What is it about?
This manuscript examines the overlap between watershed alteration and the status of the 27 species of sturgeons.
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Why is it important?
It identifies areas globally where rivers have not be altered and sturgeon are not considered at risk. Only a small area in northern Canada remains for a taxon that was historically abundant and considered 'living fossils'.
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This page is a summary of: A global perspective of fragmentation on a declining taxon—the sturgeon (Acipenseriformes), Endangered Species Research, October 2016, Inter-Research Science Center,
DOI: 10.3354/esr00767.
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