Overview
- A compilation of data on the basic biology and culture of selected sturgeon species
- Recent studies on biogeography, taxonomy and genetics of these groups
Part of the book series: Fish & Fisheries Series (FIFI, volume 29)
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Table of contents (26 chapters)
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Taxonomy and Biogeography
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Biology and Aquaculture
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Recovery and Conservation
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About this book
Sturgeons are considered “living fossils”, sharing many morphological and biological features with ancestral fish. Furthermore, sturgeons are of the utmost interest from an economic perspective, not only for the caviar but for the flesh. However, the wild populations of the majority of the species are at serious risk of extinction all over the world. So, it is urgent to develop strategies for both farming culture and conservation and recovery in natural habitats.
This book provides a comprehensive view of the biology and sustainable development of sturgeons putting emphasis on the Southern Europe autochthonous species such as Acipenser nacarii and Acipenser sturio that share geographical distribution. Other relevant species (such as Huso huso, A. oxyrhinchus, A. ruthenus, A. stellatus) and areas (Germany, Russia, North America) are also considered. The contents are organised in three sections: Taxonomy and Biogeography (including the morphological and genetic analyses that clarify the taxonomy and phylogeny of sturgeons, focused on those from Southern Europe), Biology and Aquaculture (where several aspects of the developmental biology, feeding, and reproduction are considered in relation to the improvement of sturgeon farming), and Recovery and Conservation (that collates and analyses different recovery research actions, the ecology of the rivers for restoration as well as the problems related to the trade of caviar).
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Biology, Conservation and Sustainable Development of Sturgeons
Editors: Ramón Carmona, Alberto Domezain, Manuel García-Gallego, José Antonio Hernando, Fernando Rodríguez, Manuel Ruiz-Rejón
Series Title: Fish & Fisheries Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-8437-9
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2009
Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-4020-8436-2Published: 29 October 2008
Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-7882-7Published: 30 November 2010
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4020-8437-9Published: 09 November 2008
Series ISSN: 2542-890X
Series E-ISSN: 2542-8926
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 468
Topics: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management, Conservation Biology/Ecology, Animal Ecology, Zoology