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Sturgeon biodiversity and conservation

Part of the book series: Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes (DEBF, volume 17)

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Table of contents (33 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages 1-8
  2. Prelude to sturgeon biodiversity and conservation

    • Eugene K. Balon, Paul Vecsei
    Pages 9-12
  3. Sturgeon biodiversity and conservation: An introduction

    • William E. Bemis, Vadim J. Birstein, John R. Waldman
    Pages 13-14
  4. Leo Semenovich Berg and the biology of Acipenseriformes: A dedication

    • Vadim J. Birstein, William E. Bemis
    Pages 15-22
  5. Diversity and evolution of sturgeons and paddlefishes

    1. An overview of Acipenseriformes

      • William E. Bemis, Eric K. Findeis, Lance Grande
      Pages 25-71
    2. Phylogeny of the Acipenseriformes: Cytogenetic and molecular approaches

      • Vadim J. Birstein, Robert Hanner, Rob DeSalle
      Pages 127-155
    3. How many species are there within the genus Acipenser?

      • Vadim J. Birstein, William E. Bemis
      Pages 157-163
  6. Biology and status reports on sturgeons and paddlefishes

    1. Present status of commercial stocks of sturgeons in the Caspian Sea basin

      • Raissa P. Khodorevskaya, Galina F. Dovgopol, Olga L. Zhuravleva, Anatolii D. Vlasenko
      Pages 209-219
    2. Biology, fisheries, and conservation of sturgeons and paddlefish in China

      • Qiwei Wei, Fu'en Ke, Jueming Zhang, Ping Zhuang, Junde Luo, Rueqiong Zhou et al.
      Pages 241-255
    3. Biology and life history of Dabry’s sturgeon, Acipenser dabryanus, in the Yangtze River

      • Ping Zhuang, Fu'en Ke, Qiwei Wei, Xuefu He, Yuji Cen
      Pages 257-264
    4. Observations on the reproductive cycle of cultured white sturgeon, Acipenser transmontanus

      • Serge I. Doroshov, Gary P. Moberg, Joel P. Van Eenennaam
      Pages 265-278

Keywords

  • Danube
  • biodiversity
  • biology
  • ecology
  • fisheries

Reviews

`This is a landmark volume. ... do have your library order the volume if they have not done so.'
COPEIA, 4 (1999)

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Sturgeon biodiversity and conservation

  • Editors: Vadim J. Birstein, John R. Waldman, William E. Bemis

  • Series Title: Developments in Environmental Biology of Fishes

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46854-9

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1997

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-4517-6Published: 31 May 1997

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-4112-5Published: 03 October 2013

  • eBook ISBN: 978-0-306-46854-4Published: 09 December 2005

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5316

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 438

  • Topics: Freshwater and Marine Ecology, Conservation Biology, Life Sciences

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