Overview
- Describes all aspects of the biology, management and restoration programs of Acipenser sturio
- Written by experts
- Presents illustrations of the European sturgeon by photos, stamps, and paintings
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (49 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Biology, History, Geographical Distribution and Status, from Past to Present
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Front Matter
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Keywords
About this book
The book aims at synthesizing our current knowledge of Acipenser sturio and its management. This species, one of the most widespread sturgeon species all over Western Europe ranging from the Black Sea to the Baltic, is now on the verge of extinction. Major aspects of its biology and management, including mismanagement, are provided in a historic perspective. Similarly, the changes in the restoration programs (in situ and ex situ) initiated in France and Germany are presented. As the species occurred in sympatry with Acipenser oxyrinchus in Germany and Poland and very recently in France as well, a brief outlook on restoration-management programs of A. oxyrinchus are also provided for both North America and Northern European countries, namely Germany and Poland. As conservation-restoration actions go beyond scientific issues, non-governmental stakeholders and marine professional fishermen’s organizations have also been asked to contribute, and the key role of a French-German cooperation plan is underlined. A part of the book is devoted to perspectives. Illustrations of the European sturgeon, mainly in photographs, but also in stamps and paintings, are presented.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biology and Conservation of the European Sturgeon Acipenser sturio L. 1758
Book Subtitle: The Reunion of the European and Atlantic Sturgeons
Editors: Patrick Williot, Eric Rochard, Nathalie Desse-Berset, Frank Kirschbaum, Jörn Gessner
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20611-5
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-20610-8Published: 24 August 2011
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-42801-2Published: 11 November 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-20611-5Published: 24 August 2011
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVIII, 668
Topics: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Freshwater & Marine Ecology, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Applied Ecology, Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography, Zoology