Man and Fisheries on an Amazon Frontier

by Michael Goulding

1. Physical and biological portrait of the Rio Madeira basin.- 2. Cultural backdrop of the Rio Madeira basin.- 3. The fisheries.- 4. Fishing area, effort, and yield.- 5. Natural history of the food fishes.- 6. Problems and prospects.- Author index.- Index to scientific names.

152 pages, Paperback

First published June 30, 1981

About the author

Michael Goulding is a rainforest ecologist with the Amazon Conservation Alliance and author of several books.