This supplement is the product of a special symposium organized on "Space,
time, and scale: new perspectives in fish ecology and management" held duri
ng the 127th annual meeting of the American Fisheries Society in Monterey,
California, August 1997. The purpose of this supplement is to illustrate th
e breadth and diversity of ideas and applications being explored for integr
ating space, time, and scaling issues and to highlight future directions. T
opics cover a variety of studies, techniques, and applications from salt wa
ter to freshwater, from lotic to lentic habitats, and across various scales
that can be used as background for integrating space, time, and scale in o
ngoing and future fish research and management.