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Record Nr.

UNINA9910826347503321

Titolo

The Great Lake sturgeon / / edited by Nancy Auer and Dave Dempsey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

East Lansing, : Michigan State University Press, 2013

ISBN

1-60917-366-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (211 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

AuerNancy  A

DempseyDave <1957->

Disciplina

338.3/72742

Soggetti

Lake sturgeon

Sturgeons

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Sturgeon:the Great Lakes buffalo / Dave Dempsey -- Form and function in lake sturgeon / Nancy Auer -- N'me / Jimmie Mitchell -- The lake sturgeon as survivor and integrative indicator of changes in stressed aquatic systems in the Laurentian basin /  Henry A. Regier -- Sturgeon habitat, foods, and feeding habitat / Edward A. Baker  -- Recognizing the unique population structure of lake sturgeon stocks / Amy B. Welsh -- Restoration and renewal / Lauri Kay Elbing -- The St. Lawrence River lake sturgeon / Pierre Dumont -- Bringing us back to the river  /J . Marty Holtgren -- Sturgeon for tomorrow / Brenda Archambo -- The relationship between lake sturgeon life history and sensitivity to aquatic invasive species / Holly K. Patrick -- Future management and stewardship of lake sturgeon / by Nancy Auer.

Sommario/riassunto

The first book of its kind to explore this magnificent creature, this collected volume captures many aspects of the remarkable Great Lakes sturgeon, from the mythical to the critically real. Lake sturgeon are sacred to some, impressive to many, and endangered in the Great Lakes. A fish whose ancestry reaches back millions of years and that can live over a century and grow to six feet or more, the Great Lakes lake sturgeon was once considered useless, then overfished nearly to extinction. Though the fish is slowly making a comeback thanks to the awareness-raising efforts of Native Ameri