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The French–German Cooperation: The Key Issue for the Success of the Preservation and Restoration of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, and Its Significance for Other Sturgeon Issues

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Biology and Conservation of the European SturgeonAcipenser sturioL. 1758

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The first elements of the French–German cooperation arose in 1993 at a sturgeon meeting in Moscow, and the actual initiation represented the transfer of 40 juvenile Acipenser sturio from France to Germany in 1996. This resulted in an extensive exchange of ideas, material, and data concerning the biology and restoration of A. sturio between the two institutions Cemagref and Leibniz-Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries, and in addition stimulated many studies on sturgeon biology in general. This will be outlined in this chapter, describing in short the main results and adding the appropriate references. We believe that the French–German cooperation was the key point for the success of the restoration efforts both in France and Germany.

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  2. Faculty of Agriculture and Horticulture, Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Humboldt University, Philippstr. 13, Haus 16, 10115, Berlin, Germany

    Frank Kirschbaum

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Williot, P., Kirschbaum, F. (2011). The French–German Cooperation: The Key Issue for the Success of the Preservation and Restoration of the European Sturgeon, Acipenser sturio, and Its Significance for Other Sturgeon Issues. In: Williot, P., Rochard, E., Desse-Berset, N., Kirschbaum, F., Gessner, J. (eds) Biology and Conservation of the European SturgeonAcipenser sturioL. 1758. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-20611-5_38

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