Movement patterns and habitat characteristics of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the St. Marys River, Michigan, 2007-2008

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 54-60

  Gerig, Brandon ^a,c   Moerke, Ashley ^a   Greil, Roger ^a   Koproski, Scott ^b  

^a LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Alpena National Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acipenser fulvescens; Lake sturgeon; St. Marys River; Telemetry

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER FULVESCENS; HABITAT USE; LAKE SUPERIOR; MICHIGAN; MOVEMENT PATTERN; NORTH CHANNEL; SHIPPING CHANNELS; SHIPPING TRAFFIC; SPATIAL EXTENT; ST. MARYS RIVER; SUITABLE HABITAT; TELEMETRY;

ECOSYSTEMS; RIVERS; SUGARS; TELEMETERING EQUIPMENT;

LAKES;

EGG; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT TYPE; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MOVEMENT; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; POPULATION DECLINE; SHIPPING; SPAWNING; TELEMETRY;

MICHIGAN; SAINT MARYS RIVER; UNITED STATES;

ACIPENSER FULVESCENS;

EID: 79957991188     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2010.09.007     Document Type: Article

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