Species Profiles. Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Mid-Atlantic). Atlantic and Shortnosed Sturgeons
This species profile is one of a series on coastal aquatic organisms. The profiles are designed to provide coastal managers, engineers, and biologists with a brief comprehensive sketch of the biological characteristics and environmental requirements of the species and to describe how populations of...
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ftdtic:ADA225440 2023-05-15T17:33:46+02:00 Species Profiles. Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Mid-Atlantic). Atlantic and Shortnosed Sturgeons Gilbert, Carter R. FLORIDA UNIV GAINESVILLE FLORIDA MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY 1989-12 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA225440 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA225440 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA225440 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC AND NTIS Ecology Biological Oceanography *FISHES ESTUARIES ENVIRONMENTS POPULATION PROFILES HISTORY RIVERS LIFE(BIOLOGY) WATER QUALITY ENDANGERED SPECIES AQUATIC ORGANISMS DETERIORATION NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN TAXONOMY AQUATIC BIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS COASTAL REGIONS STURGEON ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRUM Text 1989 ftdtic 2016-02-23T00:58:46Z This species profile is one of a series on coastal aquatic organisms. The profiles are designed to provide coastal managers, engineers, and biologists with a brief comprehensive sketch of the biological characteristics and environmental requirements of the species and to describe how populations of the species may be expected to react to environmental changes caused by coastal development. Each profile has sections on taxonomy, life history, ecological role, environmental requirements, and economic importance, if applicable. This report considers the Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus), and A. Brevirostrum. Sturgeons mature slowly, and individuals of both species less than 5 years old use estuaries and large rivers during most of the year. These factors, combined with overfishing, damming of rivers, (which prevent the fish from reaching their spawning grounds), and general deterioration of water quality, have resulted in a serious decline of stocks of both species. Consequently, the Atlantic sturgeon is protected over much of its range, and the shortnose sturgeon is classified as a federally endangered species. Text North Atlantic Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database |
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Ecology Biological Oceanography *FISHES ESTUARIES ENVIRONMENTS POPULATION PROFILES HISTORY RIVERS LIFE(BIOLOGY) WATER QUALITY ENDANGERED SPECIES AQUATIC ORGANISMS DETERIORATION NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN TAXONOMY AQUATIC BIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS COASTAL REGIONS STURGEON ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRUM |
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Ecology Biological Oceanography *FISHES ESTUARIES ENVIRONMENTS POPULATION PROFILES HISTORY RIVERS LIFE(BIOLOGY) WATER QUALITY ENDANGERED SPECIES AQUATIC ORGANISMS DETERIORATION NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN TAXONOMY AQUATIC BIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS COASTAL REGIONS STURGEON ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRUM Gilbert, Carter R. Species Profiles. Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Mid-Atlantic). Atlantic and Shortnosed Sturgeons |
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Ecology Biological Oceanography *FISHES ESTUARIES ENVIRONMENTS POPULATION PROFILES HISTORY RIVERS LIFE(BIOLOGY) WATER QUALITY ENDANGERED SPECIES AQUATIC ORGANISMS DETERIORATION NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN TAXONOMY AQUATIC BIOLOGY REQUIREMENTS COASTAL REGIONS STURGEON ACIPENSER OXYRHYNCHUS ACIPENSER BREVIROSTRUM |
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This species profile is one of a series on coastal aquatic organisms. The profiles are designed to provide coastal managers, engineers, and biologists with a brief comprehensive sketch of the biological characteristics and environmental requirements of the species and to describe how populations of the species may be expected to react to environmental changes caused by coastal development. Each profile has sections on taxonomy, life history, ecological role, environmental requirements, and economic importance, if applicable. This report considers the Atlantic sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrhynchus), and A. Brevirostrum. Sturgeons mature slowly, and individuals of both species less than 5 years old use estuaries and large rivers during most of the year. These factors, combined with overfishing, damming of rivers, (which prevent the fish from reaching their spawning grounds), and general deterioration of water quality, have resulted in a serious decline of stocks of both species. Consequently, the Atlantic sturgeon is protected over much of its range, and the shortnose sturgeon is classified as a federally endangered species. |
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Species Profiles. Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Mid-Atlantic). Atlantic and Shortnosed Sturgeons |
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Species Profiles. Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Mid-Atlantic). Atlantic and Shortnosed Sturgeons |
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Species Profiles. Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Mid-Atlantic). Atlantic and Shortnosed Sturgeons |
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Species Profiles. Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Mid-Atlantic). Atlantic and Shortnosed Sturgeons |
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Species Profiles. Life Histories and Environmental Requirements of Coastal Fishes and Invertebrates (Mid-Atlantic). Atlantic and Shortnosed Sturgeons |
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species profiles. life histories and environmental requirements of coastal fishes and invertebrates (mid-atlantic). atlantic and shortnosed sturgeons |
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