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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Auer, Nancy A.

Dempsey, Dave, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lake sturgeon.

Sturgeons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

1-60917-366-X

OCLC:

847348979