Biology and Conservation of the European SturgeonAcipenser sturioL. 1758 [electronic resource] : The Reunion of the European and Atlantic Sturgeons / edited by Patrick Williot, Eric Rochard, Nathalie Desse-Berset, Frank Kirschbaum, Jörn Gessner.
By: Williot, Patrick [editor.].
Contributor(s): Rochard, Eric [editor.] | Desse-Berset, Nathalie [editor.] | Kirschbaum, Frank [editor.] | Gessner, Jörn [editor.] | SpringerLink (Online service).
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BookPublisher: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2011Edition: First.Description: XXVIII, 668p. 246 illus., 38 illus. in color. online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9783642206115.Subject(s): Life sciences | Applied Ecology | Aquatic biology | Conservation biology | Zoology | Wildlife management | Life Sciences | Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management | Freshwater & Marine Ecology | Conservation Biology/Ecology | Applied Ecology | Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography | ZoologyDDC classification: 597 | 590 Online resources: Click here to access online Part I: Biology, history, geographical distribution and Status, from past to present -- Part II: Iconography of the European sturgeon -- Part III. Restoration - Conservation of Acipenser sturio, scientific and political management -- Part IV: Restoration – Conservation programmes of Acipenser oxyrinchus -- Part V: Perspectives and prospectives -- Part VI: General conclusions.
The book aims at synthesizing our current knowledge of Acipenser sturio and its management. This species, one of the most widespread sturgeon species all over Western Europe ranging from the Black Sea to the Baltic, is now on the verge of extinction. Major aspects of its biology and management, including mismanagement, are provided in a historic perspective. Similarly, the changes in the restoration programs (in situ and ex situ) initiated in France and Germany are presented. As the species occurred in sympatry with Acipenser oxyrinchus in Germany and Poland and very recently in France as well, a brief outlook on restoration-management programs of A. oxyrinchus are also provided for both North America and Northern European countries, namely Germany and Poland. As conservation-restoration actions go beyond scientific issues, non-governmental stakeholders and marine professional fishermen’s organizations have also been asked to contribute, and the key role of a French-German cooperation plan is underlined. A part of the book is devoted to perspectives. Illustrations of the European sturgeon, mainly in photographs, but also in stamps and paintings, are presented.
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