Potential for reintroduction of lake sturgeon in five northern Lake Michigan tributaries: A habitat suitability perspective

Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 692-702

  Daugherty, Daniel J ^a,c   Sutton, Trent M ^a,d   Elliott, Robert F ^b  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Green Bay Fishery Resources Office   (United States)

^c TEXAS PARKS AND WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA FAIRBANKS   (United States)

Author keywords

Acipenser fulvescens; GIS; Habitat enhancement; Habitat suitability index; Juvenile habitat; Rehabilitation; Spawning habitat; Stocking

Indexed keywords

GIS; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; HABITAT QUALITY; MODELING; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); REINTRODUCTION; SPAWNING; SPAWNING GROUND; TELEOST; TRIBUTARY;

GREAT LAKES [NORTH AMERICA]; LAKE MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA;

ACIPENSER FULVESCENS;

EID: 50149089775     PISSN: 10527613     EISSN: 10990755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aqc.878     Document Type: Article

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