Sturgeons and paddlefish of North America
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Sturgeons and paddlefish of North America
(Fish and fisheries series, vol. 27)
Kluwer Academic, c2004
- HB
Available at 3 libraries
  Aomori
  Iwate
  Miyagi
  Akita
  Yamagata
  Fukushima
  Ibaraki
  Tochigi
  Gunma
  Saitama
  Chiba
  Tokyo
  Kanagawa
  Niigata
  Toyama
  Ishikawa
  Fukui
  Yamanashi
  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
  Mie
  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
  Norway
  United States of America
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Includes bibliographical references
Description and Table of Contents
Description
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 these remarkable species recover from the brink of extinction, and describes the historical, biological, and ecological importance of North American sturgeon and paddlefish. The text is enhanced by photographs and detailed line drawings.
This comprehensive volume will be an invaluable resource for researchers, educators, and consultants, in academic and government settings, who work to further scientific understanding of these fishes. No other single compilation has documented current information in such detail.
Table of Contents
- Foreword Introduction: The Decline of the North American Species
- Inga Saffron 1. Native American Utilization of Sturgeon
- Tim E. Holzkamm and Leo G. Waisberg 2. Distribution, Habitat, and Movements
- Jennifer A. Wilson and R. Scott McKinley 3. Environmental Requirements, Preferences, and Tolerance Limits of North American Sturgeons
- Joseph J. Cech Jr. and Serge I. Doroshov 4. The Ecology and Functional Morphology of Feeding of North American Sturgeon and Paddlefish
- Michael J. Miller 5. Sturgeon Ecomorphology: A Descriptive Approach
- P. Vecsei and D. Peterson 6. Embryology
- Jessica A. Bolker 7. Swimming and Respiration
- Stephan J. Peake 8. Sturgeon and Paddlefish Metabolism
- Thomas D. Singer and James S. Ballantyne 9. Growth, Bioenergetics and Age
- G.T.O. LeBreton and F.W. (Bill) H. Beamish 10. Genetics of North American Acipenseriformes
- Michael R. Robinson and Moira M. Ferguson 11. Multijurisdictional Management of Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River
- Nancy J. Leonard, William W. Taylor, and Christopher Goddard 12. Conservation
- Nancy A. Auer 13. Aquaculture
- Joel P. Van Eenennaam, Frank A. Chapman, and Peter L. Jarvis Conclusion: Ensuring The Future Of Sturgeon
- Kevin G. Butterworth and Nancy J. Leonard Identification Key to Sturgeons and Paddlefish of North America
- Martin Hochleithner and Paul Vecsei References Glossary
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