The ecology of marine fishes: California and adjacent waters.

Berkeley: University of California Press, 2006.
Quarto, laminated boards, 660 pp. colour plates, black and white photographs, text illustrations.

Marine fishes have been intensively studied, and some of the fundamental ideas in the science of marine ecology have emerged from the body of knowledge derived from this diverse group of organisms. This unique, authoritative, and accessible reference, compiled by 35 luminary ecologists, evolutionary biologists, and ichthyologists, provides the first-ever synthesis and interpretation of the large, often daunting, body of information on the ecology of marine fishes. The focus is on the fauna of the eastern Pacific, especially the fishes of the Californian coast, a group among the most diverse and best studied of all marine ecosystems.