The sturgeons' plight

The sturgeons' plight

The decreasing populations of sturgeons and paddlefishes are discussed. The species face extinction because of over-fishing, poaching, pollution, habitat destruction and dams barring access to spawning sites.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1994-08, Vol.370 (6491), p.602-602
Hauptverfasser: Bemis, William E, Findeis, Eric K
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Endangered & extinct species
Environmental degradation
Fish
Habitat loss
Humanities and Social Sciences
Illegal fishing
multidisciplinary
news-and-views
Overfishing
Poaching
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Spawning
Species extinction
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Zusammenfassung:The decreasing populations of sturgeons and paddlefishes are discussed. The species face extinction because of over-fishing, poaching, pollution, habitat destruction and dams barring access to spawning sites.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/370602a0