Sturgeon Scientific Research

Cornell University sturgeon poster

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Research Into Sturgeon Thunder

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How Old is a Sturgeon?

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NYSDEC Conservationist Magazine

"Stalking Sturgeon" April 2009

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Missouri Sturgeon Tracking Article

Misouri Conservationist, Feb. 2007

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Cornell University

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Lake Sturgeon Research reports:

Note: All reports cited here have been posted with the author's permission, or are links to posted articles on other websites. Please give appropriate credit where necessary.

2011 NY Lake Sturgeon Work Group Meeting Summary - Brooking and Schlueter 2011

Development of a Management Plan for Lake Sturgeon Within the Great Lakes Basin Based on Population Genetics Structure - Welsh and McClain 2004

St. lawrence River Lake Sturgeon Population Enhancement as a Strategy for Improvement of Ecosystem Function and Controlling Invasive Species - Farrell et al. 2009

Genetic Assessment of Lake Sturgeon Population Structure in the Laurentian Great Lakes - Welsh et al. 2008

A LAKE STURGEON REHABILITATION PLAN FOR LAKE SUPERIOR - Aeur, 2003

The lake sturgeon in Ontario - OMNR 2009

Summary Of Gillnet Sizes Used For Lake Sturgeon - Brooking 2000

The Great Lakes lake sturgeon coordination meeting, 2002 - Zollweg et al. 2003

CREATING A NORTH AMERICAN STURGEON INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE: IMPLICATIONS FOR COMPOSITE DATABASES AS A MULTIJURISDICTIONAL MANAGEMENT TOOL - Kolb 2008

The Lake Sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens (Chondrostei: Acipenseridae): An Annotated Bibliography - Dick et al. 2006

Michigan Lake Sturgeon Rehabilitation Strategy - Hay-Chmielewski and Whelan, 1997

Reintroduction of Lake Sturgeon in the St. Louis River, Western Lake Superior - Schram et al. 1999

Genetic comparisons of lake sturgeon populations: Differentiation based on allelic frequencies at seven microsatellite loci - McQuown et al. 2003

Lake Sturgeon Age Validation using Bomb Radiocarbon and Known-Age Fish - Bruch et al. 2009

Mapping Potential Lake Sturgeon Habitat in the Lower Bad River Complex - Cholwek et al. 2005

Movement and Habitat Use of Yearling and Juvenile Lake Sturgeon in Black Lake, Michigan - Smith and King 2005

Dynamics and extent of larval lake sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens drift in the Upper Black River, Michigan - Smith and King 2005

Seasonal movements of lake sturgeon in Lake of the Woods and the Rainy River, Ontario - Rusak and Mosindy 1997

Abundance, Age Structure, and Spatial Distribution of Lake Sturgeon Acipenser fulvescens in the St. Clair System - Thomas and Haas 2004

Research and Assessment Needs to Restore Lake Sturgeon in the Great Lakes Results of a Workshop Sponsored by The Great Lakes Fishery Trust - Holey et al. 2000

Developing a Breeding Plan for Farm-Raised White Sturgeon - B. May, 2002

Sturgeon Conservation: Insights From Elasticity Analysis - Gross et al. 2002

Sturgeon detection using biochemical methods - Ross et al. 2001

Status of the Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in Alberta - Earle 2002

Movement of Lake Sturgeon, Acipenser fulvescens, in a Natural Reach of the Ottawa River - Haxton 2003

MATTAGAMI RIVER LAKE STURGEON ENTRAINMENT: LITTLE LONG GENERATING STATION FACILITIES - Seyler et al. 1996

Growth of Juvenile Lake Sturgeon Reared in Tanks at Three Densities - Fajfer et al. 1999

Characteristics of Spawning Lake Sturgeon in the Upper Black River, Michigan - Smith and Baker 2005

Biological attributes of age-0 lake sturgeon in the lower Peshtigo River, Wisconsin - Benson et al. 2006

Multiple molecular approaches yield no evidence for sex-determining genes in lake sturgeon - McCormick et al. 2008

Lake sturgeon in the Moose River Basin, Ontario - OMNR 2008

Lake Sturgeon Distribution and Status in Michigan, 1996–2005 - Baker 2006

Juvenile sturgeon habitat use in the Hudson River - Haley et al. 1996

Detection of natural barriers ot movement of lake sturgeon within the Namakan River, Ontario - Welsh and McLeod 2010

MOVEMENTS AND HABITAT USE OF JUVENILE LAKE
STURGEON IN THE NORTH CHANNEL OF THE
ST. CLAIR RIVER - Lord, 2007

A synoptic review of the history and our knowledge of lake sturgeon in the Ottawa River - Haxton 2008

Spawning by Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) in the Detroit River - Kaswell et al. 2002

Streamside lake sturgeon culture for the Ontonagon River, Michigan - Auer and Baker 2009 (?)

Creation of Lake Sturgeon Spawning Habitat in 96
the Detroit River - Manny et al. 2004

Can We Study Sturgeons to Extinction? What We Do and Don’t Know about the Conservation of North American Sturgeons - Secor et al. 2002

GREAT LAKES LAKE STURGEON GENETICS WORKSHOP: STATUS, NEEDS, and STANDARDIZATION - Lowie 2000

Recovery and Status of Shortnose Sturgeon in the Hudson River - Secor and Woodland 2005

Seasonal Movement Patterns and Habitat Preferences of Age-0 Lake Sturgeon in the Lower Peshtigo River, Wisconsin - Benson et al. 2005

Use of Ultrasound Imaging to Determine Sex of Shovelnose Sturgeon - Colombo et al. 2004

Cohesive social behaviour shortens the stress response:
the effects of conspecifics on the stress response in lake
sturgeon - Allen et al. 2009

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