Ecology of Fish Community: Niche Modeling Based on Fish Morphological Parameters

This book introduces a monograph deconstructing morphological model of river
fish communities. It provides a new method and develops morphological
modeling, software analysis, and applications for studies of fish community
niches. Over long-term evolution, fish interactions with their environment can
result in the formation of new species, the exploitation of various ecological
niches, and the development of species communities. Although the organisms in
the ancient fish can be recognized through their fossils, the niche
composition of fish communities 200 years ago remains unknown. The lack of
data on the evolution of ecosystem structure and function become an obstacle
in the studies of ecology. The purpose of this book is to establish a
systematic method for determining niches based on species morphology and the
morphological characters of fish communities, as well as to discuss the niche
composition of community species through historical records of “qualitative”
species. This book attempts to provide a method to clarify community species
structure in a given ecosystem and to establish a standard for evaluating
ecosystem changes based on community species structure. This book provides a
community structure reference system for river ecosystem assessment and
restoration based on natural attributes. Using fish morphological data, we
established a model for fish community studies based on morphological
characters. This book also examines the relationships between fish species in
communities from the perspective of ecological niches, and it attempts to
establish a fish community research tool for the ecological restoration of
rivers.