Sturgeons and Paddlefish of North America

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: LeBreton, Greg T. O. (Editor), Beamish, F. William H. (Editor), McKinley, R. Scott (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2005.
• Series: Fish & Fisheries Series ; 27
• Subjects: Life sciences.; Aquatic ecology.; Zoology.; Vertebrates.; Life Sciences.; Freshwater & Marine Ecology.

Modern North American sturgeons and paddlefish are the result of 100 million years of evolution. Once an integral part of aboriginal culture, their numbers were decimated by overfishing and habitat destruction during the past two centuries. This book details the extensive science aimed at helping th...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: The Decline of the North American Species
• Native American Utilization of Sturgeon
• Distribution, Habitat, and Movements
• Environmental Requirements, Preferences, and Tolerance Limits of North American Sturgeons
• The Ecology and Functional Morphology of Feeding of North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish
• Sturgeon Ecomorphology: A Descriptive Approach
• Embryology
• Swimming and Respiration
• Sturgeon and Paddlefish Metabolism
• Growth, Bioenergetics and Age
• Genetics of North American Acipenseriformes
• Multijurisdictional Management of Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
• Conservation
• Aquaculture
• Conclusion: Ensuring the Future of Sturgeon.