENDIXES
Appendix A. Glossary of Terms
Appendix B. List of Fishes by Family
Appendix C. Location of Columbia River Tributaries and Dams
Appendix D. Regional Web Sites Related to Fish and Fishing

INDEX