The Great Lake sturgeon /

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Imprint:East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2013]
©2013
Description:1 online resource (x, 192 pages) : illustrations, maps
Language:English
Subject:Lake sturgeon.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Limnology.
Lake sturgeon.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12014032
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Other authors / contributors:Auer, Nancy A., editor.
Dempsey, Dave, 1957- editor.
ISBN:160917366X
9781609173661
9781611860788
1611860784
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references.
Online resource; title from resource home page (Project MUSE, viewed April 25, 2017).
Summary:Overview: The first book of its kind to explore this magnificent creature, this collected volume captures many aspects of the remarkable Great Lakes sturgeon, from the mythical to the critically real. Lake sturgeon are sacred to some, impressive to many, and endangered in the Great Lakes. A fish whose ancestry reaches back millions of years and that can live over a century and grow to six feet or more, the Great Lakes lake sturgeon was once considered useless, then overfished nearly to extinction. Though the fish is slowly making a comeback thanks to the awareness-raising efforts of Native Americans, biologists, and sturgeon supporters, it remains to be seen if conservation and stewardship will continue to the degree this remarkable animal deserves. Blending history, biology, folklore, environmental science, and policy, this accessible book seeks to reach a broad audience and tell the story of the Great Lakes lake sturgeon in a manner as diverse as its subject.
Other form:Print version: Great Lake sturgeon. East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2013] 9781611860788