Battle Against Extinction
Thanks to an agreement between DFC and the original publisher, in 2017 the full text of the 1991 book written by DFC members (Minckley, W.L. and J.E. Deacon (eds.). 1991. Battle Against Extinction: Native Fish Management in the American West. University of Arizona Press, Tucson. xvii + 517 pages. ISBN 0-8165-1221-3) was made freely available online. Its table of contents is provided here:
Foreword / Stewart L. Udall
Sect. I. The Subjects and Their Plight.
- Ch. 1. Discovery and Extinction of Western Fishes: A Blink of the Eye in Geologic Time / W. L. Minckley and Michael E. Douglas.
- Ch. 2. Ichthyological Exploration of the American West: The Hubbs-Miller Era, 1915-1950 / Robert Rush Miller, Clark Hubbs and Frances H. Miller.
Sect. II. Spirals Toward Extinction: Actions and Reactions.
- Ch. 3. Ghosts of the Green River: Impacts of Green River Poisoning on Management of Native Fishes / Paul B. Holden.
- Ch. 4. The Desert Fishes Council: Catalyst for Change / Edwin Philip Pister.
- Ch. 5. Ash Meadows and the Legacy of the Devils Hole Pupfish / James E. Deacon and Cynthia Deacon Williams.
Sect. III. Swimming Against the Current: Ethical, Political, and Other Conservation Tools.
- Ch. 6. Fishes in the Desert: Paradox and Responsibility / Holmes Rolston III.
- Ch. 7. Ethics, Federal Legislation, and Litigation in the Battle Against Extinction / Cynthia Deacon Williams and James E. Deacon.
- Ch. 8. Evolution of a Cooperative Recovery Program for Endangered Fishes in the Upper Colorado River Basin / Richard S. Wydoski and John Hamill.
Sect. IV. Some Concerns, Facilities, and Methods of Management.
- Ch. 9. Conservation Genetics and Genic Diversity in Freshwater Fishes of Western North America / Anthony A. Echelle.
- Ch. 10. On the Design of Preserves to Protect Native Fishes / Peter B. Moyle and Georgina M. Sato.
- Ch. 11. Preserves and Refuges for Native Western Fishes: History and Management / Jack E. Williams.
- Ch. 12. Conservation of Mexican Freshwater Fishes: Some Protected Sites and Species, and Recent Federal Legislation / Salvador Contreras Balderas.
- Ch. 13. Hatcheries for Endangered Freshwater Fishes / James E. Johnson and Buddy Lee Jensen.
- Ch. 14. Reclamation and Alteration as Management Techniques, and a Review of Methodology in Stream Renovation / John N. Rinne and Paul A. Turner.
Sect. V. No Time to Lose: Management for Short-lived Fishes.
- Ch. 15. Conservation and Management of Short-lived Fishes: The Cyprinodontoids / W. L. Minckley, Gary K. Meffe and David L. Soltz.
- Ch. 16. Transplanting Short-lived Fishes in North American Deserts: Review, Assessment, and Recommendations / Dean A. Hendrickson and James E. Brooks.
Sect. VI. Problems of Time and Space: Recovery of Long-lived Species.
- Ch. 17. Management Toward Recovery of the Razorback Sucker / W. L. Minckley, Paul C. Marsh, James E. Brooks, James E. Johnson and Buddy Lee Jensen.
- Ch. 18. Life History and Management of Four Endangered Lacustrine Suckers / G. Gary Scoppettone and Gary Vinyard.
- Ch. 19. Ecology and Management of Colorado Squawfish / Harold M. Tyus.
Sect. VII. Epilogue: Swords of the Fathers, Paying the Piper, and Other Cliches.
- Ch. 20. Western Fishes and the Real World: The Enigma of “Endangered Species” Revisited / James E. Deacon and W. L. Minckley.
Literature Cited
Index of Common and Scientific Names