Description: Prepared by the foremost authorities in their respective fields, Biology of the Spotted Seatrout integrates estuarine specific life history features into the overall management of both estuaries and an estuarine dependent fishery. It presents a classic systematic approach to studying the relationships between seatrout genera as well as a more modern approach to investigating intra- and inter-estuarine differences in genetic structure. The book serves as a model of a biological summary directed toward determining which of the life history parameters will most aptly serve as bioindicators to meet overall environmental management needs.
Review Quotes: "There is a large amount of information presented that should be useful not only for those studying spotted seatrout and their estuarine homes but also for those searching for sentinel species for other waters." --Copeia, 2003, No. 1