Population characteristics and movements of Lake Sturgeon in the Sturgeon River and Lake Superior

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 282-293

  Auer, Nancy A ^a  

^a MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Lake sturgeon; Lake Superior; Movements; Range; Spawning; Sturgeon River

Indexed keywords

MOVEMENT; POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS; SPAWNING POPULATION;

GREAT LAKES; LAKE SUPERIOR; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; STURGEON RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ACIPENSER FULVESCENS;

EID: 0032795410     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0380-1330(99)70737-9     Document Type: Article

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