Population status and demographics of lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the St. Marys River, from 2000 to 2007

Journal of Great Lakes Research

Volumn 37, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 47-53

  Bauman, John M ^a,b   Moerke, Ashley ^a   Greil, Roger ^a   Gerig, Brandon ^a   Baker, Edward ^c   Chiotti, Justin ^d  

^a LAKE SUPERIOR STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES   (United States)

^d Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Acipenser fulvescens; Lake sturgeon; St. Marys River; Threatened species

Indexed keywords

ACIPENSER FULVESCENS; BIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT; HABITAT USE; IDENTIFICATION TAGS; LAKE SUPERIOR; MEAN AGES; MEAN WEIGHT; METAPOPULATION DYNAMICS; POPULATION SIZES; ST. MARYS RIVER; THREATENED SPECIES; TOTAL LENGTH; WATER DEPTH;

CONSERVATION; POPULATION STATISTICS; RIVERS;

LAKES;

AGE STRUCTURE; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; CRUSTACEAN; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; FISH; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METAPOPULATION; POPULATION SIZE; RECRUITMENT (POPULATION DYNAMICS); WATER DEPTH;

SAINT MARYS RIVER;

ACIPENSER FULVESCENS; ARGULUS; PETROMYZONTIDAE;

EID: 79958006053     PISSN: 03801330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jglr.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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