Sturgeon Biodiversity and Conservation

Prelude to sturgeon biodiversity and conservation....Pages 9-12
Sturgeon biodiversity and conservation: An introduction....Pages 13-14
Leo Semenovich Berg and the biology of Acipenseriformes: A dedication....Pages 15-22
An overview of Acipenseriformes....Pages 25-71
Osteology and phylogenetic interrelationships of sturgeons (Acipenseridae)....Pages 73-126
Phylogeny of the Acipenseriformes: Cytogenetic and molecular approaches....Pages 127-155
How many species are there within the genus Acipenser ?....Pages 157-163
Sturgeon rivers: An introduction to acipenseriform biogeography and life history....Pages 167-183
Past and current status of sturgeons in the upper and middle Danube River....Pages 185-200
Endangered migratory sturgeons of the lower Danube River and its delta....Pages 201-207
Present status of commercial stocks of sturgeons in the Caspian Sea basin....Pages 209-219
Species structure, contemporary distribution and status of the Siberian sturgeon, Acipenser baerii ....Pages 221-230
Endemic sturgeons of the Amur River: Kaluga, Huso dauricus , and Amur sturgeon, Acipenser schrenckii ....Pages 231-239
Biology, fisheries, and conservation of sturgeons and paddlefish in China....Pages 241-255
Biology and life history of Dabry’s sturgeon, Acipenser dabryanus , in the Yangtze River....Pages 257-264
Observations on the reproductive cycle of cultured white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus ....Pages 265-278
Contemporary status of the North American paddlefish, Polyodon spathula ....Pages 279-289
Life history and status of the shovelnose sturgeon, Scaphirhynchus platorynchus ....Pages 291-298
The status and distribution of lake sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens , in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec: A genetic perspective....Pages 299-309
Lake sturgeon management in the Menominee River, a Wisconsin-Michigan boundary water....Pages 311-317
Life history, latitudinal patterns, and status of the shortnose sturgeon Acipenser brevirostrum ....Pages 319-334
Status and management of Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser oxyrinchus , in North America....Pages 335-346
Atlantic and shortnose sturgeons of the Hudson River: Common and divergent life history attributes....Pages 347-358
Biological characteristics of European Atlantic sturgeon, Acipenser sturio , as the basis for a restoration program in France....Pages 359-370
Sturgeons and the Aral Sea ecological catastrophe....Pages 373-380
Threatened fishes of the world: Pseudoscaphirhynchus spp. (Acipenseridae) ....Pages 381-383
Molecular analysis in the conservation of sturgeons and paddlefish....Pages 385-398
Sensitivity of North American sturgeons and paddlefish to fishing mortality....Pages 399-405
Alternatives for the protection and restoration of sturgeons and their habitat....Pages 407-417
Threatened fishes of the world: Scaphirynchus suttkusi Williams & Clemmer,1991 (Acipenseridae)....Pages 418-419
Threatened fishes of the world: Scaphirhynchus albus (Forbes & Richardson,1905) (Acipenseridae)....Pages 420-421
Sturgeon poaching and black market caviar: A case study....Pages 423-426
The threatened status of acipenseriform species: A summary....Pages 427-435