Biology, Conservation and Sustainable Development of Sturgeons - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1402084366 ISBN 13 : 9781402084362

Editeur : Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2008

Synopsis

Sturgeons are considered "living fossils", sharing many morphological and biological features with ancestral fish. Furthermore, sturgeons are of the utmost interest from an economic perspective, not only for the caviar but for the flesh. However, the wild populations of the majority of the species are at serious risk of extinction all over the world. So, it is urgent to develop strategies for both farming culture and conservation and recovery in natural habitats.

This book provides a comprehensive view of the biology and sustainable development of sturgeons putting emphasis on the Southern Europe autochthonous species such as Acipenser nacarii and Acipenser sturio that share geographical distribution. Other relevant species (such as Huso huso, A. oxyrhinchus, A. ruthenus, A. stellatus) and areas (Germany, Russia, North America) are also considered. The contents are organised in three sections: Taxonomy and Biogeography (including the morphological and genetic analyses that clarify the taxonomy and phylogeny of sturgeons, focused on those from Southern Europe), Biology and Aquaculture (where several aspects of the developmental biology, feeding, and reproduction are considered in relation to the improvement of sturgeon farming), and Recovery and Conservation (that collates and analyses different recovery research actions, the ecology of the rivers for restoration as well as the problems related to the trade of caviar).

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

With its comprehensive view of the biology and sustainable development of sturgeons, this book studies the ‘living fossil’ fish, putting emphasis on Southern Europe species such as Acipenser nacarii and Acipenser sturio that share geographical distribution.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1402084366
• ISBN 13: 9781402084362
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 486
• Éditeur: Carmona Ramón, Domezain Alberto, García Gallego Manuel, Hernando José Antonio, Rodríguez Fernando, Ruiz-Rejón Manuel
• Coordonnées du fabricant: ProductSafety@springernature.com; ProductSafety@springernature.com; ; Poststr. 9; Darmstadt; 64293; Allemagne